RANGELY | The Rangely Panther football team ended its season with a 2-7 record, winning its first and last games of the season, the most recent a 12-6 win in Collbran against the Plateau Valley Cowboys. The game in Collbran was the final football game for seniors Dillon Goetz and[Read More…]
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{PHOTOS} Hopewest ‘Wicked’ Gala..
Pat Turner photos
Death Notice: Joe Sullivan
Long time Meeker resident Joe Sullivan, 98, passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs. Services are being planned for Saturday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m., at the Meeker United Methodist Church. Full obituary expected next week.
Town, county consider implementing asbestos abatement program
RANGELY | Municipalities all over the nation are facing the problem of asbestos ridden buildings and homes. The high expense of abatement can leave these properties both unable to sell or to be renovated, often causing them to slowly become dilapidated and dangerous. Rangely, in cooperation with Rio Blanco County,[Read More…]
Accidental death of infant
RBC | A 4-month-old infant, Keeana Stewart, died of accidental asphyxiation near Trappers Lake last Thursday. The family, visiting from out of state, was on a hunting trip. The infant’s father called 911 at 9:26 p.m. and reported they found their infant daughter unresponsive after they laid her down to[Read More…]
An upriver outing…
MHS volleyball wins district title, hosts regionals this weekend
MEEKER | After losing the Western Slope League championship to its Rio Blanco County rival in the final match of the regular season, Meeker entered the district tournament as the No. 2 seed behind league champion Rangely, but when the two teams met for the district championship last Saturday, Meeker[Read More…]
{PHOTOS} Trunk or Treat …
René Harden photos
Editor’s Column: Random thoughts this week
I should know better. Whenever I find myself falling into a cranky, judgmental, critical mindset about other people’s mistakes or bad attitudes I should know I am in imminent danger of making grave errors myself. Sometimes I catch myself in time, sometimes I don’t. The last two weeks were a[Read More…]
Death Notice: Nicholas Cole Lancaster
A memorial service for Nicholas Cole Lancaster will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at the Rangely High School gymnasium at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Dinosaur Cemetery for the family and close friends. An obituary will follow in next week’s paper.
Rangely 8th grade basketball drops two to Meeker, Steamboat
RANGELY | Last weekend the Rangely eighth grade boys’ basketball team played against Steamboat and Meeker. Rangely had a few guys missing due to family obligations and injury. “We were a bit off of our game against Meeker and lost 13-26. We were no match for Steamboat in the second[Read More…]
Cowboys start playoffs undefeated once again
MEEKER | For the second year in a row, the Meeker Cowboys enter the 1A Colorado State Football Championship playoffs undefeated in their quest to win the community’s first-ever state football title after finishing as a runner-up last year. The Cowboys pounded the Olathe Pirates 52-21 in the final game[Read More…]
