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Turner places 5th at state

MEEKER I Seven Barone Middle School wrestlers traveled to Denver on Friday and Saturday for the Middle School State Tournament, held at the Western Stock Show events center Friday and Saturday. Each wrestler was placed in a 64-man bracket with a double elimination format. The tournament was loaded with extremely[Read More…]

Arlene Fritzlan cut from tough stock

MEEKER I “I learned something I never forgot on that trip. If you hire on a job, finish it,” said Meeker native Arlene Fritzlan about a two-week pack trip all over the upper White River area when she was very young and working for her Uncle Joe.

Meeker Elementary holds book fair

MEEKER | With the arrival of spring, Meeker Elementary School is hosting its annual buy one, get one free Scholastic Book Fair on Wednesday from 3-8 p.m. The book fair will be held in Meeker Elementary School’s library at 201 Ute Rd.

On thin ice…

Thin ice and thick ice on Kenney Reservoir, east of Rangely, offer a stark color contrast with the flow nearest the dam taking on an emerald green hue while the remaining thick ice at the upper end of the lake remains solid white.

Rifle sportsmanship awards go to Demings

MEEKER I Thirteen members of the Meeker Community Wrestling Club opened the season with style in Rifle on Saturday as 10 of the grapplers placed in the top four and two returned with extra hardware.

Lepro sets records, wins discus

RANGELY I Lady Panther senior Holly Lepro broke the meet record and set a personal record in the discus throw, winning the gold medal in the event held March 30 in Cedaredge.

RHS Math Club news

RANGELY I The Rangely High School Math Club meets weekly to learn how to solve interesting math problems as preparation for various math competitions.