Diana R. (Beach) Storie was born in Meeker, Colorado, on April 21, 1966. She passed away Feb. 22, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A memorial service in her honor will be held Friday, Aug. 2 at Westminster Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 10 University Circle in Pueblo, Colorado at 4[Read More…]
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Fifth annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament a success
RANGELY | The fifth annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament was held on June 1 at Cedar Ridges Golf Course. The tournament filled up fast again with a waiting list. First place winners were Terry Lancaster, Bryan Ellis, Mark Skelton and Caleb Templeton sponsored by Baker Hughes. Second place[Read More…]
Lancaster Foundation sponsors jr. high football camp
RANGELY | The Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation sponsored a football camp for the Jr. High boys June 17-20. There were 20 participants that registered. The players learned basic drills and techniques to help improve their skills. There were a handful of attendees that received awards for their leadership[Read More…]
BLM moves to sync oil and gas management with state big-game protections
RBC | The federal Bureau of Land Management has published a new plan (https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018400/570) for managing public lands which will put oil and gas management in sync with Colorado’s big-game conservation policies. Suzanne O’Neill, executive director of the Colorado Wildlife Federation, said the proposed final plan, which will impact BLM-managed[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – August 1st, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Miss Percy Beard returned to Meeker last Saturday evening, after an absence of nearly two years, in attendance at Campbell University, Holton, Kansas. Miss Beard is in poor health, the result of over study. The general land office has finally permitted the Utah sheep[Read More…]
Meeker PD welcomes newest officer: K9 Dak
MEEKER | The Meeker Police Department recently added a new member to their team, but unlike the rest of the team, this member walks on four feet. The department’s latest recruit is a new K9 unit named Dak. Dak, a German shepherd, was born in Czechoslovakia and understands and knows[Read More…]
NATIONAL COMPETITOR
Last week, Meeker’s own Jessy Pelloni and her horse Fabs competed in the National High School Rodeo Finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She competed in the barrel racing event, finishing in seventh place in the fourth performance, and placing 13th in the nation of all high school barrel racers. Congratulations[Read More…]
Grammy winning vocal group returns to The TANK
RANGELY | 2017, the adventurous vocal octet Roomful of Teeth came to Rangely to give what is now a legendary performance in a thunderstorm, of which Alex Ross wrote in The New Yorker, “In my experience, music has never seemed closer to nature.” On Aug. 31, Roomful of Teeth return[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JULY 14-20, 2024
ARRESTS A 40-year-old female party was arrested on a Rio Blanco County Felony Warrant for Dangerous Drugs on 7/18/2024. She was released 7/19/2024 on a PR Bond. A 28-year-old male was arrested on 7/22/2024 by Colorado State Patrol for Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs or[Read More…]
Celebrate community and heritage at the 112th annual Pioneers Association Dinner and Dance
MEEKER | Not many parties last 112 years, but this one has. Beginning in 1912, the Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association, previously known as the Old Timers dinner and reunion, is an event to celebrate family, friends and community. This year it is scheduled for Aug. 10, and everyone is[Read More…]
Halandras, Keetch named to Honor Roll at Univ. of Wyoming
MEEKER | Halandras, Keetch named to President’s Honor Roll at University of Wyoming. The University of Wyoming lists Cyros Halandras and Mackenzie A. Keetch on the 2024 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – July 25th, 2024
Meeker Public Library book club Aug. 12 MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library book club is reading “Just A Regular Boy” by Catherine Ryan Hyde. We will meet to discuss the book at the Meeker Public Library on Monday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. Extra copies are available for check[Read More…]