May 5, 1935 ~ Sept. 2, 2024 William E. (Bill) Ruckman passed away peacefully on Sept. 2, 2024, at Swedish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, after a brief and unexpected illness. Bill was the third of five children born to Morris and Alice (Anderson) Ruckman in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on[Read More…]
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DEATH NOTICE – Wesley Eubanks
June 26, 1958 ~ Aug. 25, 2024
CELEBRATION OF LIFE – Trapper McGruder
Nov. 3, 2001 ~ Aug. 31, 2024 A Celebration of Life for Trapper McGruder will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Fairfield Center, 200 Main St., Meeker, Colorado, 81641. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Trapper McGruder Memorial Fund at the[Read More…]
FUNERAL NOTICE – Sandra Sue Shimko
Aug. 5, 1941 ~ March 2, 2024 Funeral services will be held at St. James Episcopal Church on Sept. 14, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. with interment to follow at Highland Cemetery.
DEATH NOTICE – Jimmy Ray Purcell
April 29, 1937 ~ Aug. 5, 2024 Jimmie Ray Purcell was born April 29, 1937 in New Castle, Colorado. He passed away in Craig, Colorado, on Aug. 5, 2024. No services are planned.
Septemberfest 2024
Septemberfest Grand Marshals, Dylan and Mandi Smuts. Fast, Flat & Free Participants. Rangely Jr/Sr High School’s FFA float in the “Celebrating Rangely’s Heritage” parade. Sitton Shotgun put on an awesome concert for the close out of Septemberfest. Chili Cook-Off Participants: Left to Right Beverly Hernandez, Miranda Lee (winner of Best[Read More…]
Quilts in the Country gains popularity
MEEKER | The Quilts in the Country annual P.E.O. Quilt Show has been gaining a positive reputation in its 12 short years of existence! This year just added to its fame. With 140 unique quilts — never before shown in this event — the visitors couldn’t stop exclaiming over the quality and[Read More…]
Cowboys fall to Wiggins in second home game
MEEKER | Cowboy football continued its challenging schedule when Wiggins came to town lastFriday. Meeker has a stacked schedule packed full of powerhouse teams. Meeker held tight and it was close going into the fourth quarter before Wiggins scored twice to put it away. Seniors Cade Blunt and Clay Crawford[Read More…]
Panther volleyball pushes season record to 7-0
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers volleyball team had a successful weekend. Friday’s game saw a match between two unbeaten teams. Caprock Academy came in with a 6-0 record and thanks to some tenacious play, they left 6-1. The Panthers had to work hard as Caprock boasted a formidable attack with a[Read More…]
Panthers fall to Dove Creek in ‘heartbreaker’
RANGELY | The Panthers went on their first road trip of the season to play the Dove Creek Bulldogs. We knew that it was going be a battle in order to get a win in Dove Creek. The Panther defense played great throughout the night. The game was low-scoring for[Read More…]
Cowboy volleyball beats Dragons
MEEKER | The Cowboys allowed just one set to go the Dragon’s way before charging back to win their one and only game of the week 3-1. “We have had an issue with starts to matches this year and we started well against Debeque which is a great sign,” began[Read More…]
MHS golf tournament recap
MEEKER | Last week, the Meeker High School golf team participated in the Vail Golf Club Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 3. It was not their best performance of the season, as the Cowboys finished 16th out of 19 teams with an overall score of 273. Bryson Elam led the Cowboys[Read More…]




