MEEKER | The Meeker High School baseball team opened the 2026 season on the road last week, traveling to Battle Mountain for a matchup with the Huskies. The Cowboys showed significant improvement from their previous meeting in 2025, when they dropped a doubleheader 11-0 and 15-0, keeping this year’s season[Read More…]
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MHS Basketball Awards Banquet
From left, juniors Said Rodriguez and Trent Sanders pose for a photo. Rodriguez received Western Slope League All-Conference honors, while Sanders earned Western Slope League All-Conference and All-State Honorable Mention. The Meeker High School basketball players pose for a group photo at their end-of-season banquet, celebrating the conclusion of the[Read More…]
BMS Wrestling
The Barone Middle School wrestling team poses in front of the podium this past weekend in Rangely. “Meeker won the district championship, taking first place in approximately 10 or 11 weight classes,” said Coach Nate Lee.
Local ditch repairs move forward with county support
RBC| The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners held its regular monthly meeting in Rangely last week, with all three commissioners present. The meeting opened with a public comment period, though no comments were made in person or online. Commissioners then moved to approve the agenda, with a proposed[Read More…]
Many winter roads and trails closing early
With low snowpack on open roads visitors should stay on snow to reduce resource damage PRESS RELEASE RBC | Due to a lack of snow coverage, the White River National Forest is beginning to close some motorized winter roads and trails earlier than usual to protect public safety and prevent[Read More…]
Career and Technical Education debate continues at Meeker School Board meeting
MEEKER | The Meeker School District Board of Education held its regular March meeting at the district office, with most members in attendance. Board President Bill DeVergie, Secretary Hanna Borchard, and members Ann Franklin, Joe Nieslanik, Heather Sauls and Tony Theos were present. Vice President Tom Allen did not attend[Read More…]
From ranch work to Capitol Hill: MHS graduate earns D.C. internship
MEEKER | For Meeker High School Class of 2021 graduate Justin Henderson, the path from fixing fences and working cattle to the halls of the nation’s capital has been anything but typical. A Meeker native who grew up immersed in agriculture, Henderson will spend his summer in Washington, D.C., interning[Read More…]
Agriculture anchors Rio Blanco County economy but faces mounting pressures according to CMU study
RBC | In Rio Blanco County, agriculture isn’t just part of the landscape — it’s a major piece of the local economy. According to a 2026 study from Colorado Mesa University’s Davis School of Business, agriculture supports 452 jobs locally, accounting for roughly 9.4% of all employment in the county[Read More…]
Clean out the paperwork clutter: What to shred and what to save
Free cleanup event includes secure document shredding in Meeker on April 10 MEEKER | The word “paperwork” brings to mind a lot of things — balancing the checkbook, filling out tax forms, job or school applications, and the never-ending task of sorting receipts, medical bills and financial records. From the[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: March 15-21, 2026
ARRESTS 3/15/2026-Meeker PD arrested an 18 year-old female for 1st Degree Criminal Trespass, 2nd Degree Burglary and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was taken to jail. 3/20/2026-Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 36 year-old female for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs or Both. She was issued a summons[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – March 26th, 2026
Fairfield grant application deadline April 1 MEEKER | The deadline for the semi-annual Freemain E. Fairfield grant applications will be 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Applications may be mailed to PO Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641, or delivered to White River Electric (233 6th St.), ATTN: JH Sheridan, between[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – On taxes
“Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.”~ Herman Wouk I can’t think of a single positive statement I’ve ever heard about taxes. It doesn’t matter if it’s sales taxes or income taxes or property taxes, the consensus has always been that taxes suck and we collectively[Read More…]