The Rangely Panthers wrestling team traveled to Meeker twice this past week for a dual and for a dual team tournament. First, the Panthers dualed the Cowboys. Rangely expected it to be a very tough dual and it was. Only two RHS wrestlers won matches on the night: Landon Carlson[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
THE END OF AN ERA
Wrestling is an individual sport but it takes sacrifice and support from coaches, teammates and especially family to succeed. Meeker’s wrestling program has been successful for many years because of local families like the Watts. JC Watt ran the Meeker duals last Saturday for the last time as the head[Read More…]
BMS GIRLS B-BALL
Results from BMS girls basketball matches are as follows: – 7B Meeker v. Rangely, lost 16-14. – 7A Meeker v. Craig, won 35-14. They also played in Rangely. – 7B Meeker v. Craig, won 12-10.
DAYS GONE BY – February 8th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The Odd Fellows will celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, next Tuesday evening, February 14, by giving a dance at their hall. Vernal is considerably worked up over alleged late gold discoveries in the vicinity of the Colorado-Utah line. There ought to be no scarcity of[Read More…]
COWBOY UP
This year’s Cowboy Up award recipient is Kay Bivens (center), pictured with MSD superintendent Chris Selle (left) and MHS principal Amy Chinn (right.)The Meeker High School Class of 2020 established the Cowboy Up Award to “honor people, past and present, who have displayed an extraordinary commitment to or support of[Read More…]
Teacher Talk
What your local educators want you to know … Parents are frequently invited to give feedback to their children’s local schools through district surveys, conferences, and school board meetings. The education system needs the support of parents to function. Another essential force that powers education is seldom given the chance[Read More…]
RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE
Rodents of unusual size? They definitely exist. Marmota monax, AKA the groundhog, woodchuck, whistle pig, or our personal favorite–“land beaver”–will be the star of the show for Groundhog Day tomorrow, Feb. 2. We have some of Punxsutawney Phil’s cousins in our own neck of the woods. Yellow-bellied marmots (marmota flaviventris)[Read More…]
Demystifying threat assessments
Given that the Meeker School District has experienced an uptick over the past year in school threats or actions that could be considered threatening to the school, I felt compelled to share with our community information regarding the threat assessment process we utilize. While the vast majority of these scenarios[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JANUARY 21-27, 2024
ARRESTS A 44 year-old male was arrested on 1/21/2024 on a warrant for Failure to Appear. He was taken to jail. A 26 year-old female was arrested by Rangely PD on 1/23/2024 for domestic violence/harassment.She was taken to jail and released due to lack of probable cause. A 28 year-old[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – February 1st, 2024
National Unclaimed Property Day MEEKER | Feb. 1 is National Unclaimed Property Day. There’s a chance – at least 1 in 10 – that there’s unclaimed property, like gift certificates, unpaid wages, or uncashed checks, with your name on it. And the Great Colorado Payback wants to make sure that[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Cowboy Up! What an honor. Dear Editor, Thank you to the Meeker High School senior class. Thank you for remembering your time in the library. I appreciate all of you and how you’re making a difference in our part of the world. Thank you to the school district for the[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from history, No. 33
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, April 9, 1879. Sir: I have the honor to transmit for your information copy of a communication from Mr. N. C. Meeker, Indian Agent at White River Agency, stating that a large part of White River Utes are about to start north, probably for the scene[Read More…]
