Special to the HT MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team hosted the Olathe Pirates last week in a game that also marked their senior night. The Cowboys put on a dominant performance, securing a season-high 54-24 victory. By halftime, Meeker had surged to a 34-6 lead, showing[Read More…]
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STATE CHAMPION!
Rangely fourth grader Lillie Potter competed in the Colorado State Elks Hoop Shoot on Feb. 22, 2025. Lillie competed in the girls 8-9 age division. Lillie won the shoot and now will compete in the regional shoot against winners from Nebraska, Wyoming and Kansas. The shoot will be held on[Read More…]
Panthers take Mustangs, fall to Cardinals
Special to the HT RANGELY | On Feb. 19, the Panthers boys basketball team traveled to Kremmling, Colorado, to take on the West Grand Mustangs. The Panthers won the first matchup of the season between the two teams at their home tournament in December, 54-41. From the tipoff, this game[Read More…]
PRATER ON PODIUM
Rangely High School sophomore Harleigh Prater (second from right) became a two-time placer, finishing fourth for the second time. She was inadvertently cropped out of the photo used in last week’s edition. The HT regrets the omission. BOBBY GUTIERREZ PHOTO
Obituary – Jerry Dee Eliasen
Oct. 11, 1949 ~ Feb. 17, 2025 Jerry Dee Eliasen, oft called the “Big Dude” in our home, was born Oct. 11, 1949, in Rifle, Colorado, to Antone Bryan (Whitey) Eliasen and Mary Jean Findley Eliasen, the 10th of 15 children along with his twin sister Jenny. Jerry’s parents moved[Read More…]
Obituary – Gloria Lenore Pollard
Aug. 22, 1930 ~ Feb. 15, 2025 Born in Cripple Creek, Colorado, to Wm and Lenore Kyner, she was raised in Colorado; first in Cripple Creek, then Denver and at age 14 she and her mother moved to the oil field “boom town” of Rangely, on the Western Slope, where[Read More…]
Obituary – Marjorie J. (Russell) Rogers
Oct. 12, 1930 ~ Feb. 16, 2025 Marjorie J. (Russell) Rogers passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2025, in Meeker. Marge was born Oct. 12, 1930, on the same family ranch she lived on her whole life. She was the daughter of George Russell and Mary (Hendrix) Russell. In her[Read More…]
West Springs hospital to close March 10
RBC | Effective March 10, West Springs Hospital will officially cease operations – nearly 20 years since western Colorado’s only inpatient psychiatric care provider opened its doors. According to a Mind Springs press release, the organization will ensure a smooth transition of medical records and ongoing treatment to other inpatient[Read More…]
Considering the impact of social media on mental health
MEEKER | It has been established that social media has a significant impact on your physical well-being however it also has a large effect on mental health and how your social skills evolve. Children or adolescents who spend more than three hours on social media a day double their risk[Read More…]
MedRide reinstated through March 6 by judge’s order
PRESS RELEASE RBC | On Feb. 20, 2025,, a state court judge granted MedRide, a Medicaid service provider since 2018, the opportunity to once again offer non-emergent medical transportation (NEMT) to Health First Colorado patients. The Temporary Restraining Order allows MedRide to resume NEMT services for a 14-day period. Members[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – February 27th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago It doesn’t pay anything to be polite, and it often pays enormous dividends. Frank Aul, a freighter of Hayden, came in from that place Thursday and loaded out with alfalfa seed and Meeker flour. Mr. Aul says that the Hayden valley people are putting[Read More…]
Congratulations to all Meeker, Rangely and D51/ Phoenix state qualifiers, placers and champions!
