UPDATE: On Thursday, April 18, The Denver Post announced that this year’s entire Ride the Rockies event has been canceled due to “lack of interest.” MEEKER | Gear up for an unforgettable adventure with the 2024 Ride The Rockies Route, set to unfold from June 9th to 15th amidst the[Read More…]
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Kennedy earns scholarship
MEEKER | Tatumn Kennedy of Meeker has been honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarship support for the 2024-2025 academic year. Kennedy is studying biosystems engineering. She was awarded the Oklahoma Grain and Feed Industry Scholarship. These scholarships are part of the more than[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – April 18th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago War ought to send the price of beef up several notches. The street cleaning department has a force of men at work cleaning out the town ditches preparatory to turning on the water. It is claimed that Lake Erie produces more fish to the[Read More…]
BASEBALL SEASON UNDERWAY
MHS senior Ryan Sullivan pitching for the Cowboys against Steamboat. Coming off a series of wins against Monte Vista, Steamboat and Cedaredge, the Cowboys play Grand Valley on Saturday, April 20. GABE CARDILE PHOTO RHS junior Marcos Quintana pitching for the Panthers. The Panthers play the Aspen Skiers today at home[Read More…]
RHS tracksters bring home top performances
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers track and field team traveled to Grand Junction this past weekend to compete in the Phil Wertman Invitational. A mix of finally getting some good weather and competing in a large meet with some of the best athletes in the state gave the Panthers all[Read More…]
More PRs for Cowboys at Glenwood Invitational
MEEKER | Meeker Cowboy track had an exciting weekend with lots of personal records earned at the Glenwood Springs Invitational. “The kids had a hard week of practice but showed us just how they can prevail and what they are made of,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt. “They will continue[Read More…]
Kobey Chism selected for 2024 Colorado 8-Man All-State Team
RANGELY | The Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation is proud to sponsor Rangely Panther football player Kobey Chism (#22) at the 2024 Colorado’s 8-Man All-State Game in Gilpin County Colorado. The 8-Man Football All-Star Game consists of four leagues in the South and three leagues in the North. The All-State[Read More…]
Barone Middle School track team takes on West Grand
MEEKER | Last Saturday, the Barone Middle School track team competed in Kremmling. “We could not have asked for a better day to compete,” commented head coach Marki Grant. “The weather was perfect, and the kids were ready to roll.” The Cowboys had some huge personal records set across the[Read More…]
PUBLIC NOTICES – April 18th, 2024
MEEKER SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 Board of Education Regular Meeting 555 Garfield Street Meeker, CO 81641 April 22, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/xct-iosj-ndu 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance: Ms. Sauls will lead the Pledge of Allegiance 3. Welcome of Guests 4.[Read More…]
A BEAR-Y GOOD STORY
Smokey Bear and Ranger Kate with the United States Forest Service Blanco District stopped by the Meeker Public Library last Friday to share Smokey’s origin story and information about wildfire prevention with a room full of kids. Smokey Bear will turn 80 this year in August. NIKI TURNER PHOTO
Successes for FCCLA team
MEEKER | Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is an amazing diverse student organization that incorporates skills from the Family and Consumer Classroom into competition pieces. For the past eight years Meeker has been working towards placing all competitors in a Gold or Silver category. This year, instructor[Read More…]
Mormon cricket update
RBC | Mormon Cricket hatch-outs have been reported at several sites across northern Rio Blanco County in recent weeks; including Hwy 13 near 9-Mile Ranch, north Sulphur Creek Road, Strawberry Creek Road, Piceance Creek road and north of the Town of Rangely. Residents are asked to help local agencies track[Read More…]
