RBC | A proposed ban on hunting mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx will appear on Colorado’s November ballot, according to the state’s Secretary of State’s Office. The initiative, driven by an animal rights group, aims to end big-cat hunting in the state. The Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project (CWCP), a coalition[Read More…]
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MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 64
White River Agency, Colorado. June 12, 1879 Sir: As the three wagons you have purchased by my request for Indians will I understand, soon be here, I ask your authority to retain them for agency use and give the Indians instead those we are using. First being 3½ inch, they[Read More…]
Meeker School Board reviews attendance, enrollment at regular meeting
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board of Education held its regular meeting at the district office last Monday night. Five out of the seven board members were present. Board member Joe Nieslanik and board secretary Hanna Borchard were absent. Borchard was excused as she was chaperoning a sixth-grade field trip[Read More…]
Taylor Draw Dam turbine repair and Zebra Mussels: Rio Blanco Water Conservancy Dist. meeting
RBC | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board met Wednesday, July 31 in Rangely, Colorado. The August meeting was canceled. Public input included a request for the public to be able to access the monthly meetings by Zoom. Several members of the public were in attendance to learn[Read More…]
Tough first home game for the Cowboys
MEEKER | Cowboy football opened the season against a tough and historically strong team, the Centauri Falcons. “We were handled by a good team, began head coach Andy Coryell, “and made a lot of early season mistakes that we couldn’t overcome.” The Cowboys fell 33-6, eight of the six coming[Read More…]
MHS volleyball plans for showdown with Debeque on Friday
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys volleyball team has been making waves in the 2024 season with their impressive performance at the Glenwood Springs Tournament. Reese Clatterbaugh and Rylee Sullivan led the team to face off against tough competition from 3A and 4A schools, proving their skills on the court. Despite[Read More…]
Cowboy cross country tackles high altitude course
MEEKER | Cowboy cross country made the trip up to the Grand Mesa for the Cedaredge Invitational this past Friday. “It was our first time on this course, and the views and temperature were excellent,” commented coach Marty Casey. The course begins and ends in the County Line Trails parking[Read More…]
Barone Middle School cross country meet recap
MEEKER | The Barone Middle School cross-country team had its second meet of the season last Friday in Cedaredge, Colorado. The meet, hosted by Cedaredge High School, took place on one of the high-elevation trails of the Grand Mesa National Forest. The starting and finishing lines were at an elevation[Read More…]
Interview with HD 26 State Rep. Meghan Lukens
RBC | If you have heard about a new push to support mental health programs in agricultural communities, it’s probably thanks in part to State Rep. Meghan Lukens, from Steamboat Springs, whose House District 26 includes Rio Blanco County. Lukens, a former high school teacher, took office in 2023 and[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – September 5th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago This is to certify that I have had chronic diarrhoea ever since the war. I got so weak I could hardly walk or do anything. One bottle of Chamberlains’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me sound and well. On Tuesday David Smith and[Read More…]
Northwest Colorado Development Council hosts economic development meetings Tuesday in RBC
PRESS RELEASE RBC | NWCDC Annual Meeting Showcases Important Economic Development Initiatives(Craig, Colorado) Northwest Colorado Development Council (NWCDC) will host its first AnnualMeeting on September 3, 2024, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Pavilion Building in the MoffatCounty Fairgrounds, 750 E. 4th Street, Craig. The public is invited[Read More…]
Sable Mountain Outfitters celebrating 25 years
With 25 years in business, Ann Marie Scritchfield of Sable Mountain Outfitters is wrapping up a busy summer season and gearing up for another hunting season. JARED HENDERSON Photo MEEKER | Hunting season is right around the corner, and you can bet that Ann Marie Scritchfield is gearing up for[Read More…]
