William John Bruckner May 2, 1935 ~ Sept. 16, 2016 William John Bruckner passed away on Sept. 16, 2016. He was born on May 2, 1935, in Rifle, Colo., to Fredrick William Bruckner and Agnes Julia Bonis Bruckner. He did all of his schooling in Rifle and was graduated from[Read More…]
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MHS cross country runs at Eagle Valley
MEEKER I Meeker High School’s cross country team joined 18 other teams in competition at the Gypsum Creek Golf Course for the Eagle Valley Invitational this past Saturday. The boys raced first and Austin Russell was first to the finish for Meeker with a fifth place 17:24. Tannen Kennedy was the[Read More…]
RHS golf goes to regionals
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers traveled to Delta for regionals on Monday. Playing in the number one spot was Austin Ficken, Marshall Webber in the two spot and Caleb Noel in the three position. All three golfers played better on this course than they did five weeks ago. Ficken shot an[Read More…]
Late CPW officer’s legacy continues
MEEKER I A prominent poaching case solved by CPW in 2013 has yielded a $10,000 donation to the Meeker Sportsman’s Club. The club will use the funds to augment current programs to promote shooting sports and the purchase of associated equipment. District Wildlife Manager Jon Wangnild of Meeker, who died[Read More…]
Letter: Support for libertarian ticket Johnson/Weld
Dear Editor: The libertarian ticket of Johnson for president and Weld for vice president provides a huge amount of executive experience acquired when they were governors. I believe governors are the most qualified politicians to ascend to the presidency. With this ticket we have a former governor available to assume[Read More…]
Two adults charged with providing alcohol to minors in Meeker
On Saturday, Aug. 20 at approximately 12:23 a.m., the Rio Blanco County Communications Center received a report of a very intoxicated juvenile who was in the emergency room at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo. Both Meeker Police Department and the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office responded to Pioneers Medical[Read More…]
Smoky mountains …
Smoke from the Lost Solar Fire on the Flat Tops was visible upriver Tuesday morning. The fire is expected to continue burning until the first snow. Pat Turner Photo
Editor’s Column: Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts
Although the phrase is commonly attributed to the Joe Friday character on Dragnet (a popular TV show in the 1950s), it was actually coined as part of a Dragnet parody. Nevertheless, it makes for a good rule of thumb in journalism. On any given day, emails and phone calls (and[Read More…]
Photos: Septemberfest 2016
Photos courtesy of WRBM Recreation & Park District and Caitlin Walker
Coal Creek School…
New trusses were installed on the Coal Creek School building Sept. 16 as part of the ongoing restoration project. Each truss had to be individually built to fit between the original trusses. The new trusses bring the building up to code for snow loads. The white building behind the crane[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys split volleyball matches
MEEKER I The lady Cowboys split matches last week against league opponents, beating Caprock Academy at home, then losing to Vail Mountain on the road. Meeker played their county rival Tuesday. Rangely won the match. They will have matches in Collbran Friday and play at home Saturday. Meeker easily defeated[Read More…]
Panthers fall to Soroco, headed to Julesburg
RANGELY I The Panther football team lost its first game of the season to the Rams from South Routt County (Soroco) last Friday on Yaeger Field and this week they will travel to Julesburg in the northeast corner of the state to play the defending state champion Sedgwick County Cougars[Read More…]
