This year’s win is a storybook ending for retiring coaches Carl Padilla and JC Watt (above). Tiffany Jehorek photo. The Meeker Cowboys are your 2024 Colorado State Wrestling Champions, having won their ninth team title and continuing to be one of the winningest teams in the state. Head coach JC[Read More…]
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MEEKER COWBOYS 2024 STATE CHAMPIONS
It took a mighty team effort for the Cowboys to secure the 2A title for the first time since 2016. Jake Blazon, Orion Musser, Koy Weber, Tristin Rollins, Clay Crawford, Reed Goedert, Holton Harvey, and Noah LeBlanc all put valuable points on the board. Tiffany Jehorek photos
Public Notices: February 22, 2024
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. 23-03 To: Obligator/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due to you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of[Read More…]
SUPER SPELLER
NIKI TURNER photo Thirty-one Meeker Elementary School first through fifth graders competed in the school’s annual spelling bee on Thursday, Feb. 8. This year’s spelling bee champion is fifth-grader Samantha Patton. The words presented were from the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee and were available to students to study and[Read More…]
Two public meetings for cricket control planned
Meetings are planned for both ends of the county to educate the public on several aspects of Mormon cricket control. The Meeker meeting will be held at the Meeker Fire Hall on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. The Rangely meeting is scheduled for Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in the[Read More…]
MY FROSTY VALENTINE
The downtown window at Heritage was all dressed up for Valentine’s Day with homage to the Queen of Hearts and the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, as well as some other fun characters. With Valentine’s Day falling on a Wednesday this year, we were too late, like the White[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Feb. 4-10, 2024
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 02/04/2024 @ 1:33 pm. It was reported that someone’s yard maintenance man had asked to borrow $500 to keep himself out of jail. He was supposed to pay it back by the end of January, but is no longer living in[Read More…]
Appointments made, letters ratified by BoCC
The Rio Blanco County Commissioners made a series of appointments and reappointments to boards Tuesday, approved agreements for services and ratified some letters in opposition to or supporting specific items. Commissioners added an item to the agenda to approve a letter opposing a legislative effort in the state senate that[Read More…]
Local youth wins calf at National Western Stock Show
Johnny Rust, 15, of Meeker earned an entry into the 118th National Western Stock Show Catch-A-Calf program; as well as the 2024 Vet Science 101 Educational Seminar. Rust qualified by written essay and attended the Vet Science 101 Invitational Educational Course on Jan. 6 where he learned from experts on[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – February 15th, 2024
Firm Foundation Childcare open house Feb. 18 MEEKER | Firm Foundation Childcare (FFC) is hosting an open house on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 2-4 p.m. at 1032 Jennifer Dr. in Meeker. Firm Foundation Childcare (FFC) is a large childcare Center caring for children 6 weeks to 7 years old in[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – You will never have this day again
“We are very good at preparing to live but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice 10 years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS – Rolling in the dough
Recently the Oregon Trail Historical Society decided to up their game and promote their little hometown museum on social media. Recipes for Pioneer Sourdough Bread and one small sample of sourdough starter were promised. The TikTok video was such a hit that it soon went viral. This new type of[Read More…]