RANGELY | The Rangely High School girls basketball team extended its impressive winning streak to 16 games this past weekend with back-to-back victories against Plateau Valley and Rifle High School. On Friday, the Lady Panthers traveled to Plateau Valley, defeating the Cowboys 61-33. The victory marked their 15th consecutive win[Read More…]
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Takeaways from the January 2025 Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District board meeting
Special to the HT RBC | The most striking takeaway from the January meeting of the Rio Blanco Water Conservation District was research shared by Director Alden Vanden Brink showing a nearly one-third drop in irrigation water use from the White River in Rio Blanco County. Data from the Natural[Read More…]
Office of Just Transition awards water district $100K for Wolf Creek study and report
PRESS RELEASE RBC | Monday, Governor Jared Polis, the Office of Just Transition (OJT) within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced two new Coal Transition Community Assistance grants aimed at supporting local economic diversification efforts in Moffat[Read More…]
More than 100 oil and gas wells in RBC to be added to orphan well list
HT Staff RBC | Over 100 oil and gas wells in Rio Blanco County, owned by KT Resources, are about to land on Colorado’s orphan well list, according to an article from the Colorado Sun. These wells—most of them on federal land—haven’t been producing for years and come with a[Read More…]
Upcoming vacancies for Meeker School District
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board of Education held its regular January meeting last week at the district office. All seven board members were present. The meeting began with student celebrations and staff recognitions. Two students were recognized for achieving perfect attendance during the first semester. A group of staff[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – February 6th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Never speak ill of your neighbor. It gives him license to speak ill of you. Off your hats to Neighbor Worth as a weather prognosticator. Last fall he prophesied that dust would be flying in the middle of winter, and the past two weeks[Read More…]
Barone Middle School girls basketball teams win season-ending tournament
MEEKER | The Barone Middle School girls basketball teams competed in the season-ending tournament in Granby on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Both teams played hard and brought home first-place honors. The eighth-grade team, coached by Mindy Finley and Jen Phelan, included Haigen Harrison, Midy Carmargo, Tacey Toon, Alexandria Trout, Sophia[Read More…]
MHS student artwork earns Scholastic awards
Special to the HT MEEKER | Meeker High School had another fantastic year at the Colorado Regional Scholastic Awards. The MHS Art program had six Gold Key recipients, three Silver Key award winners and eight Honorable Mention awards. First time awards for MHS students this year included sophomore Brooklynn Kirkpatrick[Read More…]
White River Alliance and Colorado River Watch discuss water year, river status
Brandon Sanders, new Plant Center director, also spoke to the group MEEKER | The White River Alliance and Colorado River Watch board held their regular January meeting last Wednesday, with all members present. The session opened with a treasury report from Lois Williams, who announced the board has $3,093 in[Read More…]
Meeker trustees interview, appoint new library board member
MEEKER | After months of debate and public comment about the library board, a board opening presented an opportunity for multiple citizens to throw their hats in the ring to serve. With board president Meredith Deming, six Meeker residents submitted applications for the open seat. Interviews for those six applicants[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Jan 19-25, 2025
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 1/19/2025 @ 4:02 pm. A call came into the Communications Center regarding someone shooting explosives near County Road 7. Deputies responded and found the residence where tannerite was being shot. The shooters were given a warning regarding the legalities of owning[Read More…]
Register now for conservation districts’ 80th annual meeting
PRESS RELEASE RBC | White River and Douglas Creek Conservation District will host its 80th annual meeting and banquet to present both current and upcoming projects, programs, events, and collaborations that promote the wise use of natural resources and the implementation of best management practices. The evening will also feature[Read More…]
