MEEKER | “It was nice to play in front of our home crowd, which was big, as expected,” Meeker head football coach Shane Phelan said after his team defeated the Ellicott Thunder Hawks 43-6, in Starbuck Stadium in the first round of the 2016 1A Colorado Football State Championships. The[Read More…]
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Unseasonably warm, dry weather slows elk harvest
RBC | Unseasonably warm and dry conditions are making life tough for a lot of hunters this fall. With the third combined deer and elk rifle season coming to a close on Sunday, deer hunters are seeing more success than their elk hunting cohorts. Warm, dry conditions allow elk to[Read More…]
Don’t miss the coolest event in Rangely
RANGELY | Dozens of people will take the plunge into the chilly waters at Kenney Reservoir this Saturday for a good cause: Special Olympics. Last year 44 “plungers” took the leap into 39 degree water, raising just under $6,000 for Special Olympics in Colorado. “We’re the only plunge on the[Read More…]
K-9 demonstration…
The Meeker Police Department, assisted by Rangely Police Officer Hamblin and Moffat County Sheriff’s Deputy Folks, presented a K-9 demonstration at the Meeker Elementary School and Barone Middle School. courtesy photo
Letter: Election is not the end of our duty as citizens
Dear Editor: With election day now behind us many are happy that all the ads and rhetoric are over with for the next two to four years. However, they are not. KrisAnne Hall has put into words the sentiment of many that election day was just the beginning. “I hate[Read More…]
Honoring our veterans …
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Proper flag etiquette
Displaying the Flag: 24/7: When displaying the U.S. flag properly 24 hours a day, it must be properly illuminated during darkness. On The Same Staff: U.S. flag is always on top, above all other flags. Grouped: The U.S. flag always goes to its right. Flags of other nations are flown[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: November 10, 2016
– Free monthly movie at the Meeker Recreation Center Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. Featured film: “Little Boy.” Visit meekerrecdistrict.com or call 878-3403. – Fall swimming fundamentals free group swimming lesson for all ages. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Visit meekerrecdistrict.com or call 878-3403. – The Meeker Library Book Club[Read More…]
State parks offer free admission to veterans Friday
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering free admission to all veterans and active duty members of the military, military reserve and National Guard to any Colorado state park for Veterans Day. On Nov. 11, any member of the military forces or veteran can enter any of Colorado’s 42[Read More…]
News Briefs: November 10, 2016
Polar Plunge in Rangely Saturday RANGELY | The 2016 Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics will be held at Kenney Reservoir on Nov. 12 with registration beginning at 11 a.m. For more information contact Norian Edwards at 801-589-3210 or email [email protected]. Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection Nov. 14-20 MEEKER |[Read More…]
Michigan hunter found safe Tuesday afternoon
MEEKER | Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing hunter last seen on Saturday morning near his hunting camp by Pagoda Lake. The man has been identified as David R. Boelcke, 61, from Michigan. His hunting partner stated that he and Boelcke were hunting near Pagoda[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Glad that’s over? Now the real work begins
The election of 2016, with all its flaming rhetoric, is behind us. We have elected the 45th president of the United States of America. May he be given all the wisdom, compassion and grace he will need in the days ahead to keep his promise to “make America great again.”[Read More…]
