RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers bounced back after a season-opening loss and shut out the Plateau Valley Cowboys 60-0 on Yeager Field in front of a hometown crowd.
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MHS Cowboys win third in a row
MEEKER I Just like the Denver Broncos, lightning delayed the first home game for the Meeker Cowboys. However, instead of a delay at the start, lightning delayed the second half for Meeker, although both teams went on to win.
Jim, Debbie Cook to retire from Meeker Golf Course
MEEKER I Meeker Golf Course is absolutely beautiful this year, largely due to the endless time and effort Jim Cook has put in over his near 20-year career. It has been a family effort over the years for Jim, his wife Debbie, and two daughters Jennifer (Steve) Vandyke, and Wendy[Read More…]
2013 Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championships: Wild, woolly
MEEKER I There were 125 dog handlers and more than 1,000 visitors between Wednesday’s preliminaries and Sunday’s finals of the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trial in Ute Park, and the response to the weekend of activities was highly positive from participants, visitors and Meeker residents. More than 38 states and[Read More…]
Spring Cave, others closed until April for area bat protection
RBC I As of Aug. 1, all caves on the White River National Forest have been managed under new direction. An adaptive management plan was developed to reduce the potential spread of white-nose syndrome in bats, while providing reasonable access to the caving community.
Death Notice: Della Lee Wear
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13 at Highland Cemetery in Meeker for Della Lee Wear, 87, who died Friday Sept. 6, 2013, at Aspen Ridge in Grand Junction, Colo.
MHS ladies win 2 matches
MEEKER I The Meeker Volleyball Team began its regular season with two solid victories over league opponents.
Lightning tree…
While the Meeker area was drenched with rain on Friday night, lightning surrounded the area as well.
RHS volleyball team defeats Hotchkiss in five
RANGELY I The Rangely High School volleyball team won an exciting five-game match Saturday against Hotchkiss.
Fair Board public input meeting today
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Fair Board will be holding public input meetings in the Meeker and Rangely offices of the CSU Extension Service on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m.
Obituary: Elizabeth Ellen DeVore
Liz was born Jan. 6, 1949, the third child of Whitey and Mary Eliasen. She was born up the White River above Meeker, which she always considered to be her home, no matter where she lived.
Rangely starts action to say no to pot sales
RANGELY I The Rangely Town Council held a first reading and public hearing Tuesday night for Ordinance 682, which would effectively stymie the potential for recreational marijuana to be grown, manufactured, tested or sold within town limits.



