By Bobby Gutierrez [email protected] MEEKER | A 34-7 win over the Grand Valley Cardinals last Saturday in Parachute, extends the Meeker Cowboys’ winning streak to six, their last loss coming in the Colorado 1A state championship game. The Cowboys started the season ranked No. 2 but a formula used by[Read More…]
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Lady Panthers are 8-0 in league; play at home Saturday
RBC | Rangely traveled to Hotchkiss last Tuesday. Varsity won in three straight sets, 25-21, 25-19 and 26-24. Katelyn Brown led the team with 12 earned points behind the services line, with KK Fortunato contributed with nine, while Halie Elam led the team in aces with three. Katelyn Brown led[Read More…]
Panthers’ comeback falls short in Hayden
RANGELY | For a second week in a row, the Rangely Panther football team has scored on its first drive but then gave up 36 unanswered points and although they scored twice in the fourth quarter, the comeback was too little, too late. Rangely, currently 1-5, will now travel to[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A world without newspapers
Last week was National Newspaper Week. In past years newspapers have printed blank front pages as a statement of what the world would be like without newspapers. We didn’t have room for that last week. (That’s a good thing.) Newspapers today compete for attention with magazines, radio, television and (probably[Read More…]
MHS softball ends season 11-1; win district title
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy softball team completed their regular season with a 16-1 victory over the Aspen Skiers on Saturday. Jasmine Patterson and Kenzie Turner led the offensive effort with perfect days at the plate. Pitchers Macko Marshall and Tori Lasker were dominant defensively combining to hold the Skiers[Read More…]
MHS volleyball team wins two more
MEEKER | The lady Cowboy volleyball team added two more wins to its record, including one against a league opponent, keeping them undefeated in league play and in a three-way tie for first place in the Western Slope League, with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Meeker defeated Moffat[Read More…]
Sight-in your rifle at the Sportsman’s Club
MEEKER | Every fall the Meeker Sportsman’s Club on Hwy. 13 just south of Meeker hosts Hunter Sight-In events prior to each rifle season. This year’s sight-in events are Oct. 12 and 13; Oct. 19 and 20; Nov 2 and 3; and Nov. 14. Hours are from 8 a.m. until[Read More…]
Search for missing Rangely man, 66, still underway
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the disappearance of Peter Christian Ruffner of Rangely. Ruffner, who resides west of Rangely, is described as a 66-year-old white male. He is approximately 6’2” and weighs 220 lbs. Ruffner was reported missing on Sept. 29 by a concerned[Read More…]
Ribbon cutting Oct. 13 for Choice Wireless
MEEKER | As of Friday, residents will have a new cellular phone service provider to choose from. Visit Local Access Internet at 600 Main St. Friday at noon for a ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration to welcome the new Choice Wireless phone service.
Community Calendar: October 12, 2017
– The Rangely Moms Group meets the first Thursday of each month from 9-11 a.m. at First Baptist Church (207 S. Sunset Ave.) to help connect moms in our community. Any moms who have newborn through elementary aged children are welcome to join us for food, fellowship and fun. Childcare[Read More…]
Aspen meet tough for MHS cross country; race today in Rifle
MEEKER | Meeker cross country made the trip to Aspen on Saturday for the Chris Severy Invitational. “I feel that the Aspen course is what cross country should be in Colorado—good hill running, great scenery, and a bit of a lack of oxygen!” said coach Marty Casey. The boys’ JV[Read More…]
Classifieds: October 12, 2017
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SPORTS OFFICIALS FOR MEEKER YOUTH BASKETBALL The EASTERN RIO BLANCO METROPOLITAN RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, is soliciting proposals from qualified Sports Officials to officiate scheduled Meeker Youth Basketball (MYB) games. The girls MYB games are tentatively scheduled[Read More…]
