MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys ended the first weekend of the winter season 5-0 as a team. Wrestling varsity last weekend was Trae Kennedy at 113 pounds, Ty Goedert (120), Tyson Portwood (132), Kaden Franklin (138), Connor Blunt (145), Trinden Powell (152), Kelton Turner (160), Brendan Clatterbaugh (182), Colby Clatterbaugh[Read More…]
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Lady Cowboys end second week of season 0-3
FRIDAY UPDATE: Meeker girls’ JV team were bested by Grand Valley Thursday with a score of 40-52. MEEKER | As the season opened last Friday, the girls’ varsity team took the court for the first time in the brand new gym as hosts to the Rangely Panthers. A young team,[Read More…]
Rangely girls 1-1 on season
RANGELY | Basketball season is once again in full force as Rio Blanco County rivals squared off against each other on Friday, Jan. 29, in Meeker High School’s new gym. The lady Panthers enter the 2021 season with an overhaul of the team they put on the floor from the[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: Feb 4, 2021
Rio Blanco economic update MEEKER | On behalf of Colorado Mesa University, the public is invited to a presentation on the Rio Blanco economy with Nathan Perry, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at Colorado Mesa University. The presentation will cover the following topics: How has COVID-19 impacted Rio Blanco, the[Read More…]
Cattle: The Ultimate Upcyclers
Every day, cattle graze and unknowingly turn natural resources like solar energy and pastureland into high-quality proteins and other invaluable products. They’re upcyclers that take otherwise useless materials, add nutritional and environmental value, and transform them into something more — a better product in disguise. What is Upcycling? A little[Read More…]
White River Alliance sets planning goals for 2021
RBC | Members of the local White River Alliance met this past Wednesday to chart the course of their work for the coming year. The board was re-elected by unanimous consent with area fishing and hunting outfitter Shawn Welder taking the helm again as president. The group will continue their[Read More…]
Shed antler collecting is prohibited through Apr. 30
RBC | To protect wintering big-game animals and sage grouse species, collection of shed antlers on all public lands west of I-25 is prohibited from Jan. 1 through April 30. “The purpose of the closures is to reduce disturbance of wintering wildlife during the time of year they are most[Read More…]
Openings on various county boards and commissions
RBC | There are multiple boards and commissions that oversee or advise various aspects of life in Rio Blanco County. The following boards have positions available at this time. If you have an interest in a particular board or commission, or are simply interested in giving back to the community[Read More…]
Guest Column: Conservative Republican has a personal mission
MEEKER | I am a lifelong conservative Republican whose faith in the criminal justice system was shattered by my near-death experience with it. I came within nine days of being sent to the gas chamber for a crime I did not commit. You could say I’m living proof of why[Read More…]
CNCC awarded RISE Education Grant
RBC | Yesterday, Governor Polis announced the second round of Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund awardees to innovate and transform public education. The RISE fund was created to support innovation in high-needs school districts, charter schools, and public institutions of higher education to address the learning challenges related[Read More…]
It’s a Way of Life Community Club report
RBC | It’s a Way of Life Community Club met Jan. 19, 2021. The meeting was called to order at 6:12 p.m. Old business discussed was 4-H enrollment ending Feb. 1 for returning members and also leaders handed out 4-H Achievement Night awards. For the club’s new business we had[Read More…]
It’s Showtime livestock report
RBC | The first meeting of the It’s Showtime 4-H Community Club was called to order by outgoing president Marryn Shults at 6 p.m. on Jan. 12. All the members gave a big welcome to the new leaders of the club: Jamie Rogers, Brittney Chintala and Trina Kennedy. There are[Read More…]
