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Dismal end to a good season…

Neither the confidence nor the spirit of Sweetbriar owners Gary and Kathy Staley of Rangely, nor a Broncos-themed parade down Rangely’s Main Street on Sunday afternoon, could help the Broncos as the Seattle Seahawks trounced Denver 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday evening. The Broncos had a great season,[Read More…]

Cowboys ranked No. 9

MEEKER I A new year’s winning streak and another decisive conference win has put the Meeker High School boys’ basketball team in the rankings this week. Colorado Preps put the Cowboys at No. 9, adding the remark that “The red hot Meeker Cowboys have won five straight.”

Cowboys host dual meet tourney Saturday

MEEKER I The No. 2-ranked 2A Meeker Cowboys wrestling team will host seven teams Saturday for a dual meet tournament, starting at 9:30 a.m. All the Cowboys got on the mat last week, when they wrestled in Palisade against the host Bulldogs and the Hotchkiss Bulldogs, losing to the former[Read More…]

Stockgrowers’ …

Bill Ekstrom, the Rio Blanco County agricultural Extension Service agent, was the first speaker during the public portion of the annual Rio Blanco Stockgrowers’ Association’s annual meeting on Saturday at the county courthouse in Meeker. Several other government spokesmen and ranchers spoke at the meeting regarding agricultural issues in Northwest[Read More…]

Friday is deadline for chamber directory

MEEKER I As a Meeker Chamber of Commerce member, you can list your business in the local membership directory, include a coupon and reserve your ad space in the 2014 Meeker Booklet, which is created and distributed annually by the Chamber of Commerce. The deadline for this year’s booklet is[Read More…]