MEEKER | After a five-game stretch in eight days, the Meeker boys’ basketball team won four games and will play two more this week against the Plateau Valley Cowboys in Collbran Friday, then host the Vail Christian Saints Saturday. The Cowboys won three games in a row, starting with a[Read More…]
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Panthers take out rival Cowboys 57-41, lose ‘heartbreaker’ to Bruins 64-63
By Colt Allred Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | In what is always one of the county’s most anticipated matchups, the Rangely Panthers were able to best the ranked Meeker Cowboys 57-41 on Jan. 11. As always with the rivalry game, the Panthers gym was standing room only and[Read More…]
Guest Column: The return of the Victory Garden
By JULIE DRAKE Special to the Herald Times RBC | We spent New Year’s Day doing a novel task, one we had never done before on New Year’s. We went to the neighbor’s and got a pick up load of “garden gold”: cow manure, goat manure and straw mix. We[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The winter doldrums, words we cannot print, filter bubbles and that conflict of interest thing
January is a tough season, hence the 12-page paper this week. From what I can surmise from my predecessors, this is par for the course. It’s the January doldrums. In sailing terms, the doldrums refer to a “calm period when the winds disappear altogether, trapping sailing ships for days or[Read More…]
County residents urged to test homes for radon
RBC | Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas responsible for more than 500 lung cancer deaths in Colorado each year. The colorless, odorless, tasteless gas can enter homes through cracks in the foundation or other openings and can accumulate unless properly mitigated. Long-term radon exposure is the leading cause[Read More…]
Circle Park pond cost estimated at $335,000
MEEKER | It was a full house at Tuesday’s meeting of the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) board of directors. An equally packed agenda touched on a wide variety of items. After an executive session, the meeting reconvened with a discussion regarding the proposed Circle Park[Read More…]
RDH coat giveaway …
Lady Cowboys win four more, lose one to Rangely Panthers
MEEKER | The lady Cowboys won four of five games played, starting and ending the eight-day stretch, with wins. Meeker will play two more Western Slope League games this week, playing in Collbran Friday, then hosting Vail Christian Saturday. “Our five-game stretch was a great challenge against some really good[Read More…]
Coombs pins through championship of Vern Rose Memorial Tournament
RANGELY | Vern Rose was a great supporter of Rangely athletics, especially wrestling, and his giving spirit was in Rangely High School as a tournament, named in his memory, was wrestled last Saturday. “This was by far, the best tournament we have wrestled thus far, everyone looked sharp, wrestled hard[Read More…]
Community Calendar: January 18, 2018
– Youth Open Gym Basketball Jan. 19 from 1-2 p.m. at the Meeker Elementary School gym. Boys and girls K-8th grade are invited to this free open gym. Children under 8 years old must have parent/caregiver 13 years of age or older present. Program runs every Friday through March 9.[Read More…]
Classifieds: January 18, 2018
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** MEEKER STREAKER MONTHLY SCHEDULE January 2018 NOTE: Please schedule out -of-town appointments before 2:00 PM and call- in advance to set up all medical appointment rides. 970-878-9368 or Cell# 970-456-7701. Activities are subject to change. Bus available on dates noted below: 1/18 – Bus in town/Grand Jct medical 1/19[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Jan. 1-7, 2018
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…]
