Meeker High School’s art program had another incredible year at the Colorado Regional Scholastic Art Awards, receiving nine awards overall; five Silver Keys and four Honorable Mentions. Hakwah Brink received two Honorable Mentions for ceramics for his “Mottled Blue Toothbrush Holder” and his “Stoneware Cupbowl Set.” Keaton Brickey received an[Read More…]
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Lady Panthers drop non-league game against Saints, beat Tigers
RANGELY | The Rangely lady Panthers took to the road to Edwards, Colorado, for their non-league contests against the Vail Christian Saints on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The start of the game proved to be much of a “groundhog day” as the girls could not get their offense rolling from missed[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: Feb 11, 2021
Open house and ribbon cutting MEEKER | Garrett White and Tiffany Jehorek would like to welcome you to their opening of Crystal Meadow Farms. Garrett, Tiffany, along with her father Steve, began their journey into hemp in 2018 and are opening their first Farm-to-Table CBD retail location. They’re hosting an[Read More…]
Dialing Down …
New changes to the COVID-19 dial metrics changed the designation of 50 of 64 counties Feb. 6, including Rio Blanco, which was moved from Level Orange to Level Yellow by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). For local businesses, the change means operating at 50% capacity instead[Read More…]
Cowboy wrestling results, week two
MEEKER | On the road yet again, the Meeker Cowboys wrestling team traveled to Grand Junction on Tuesday, originally scheduled to take on both Grand Junction and Fruita. Plans changed and they only dualed the Tigers at the varsity level. The team, not full, for all of the 2021 reasons,[Read More…]
Cowboys best Cardinals
MEEKER | In a disappointing turn of events, the Cowboys were only able to play one of the two scheduled games last weekend. Thursday, Grand Valley came to Meeker and the Cowboys sent them home with a loss 61-44. “The kids are playing really well and really hard,” said head[Read More…]
Panthers wrestle in first duals of season
RANGELY | After being quarantined for the first official weekend of the 2021 wrestling season, last weekend the Rangely Panther wrestling team competed in their first duals. Friday the team traveled to Coal Ridge High School where they wrestled the Titans and the Rifle Bears. “We saw some ups and[Read More…]
Yampa Valley Community Foundation launches scholarship season
RBC | It’s scholarship season for students in the region and the Yampa Valley Community Foundation (YVCF) is pleased to offer two scholarships for Meeker High School (MHS) students. The Everett & Benita Bristol Memorial International Scholarship is awarded to students planning to or currently attending CMC’s Steamboat campus full-time[Read More…]
CNCC to launch 28 smart classrooms, mobile STEM lab
RBC | Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) in partnership with Colorado Mountain College has been awarded a $2.9 million dollar RISE grant to support concurrent enrollment in rural school districts by equipping them with much needed classroom technology. With these funds, CNCC will be standing up 28 smart classrooms in[Read More…]
“Look at me” culture leaves too many marks
RBC | I attended a ranger program recently dealing with Leave No Trace. The ranger showed a picture of rock art, or “ancestral inscriptions” as archaeologists often refer to the practice. We agreed that one does not touch or otherwise deface it. Then she flashed a shot of some modern[Read More…]
Loose Ends: This is how it is now
MEEKER | This is how it is now — no same old/same old, no business as usual — as we all attempt to go back to our daily lives. Reading a magazine article recently I came across that phrase and the obtuse “new normal” that is used to describe daily[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Feb 4, 2021
Hospital jackets frivolous Dear Editor:The new jackets bought by Rangely Hospital for board members and hospital staff are very sharp looking, but is this the best use of hospital money or mill levy money? Thursday, Jan. 28, I had received my tax bill for the year and of course was[Read More…]
