Latest News

Escondido on hold until March 4

MEEKER — In unfinished business, Meeker’s Board of Trustees re-opened a public hearing for the proposed Escondido subdivision. After the initial Jan. 17 hearing, property owners Regas and Pegge Halandras withdrew the original design amid questions and concerns from surrounding residents in the Sage Hills subdivision. For the hearing, property[Read More…]

RDH adopts Planetree philosophy

RANGELY — Named for the tree under which Hippocrates taught students, the Planetree care system seeks to make patients and their families, health care providers and the entire community integral parts of the cycle of healing.

Panthers boys gain another split

RANGELY — Last weekend the Panthers boys basketball team split in league play by losing to Plateau Valley 62-60 and beating North Park Saturday 78-57. The Panthers ran into a very hot team which shot the lights out and everything went in. Plateau Valley got off to a hot start[Read More…]

Lady Cowboys drop two league games on the road

MEEEKR — It wasn’t a good week to be unable to make baskets but according to Meeker’s head girls basketball coach Hallie Blunt, that’s what happened in games against Grand Valley and South Routt County (Soroco) last week. “We couldn’t make a basket,” Blunt said.

Cowboys split in road contests

Lose to Grand Valley, win at Soroco MEEKER — The Meeker Cowboys varsity basketball was beaten by the defending state champions and currently number one ranked Grand Valley Cardinals last Thursday night in Parachute 56-73. However, the team recovered from the defeat and was able to pick up a crucial[Read More…]

Panther wrestlers beat Cowboys in annual dual

RBC — “I’ve never seen the scoreboard on our side when we wrestled Meeker,” Rangely’s head coach Jeff LeBleu said after his Panthers defeated the Cowboys 15-48 last Friday in Meeker. It was the first time the Panthers have beat the Cowboys under LeBleu’s tenure.

Transportation panel report released

RBC — Gov. Bill Ritter today presented his Blue Ribbon Transportation Panel’s final report, “A Report to the People”î to the legislature’s joint transportation caucus. The complete report is available by visiting Gov. Ritter’s Web site, www.colorado. gov/governor.