The Colorado Senate Ag committee is expected to perform confirmation hearings this month for two of three new Parks and Wildlife Commissioners Governor Polis appointed in July of 2023. The Northwest Colorado Outfitters’ Association is asking residents to contact members of the ag committee opposing two of the three appointees[Read More…]
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Meeker trustees approve donation for baseball/softball teams
If you pay very close attention to your monthly cell phone bill, you may notice an 8¢ increase on the 911 surcharge beginning in February. The increase will generate about $80 in additional revenue this year for the Eastern Rio Blanco County 911 board. Dispatch Supervisor Rhawnie McGruder spoke to[Read More…]
Cowboy wrestlers host duals, head to regionals
For 10 seniors and two coaches, Saturday was the last time they’d compete in the Meeker gym as part of the Meeker High School wrestling program. In the final regular season matches where the Cowboys hosted the 2024 Meeker Duals and for a third straight year (COVID didn’t allow for[Read More…]
Tough weekend for lady Cowboys
The Meeker Cowboys girls’ basketball team faced some challenges this past weekend as they went 0-3 against Little Snake, Olathe and Roaring Fork and are now 7-8 on the year. “Of the eight teams in our league six of them are in the top 32 right now and of those[Read More…]
Cowboys tie longest win streak since ‘14-’15
The 14-1 Meeker Cowboys have tied the longest win streak since the 2014-2015 season and are looking good to beat the best season in MaxPreps record. The win record also moved them up in CHSAA seeding and they finally broke the top 10. The three-game weekend on the road didn’t[Read More…]
Lady Panthers take down PV Cowboys, Dragons
The lady Panthers tacked on two more wins this week and are on the road for both. They traveled to Plateau Valley on Tuesday for a non-league match-up, winning with a score of 52-38. Miah Wren led the charge with 14 points and five steals, followed closely by Emmeree Wagner[Read More…]
RHS boys fall to Plateau Valley and DeBeque
On Jan. 30 the Panther boys traveled to Collbran, Colorado, for a rematch against the Plateau Valley Cowboys. The Cowboys, who are undefeated in the league once again, used their pressure defense to wreak havoc on the Panthers all night. After the first quarter, the scoreboard read 14-7. The second[Read More…]
Rangely Panthers travel to Meeker
The Rangely Panthers wrestling team traveled to Meeker twice this past week for a dual and for a dual team tournament. First, the Panthers dualed the Cowboys. Rangely expected it to be a very tough dual and it was. Only two RHS wrestlers won matches on the night: Landon Carlson[Read More…]
THE END OF AN ERA
Wrestling is an individual sport but it takes sacrifice and support from coaches, teammates and especially family to succeed. Meeker’s wrestling program has been successful for many years because of local families like the Watts. JC Watt ran the Meeker duals last Saturday for the last time as the head[Read More…]
BMS GIRLS B-BALL
Results from BMS girls basketball matches are as follows: – 7B Meeker v. Rangely, lost 16-14. – 7A Meeker v. Craig, won 35-14. They also played in Rangely. – 7B Meeker v. Craig, won 12-10.
DAYS GONE BY – February 8th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The Odd Fellows will celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, next Tuesday evening, February 14, by giving a dance at their hall. Vernal is considerably worked up over alleged late gold discoveries in the vicinity of the Colorado-Utah line. There ought to be no scarcity of[Read More…]
