MEEKER | The Meeker High School boys basketball team opened their season last weekend at their annual WREA Cowboy Shootout but came away winless after three tough matchups. The Cowboys tipped off their season Thursday night against the Lotus School for Excellence Meteors. Despite a strong effort, Meeker fell 54-42.[Read More…]
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RANGELY ELKS HOOP SHOOT
On Dec. 10, 2024, Rangely Elks Lodge hosted their annual Hoop Shoot contest. Nineteen shooters from Rangely entered the contest. The divisions are 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13 for boys and girls. Each contestant shoots 25 free throws in the competition. The event was very competitive with a lot of good[Read More…]
Rust prepares for the final big show with NWSS Catch-A-Calf program
MEEKER | As the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) draws near, Johnny Rust is gearing up for the final big show of his Catch-A-Calf journey. This January, Rust will showcase his hard work and dedication, presenting his calf, “Pickles,” during the first weekend of the prestigious event. However, this will[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY- December 19th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Some of our cattlemen fear that the range will be overstocked next summer. If all the cattle are brought in that are booked for this valley, it looks to us as though there are substantial grounds for their fears. The hardest worked man in[Read More…]
Rangely athletes shine at indoor track meet
RANGELY | A group of dedicated Rangely High School athletes, not currently involved in CHSAA winter sports, have been training diligently for indoor track and field. Their hard work paid off at the recent UCCS Series #1 indoor meet held at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Field House. Impressive[Read More…]
Barone Middle School girls basketball teams dominate in season opener
MEEKER | The Barone Middle School girls’ basketball teams had an impressive start to their season this past Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, with both the eighth-grade and seventh-grade squads securing victories in their games at Hayden. The eighth-grade A team faced Hayden’s A team and secured a decisive 52-4 win.[Read More…]
Breakfast with Santa
The Meeker Lions Club and the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District hosted the annual Breakfast with Santa event at the Fairfield Center last weekend. Little Natalia Olivas, daughter of Fernando and Talia, had her picture taken with Santa. JARED HENDERSON PHOTO
Colorado man sentenced to 22 years for kidnapping employee from Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
RBC | U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced Joseph Beecher, 51, of Craig, Colorado, to 264 months in federal prison with five years of supervised release to follow, for the kidnapping of a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s ranch in February 2022. Beecher was convicted of kidnapping, carjacking, using/carrying[Read More…]
Rare snow leopard now on display at Antler Taxidermy
MEEKER | Antler Taxidermy and Professionals of Africa Museum, which is located in the heart of Meeker, Colorado, has unveiled a rare addition to its wildlife museum: a snow leopard. Owners Bill and Donna Wille are thrilled to showcase this unique specimen, offering visitors a rare opportunity to see the[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: DECEMBER 1-7, 2024
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 12/1/2024 @ 10:22 pm. A car vs elk occurred at approximately the 46 mile-marker on Highway 139. The vehicle was drivable however the elk was deceased. Besides the elk, no injuries were reported. 12/2/2024 @ 9:12 am. Two juveniles were issued summons[Read More…]
MEET MEEKER’S SNOW SQUAD
With help from Meeker Elementary School, preschool through 5th grade students were given the opportunity to learn about snow clearing operations and safety around equipment from Town of Meeker Public Works employees Tobey Willey and Levi Dinwiddie. Meeker Police Officer Jim Amick talked with the student about safely playing outside[Read More…]
RIBBON CUTTING
With temperatures hovering in the low 40s it definitely didn’t feel like December in Meeker for the opening day of the new skating rink at the courthouse last Saturday, but that’s one of the benefits of opting for an artificial ice surface. The new rink, funded by a grant from[Read More…]
