Special to the HT RANGELY | The Rangely High School volleyball team hit the road Friday evening to take on Plateau Valley, entering the match on a four-game winning streak after defeating Olathe the weekend before. The Panthers knew it would be a battle against the Cowboys, who came in[Read More…]
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Food Bank seeks donations as local need increases
Special to the HT MEEKER | The Food Bank of Meeker exists to serve the vulnerable and financially challenged households in our community with food, kindness and hope. I’m pleased to say we have been able to extend our mission to over 700 Meeker residents in 2025 to date. This[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: OCT. 12-18, 2025
CALL SUMMARIES 10/13/2025 @ 6:46 pm. Emergency Services were dispatched to a Forest Service Road in the area of County Road 57 for an ATV that caught fire. There were no injuries however as a result of the fire. 10/14/2025 @ 10:54 am. A theft of wood occurred at a[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – October 23rd, 2025
Sincere thank you Dear Editor: We would like to express a sincere thank you to all who sent cards, flowers, e-mails, texts, visits and food at the time of our son Jeremy’s illness and passing. To all who attended the service-many from long distances, we thank you. We had[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: From the RBC Commissioners
Clarifying FEMA Public Assistance We’ve learned there is some confusion about FEMA Public Assistance and we’d like to offer a few clarifications. First, it’s important to understand that FEMA assistance is not guaranteed. The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) worked with Rio Blanco County and local[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: From the Meeker School District
District on track to pay off bonds early, opening discussion about use of interest revenue The specifics of this strategy are very complicated, but the summary is as follows: We are on track to pay off the elementary and high school bonds early. In the 2008 and 2018 elections, our[Read More…]
Panther football wraps season with impressive win over Lake County
The Rangely High School football team celebrates a dominant 60-12 victory over Lake County Friday, Oct. 17, while honoring their seniors: Logan Benson (40), Tomas Lambros (50), Wyatt Stevens (58), Wyatt Petty (64), Jeren Blankenship (71), Braden Lucas (79), Hunter Stewart (82), Keegan Harris (89) and Chase Cochrane (23). The[Read More…]
Rangely cross country ends regular season, heads to regionals in Delta
SPECIAL TO THE HT RANGELY | The Rangely Panther Cross Country team closed out their regular season last Friday at the Whistle Pig Invite, held at Loudy Simpson Park in Craig, Colorado. While the course was flat, the heavy cut grass made for a slower race than previous years when[Read More…]
Circle Park open to the public following extensive upgrades
Phase III completion finalizes multi-year riverfront improvement effort PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation & Park District (ERBM), in partnership with the Town of Meeker, is pleased to announce the reopening of Circle Park following completion of Phase III construction. This marks the capstone of a decades-long[Read More…]
RHS Homecoming Royalty 2025
This year’s Rangely High School Homecoming Royalty took the field during halftime last weekend. Front, from left, crown bearers Lacey Reeves and Asher Blanchard; back, from left, second attendants Aubrey Kenney and Logan Peterson; center, Queen Addison Scott and King Tomas Lambros; first attendants Falon Gilbert and Braden Lucas. BOBBY G’S[Read More…]
Commissioners share letter sent to President’s office
PRESS RELEASE RBC | The following is the text of a letter sent to the President’s office by the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners requesting approval of a declaration of disaster following the Lee and Elk fires. The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White[Read More…]
Fire recovery information for businesses, ag producers
MEEKER | Since the Lee and Elk Fires do not have a FEMA Public Assistance declaration yet, the Fire Recovery Team is working to request a Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (SBA EIDL) declaration. The deadline for requesting the SBA EIDL may expire before FEMA and the President[Read More…]
