RBC | The Northwest Region Sportsmen’s Roundtable invites hunters and anglers, or anyone who has thoughts about hunting and fishing related issues, to attend the next regional caucus, beginning at 6 p.m., Feb. 25, Mesa County Central Services, 200 South Spruce St. in Grand Junction. In addition to wide-ranging discussions about a[Read More…]
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Art instructor tackles mural project
MEEKER | Ben Quinn, art teacher at Meeker High School, has recently taken on a project at the Meeker Recreation Center to create a mural on the north wall of the natatorium. The mural depicts a giant shipwreck surrounded by the creatures of the ocean. It’s located behind the slide to[Read More…]
Honor choir …
MHS choir students recently auditioned and several were selected to participate in the Adams State Top of the Nation Honor Choir Festival on Feb. 14-16. They spent 2-1/2 days working with college music and voice professors in a large mixed choir of about 120 students. They enjoyed singing in a[Read More…]
Rangely eighth grade girls basketball team takes on district tourney
RANGELY | Both Rangely eighth grade teams finished their seasons at the district tournament in Steamboat Springs on Feb. 9. The eighth grade B team started the day with a close win against Meeker. The Panthers led at the half 9-5 but found themselves tied 13-13 to start the fourth[Read More…]
Seventh grade girls basketball ends season with 7-1 record
RANGELY | The Rangely seventh grade girls’ basketball team traveled to Steamboat for the district tournament. The “B” team faced Meeker first where the teams were very evenly matched. The score stayed within a couple points of each other throughout the entire game. The Panthers came up a bit short[Read More…]
Panthers go 1-2, win district pigtails
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers boys’ basketball team had a busy weekend as they lost a thriller in West Grand 53-54 on Thursday, played well but lost 86-55 to an undefeated De Beque squad, and defeated Caprock Academy at home 46-36. “The boys are playing and executing well. We’re hoping we[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Soroco 60-38
MEEKER | The 59-25 victory over the Hayden Tigers leaves the Meeker Cowboys with a final, regular season record of 9-10. The Cowboys knew going in they had already sealed the number five spot in the league and would begin district play Tuesday. The Hayden defeat can be attributed to an[Read More…]
Lady Panthers win two, lose one in busy weekend of league games
RANGELY | The lady Panthers had a busy weekend with three league games. They traveled to West Grand on Thursday and “came out pretty slow” according to head coach Jimmie Mergelman, but the girls went on to win the game 46-29. Skylar Thacker finished with 25, Hannah Wilkie with eight, Marlena[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys enter post-season as number one seed in 2A
MEEKER | The 18-1 lady Cowboys basketball team has entered its post-season, seizing the league title before the regular season ended and seeding them in the number one spot moving into districts. Wrapping up their last regular season game on the road, they dominated Hayden with a 30 point victory, 53-23.[Read More…]
Public Notices: Feb. 21, 2019
RIO BLANCO COUNTY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PUBLICATION LIST JANUARY 31,2019 FUND: GENERAL VENDOR NAME, ACCOUNT NAME, AMOUNT GLASSCOCK, BRICE D., PRCH SVCS, 173.00 CNTY WKRS COMP, WRKR COMP, 71,007.00 ALERT/SAM, PRCH SVCS, 80.00 ALL STATE COMM, PRCH SVCS, 21,158.29 ALL TEMP SVCS, PRCH SVCS, 421.96 ALSCO, PRCH SVCS, 934.35 AMAZON, SPPLY,[Read More…]
Meeker FFA members earn grants
MEEKER | The Meeker FFA Chapter would like to recognize Derek Nielsen and Jilly Bumguardner on receiving a total of $1,750 in Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) grants from the Colorado FFA Foundation. On Jan. 22, the Meeker FFA Chapter set off to the other side of the mountain to attend the[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Feb. 4-10, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
