MEEKER | 2022 basketball opened at North Fork High School, once Hotchkiss and Paonia independently, the newly formed high school is no longer in Meeker’s league and has moved up to class 3A. “This was the first time the girls have seen a full man and high pressure defense,” said[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Rangely boys 0-2 in league play
RANGELY I Rangely opened up league play by hosting Vail Christian last Friday. The Saints came out firing, hitting three 3-pointers in the first quarter. Vail Christian also frustrated the Panthers with a stifling 1-3-1 zone and man-to-man defenses. The Panthers clamped down defensively in the second quarter, but found[Read More…]
Lady Panthers host Vail Christian, prep for big week of league games
RANGELY | The lady Panthers hosted the Vail Christian Saints on Friday. The Panthers opened up strong, creating a lot of turnovers and just struggled finishing around the basket. The Panthers came out with a win 40-23. Miah Wren led all scoring with 16, followed by Mary Scoggins with eight,[Read More…]
Panthers fight hard at Tournament of Champions
RANGELY I Last weekend the Panther wrestling team competed in one of the most challenging tournaments they will compete in all year. Brackets were 32 men deep, filled with 2A up to 5A schools from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Landon Carlson at 113 pounds, Colton Stevens (126), Izaiah Moody (132),[Read More…]
Cowboys host home tourney, compete in Vernal
MEEKER I Cowboy wrestling took to the home mats for the first time in this 2021-2022 season last Thursday, hosting Delta and Rifle for a triangular. Opening with the Delta Panthers, the Cowboys won 56-18. “The boys wrestled really well in front of a home crowd,” said head coach JC[Read More…]
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NEWS NOTES: January 13, 2022
Historical Society quarterly meeting MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society will hold its January meeting on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Heritage Culture Center (517 Park). We’ll be discussing preservation of historic photographs and documents, renewing memberships and voting on board officers. Chili will be[Read More…]
Wilkie, Phelan named to Dean’s List at Chadron
RBC I Chadron State College in Nebraska has announced that Hannah Wilkie of Rangely and Ryan Phelan of Meeker are among the 341 students who met requirements for the Dean’s List for Fall 2021 by earning at least a 3.5 grade point average. To qualify, students must have completed at[Read More…]
COVID-19 Update: Jan. 11
RBC | Total Cases to Date: 1,489 Meeker Active: 58 Rangely Active: 29 Hospitalizations in the last 14 days: 2 Total Hospitalized: 124 (8.3% of total reported cases — statewide rate is 5%) Total Deaths: 12 Approximate percent of eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose (now 5 and[Read More…]
DERBY DAY PHOTOS
The weather delivered plenty of fresh white stuff for ERBM Recreation & Park District’s annual cardboard derby Saturday, Jan. 8. Fastest sleds by age division were Gannett Sampson, bottom left (ages 3–4), Hudson Hummel (ages 5–7), Rylan Grimes and Noah Hanberg (who was also fastest overall) for the 8–10 age[Read More…]
Ranching for profit seminar
CRAIG | Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) and Moffat County are partnering to hosting a day-long seminar on Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for local ranchers and agriculture producers. The seminar will feature Dallas Mount, owner of Ranch Management Consultants out of Wheatland, Wyoming. Mount is well[Read More…]
Three state agencies launch joint audit of Mind Springs
RBC I Three state agencies have launched a joint audit of Mind Springs Health, sending state investigators to review documents and financial records at the nonprofit mental health agency for 10 Western Slope counties. The organization, one of 17 regional community mental health centers that receive millions of dollars each[Read More…]
