MEEKER | Last Thursday, the Meeker Cowboys boys’ wrestling team hosted Rifle High School for their first home dual of the season. The highly energized evening ended in victory for the Cowboys. The dual began with a forfeit at the 106-pound weight class, giving the Bears an early 6-0[Read More…]
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Meeker’s lady Cowboys break streak against Grand Valley
MEEKER | Heading into Friday night’s game, the Meeker Cowboys faced a daunting 1-9 record against the Grand Valley Cardinals since December 2016. Determined to reverse their fortunes, the Cowboys relied on standout performances, including junior Rylee Sullivan, who scored 24 points with six rebounds in their previous game, and[Read More…]
Meeker Cowboys basketball struggles continue against Grand Valley Cardinals and Cedaredge Bruins
MEEKER | Last Friday, the Meeker Cowboys boys basketball team hosted the Grand Valley Cardinals. Meeker entered the game with an 0-6 record for the season, hoping to secure their first win against the 2-7 Cardinals. Unfortunately, the night didn’t go as planned, and the Cowboys fell 66-39. Head Coach[Read More…]
Panther wrestlers fall to Sailors
RANGELY | Last Thursday, the Rangely Panthers traveled to Steamboat Springs to face the Steamboat Springs High School Sailors in a wrestling dual. The night did not go as planned for the Panthers, who fell to the Sailors with a final score of 36-21. The dual began in the 138-pound[Read More…]
Lady Panthers start league season with wins over Hayden Tigers, Soroco Rams
Special to the HT RANGELY | The Rangely lady Panthers kicked off their league season with a convincing 44-31 victory over the Hayden Tigers in a home matchup. Aubrianna Tapia led the charge for the Panthers with a dominant performance, scoring 20 points and grabbing an impressive 17 rebounds. Miah[Read More…]
Barone Middle School Meeker basketball teams dominate against Rangely and Craig
Meeker | The Barone Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls’ basketball teams returned to the court last Thursday evening, hosting the Rangely Panthers at Meeker Elementary School. The eighth grade B team kicked off the night against Rangely’s B team, a younger squad that secured a 32-6 win. Leading[Read More…]
Rangely basketball ties up two league wins
RANGELY | On Jan. 10 Rangely Panther boys’ basketball hosted the Hayden Tigers in their first league matchup of the season. The Panthers had been waiting for revenge from last season as Hayden ended their season in overtime for the pig-tail game of the district tournament. Much like the last[Read More…]
Meeker girls wrestling makes history with first-ever dual victory
MEEKER | Last Thursday, the Meeker High School girls wrestling team made school history by hosting their first-ever dual meet. The team faced Rifle High School at Meeker High School and secured their first dual team win. The evening started slowly for the Cowboys, as forfeits in the first four[Read More…]
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Members of the Rio Blanco County Historical Society (RBCHS) gathered Sunday, Jan. 12, for the organization’s annual meeting to hear updates. Executive Director Teresia Reed shared a presentation with history, current status, and goals and plans for the RBCHS in 2025.
The TANK to receive $15K award from the National Endowment for the Arts
RANGELY | The TANK Center for Sonic Arts has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000. This grant will support Connecting Colorado, an artist residency program that will bring artists from CU Boulder’s ATLAS B2 Center for Media[Read More…]
Second round of wolf releases on Western Slope imminent / West Slope lawmakers respond to Wolf Release in 2025
PRESS RELEASE RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) experts kicked off capture operations of gray wolves in British Columbia on Friday, Jan. 11 as part of its 2025 capture season in support of the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The agreement with the B.C. Ministry of Water, Land[Read More…]
Updates from the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District
RBC | At the December board meeting in Rangely, members of the board voted to keep the Mill Levy the same as prior year. In addition: • Submitted new purpose and need for Wolf Creek Reservoir to the Army Corp of Engineers. Two earlier versions submitted had been sent back[Read More…]
