Vicki Lee McPhail was born on Jan. 10, 1952, in Denver, Colorado. She was wife to Tony; mom to C.J., Amber and Dusty (and a second mom to dozens of their friends); sister to Gail, Chuck, Kathy, Mike and Cindy; daughter to Chuck and Shirley; grandma to Jordan, Tyler, Sawyer,[Read More…]
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Obituary: Herbert Eugene Hughley
May 7, 1936 ~ April 19, 2023 Herbert Eugene Hughley of Meeker, Colorado, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Wednesday, April 19, at the age of 86. Herb was born to Ayotte and Adelaide Hughley in Roseville, Minnesota, on May 7, 1936. He grew up[Read More…]
Obituary: Ellen Nieslanik
Dec. 10, 1962 ~ April 24, 2023 It is with great love and heartbreak that we announce the death of Ellen Strang Nieslanik. After a 25-plus-year battle with scleroderma and other autoimmune conditions, Ellen passed away peacefully on April 24, 2023, at her home in Waldport, Oregon, surrounded by family.[Read More…]
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
This past weekend 11 students traveled to Denver to compete at the state level for National History Day. “Although no students are moving on to the National competition I am extremely proud of each of them,” said BMS teacher Kris Casey. “Their hard work and dedication to their projects was[Read More…]
Plans for future of Ute Park
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker held a workshop last Tuesday, April 25, to discuss prioritization of Ute Park enhancements and discuss the Master Plan that will move the community toward seeing those enhancements come to fruition. Town Administrator Mandi Etheridge began by introducing the history of Ute Park. The[Read More…]
Cure spring fever with these fun area events
With spring playing peekaboo with Northwestern Colorado, perhaps you, like me, have been itching to hit the road for a day or a weekend. Inspired by that craving I have put together a little guide of happenings you may want to plan an adventure around. Friday, May 5: Cinco De[Read More…]
SPRING RECITAL
Piano students of Laura Klinzmann performed a spring recital on April 23 at the Methodist Church in Meeker. “Our Silly Socks and Sundaes spring piano recital was well attended and enjoyed by all!” Klinzmann said. Students included (back row) Miles Franklin, Troy Browning, Isaiah Gianinetti, Reagan Harrison and Caydence Smith;[Read More…]
National Park Service students restore petroglyph site
Last week, 10 National Park Service (NPS) Academy students from Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) participated in a service project at the Shield Interpretive site, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) location a few miles outside Rangely. Chuck Huyck, NPS program director, led them on this service project. The site[Read More…]
Panthers fall to 2A league rivals
RANGELY | The top two baseball teams in the 2A Western Slope League squared off against each other on Thursday, April 26 at the Field of Dreams in Rangely. Meeker came into the game with a 9-6 overall record and a 2-0 mark in league play. Rangely came in with[Read More…]
BMS TRACK
The 2023 Barone Middle School (BMS) track team competed in Baggs, Wyoming last Friday. “All of our athletes have performed extremely well this season,” commented head coach Jordan Brown. “Tucker Chinn and Dexter Chinn have each taken first in the majority of their events throughout the season and our seventh[Read More…]
Panthers head into finals week
RANGELY | With the school year and spring sports season starting to wrap up, the Rangely Panthers high school track and field team doubled up on track meets for the weekend. On Friday, the team competed in Craig, Colorado, for the Clint Wells Invitational and then turned right around to[Read More…]
SIGNED
Kenyon Cochrane recently signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his education and track and field career at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. Kenyon throws the discus and shot put for the Panthers with personal bests of 154-03 in the discus and 46-09.5 in the shot put.[Read More…]
