The month of February will be a busy one at CNCC. We had a great start to the spring semester welcoming returning students and a double-digit increase in new students compared to a year ago! As we get into the heart of the semester, we have turned our attention to[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Obituary – Joan (Joanie) Alice Emmett Dyer
Oct. 3, 1937 ~ Jan. 20, 2024 Joan (Joanie) Alice Emmett Dyer passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2024, at the age of 86 at Rangely District Hospital in Rangely, Colorado. Joan was born on Oct. 3, 1937, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to George Arthur and Grace Blakney Emmett. When[Read More…]
Obituary – James (Jim) Howell Boydstun
Sept. 9, 1948 ~ Jan. 27, 2024 James (Jim) Howell Boydstun passed away after a courageous two-year battle with cancer on Jan. 27, 2024, in Cañon City, Colorado. Born on Sept. 9, 1948, in Rifle, Colorado, to Gladys (Williams) and Lawerence Boydstun, Jim’s life was a testament to the education[Read More…]
Lady Panthers take down PV Cowboys, Dragons
The lady Panthers tacked on two more wins this week and are on the road for both. They traveled to Plateau Valley on Tuesday for a non-league match-up, winning with a score of 52-38. Miah Wren led the charge with 14 points and five steals, followed closely by Emmeree Wagner[Read More…]
RHS boys fall to Plateau Valley and DeBeque
On Jan. 30 the Panther boys traveled to Collbran, Colorado, for a rematch against the Plateau Valley Cowboys. The Cowboys, who are undefeated in the league once again, used their pressure defense to wreak havoc on the Panthers all night. After the first quarter, the scoreboard read 14-7. The second[Read More…]
Rangely Panthers travel to Meeker
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…]
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…]
