RBC | Sparky is part of the new addition to the animal shows as the Rio Blanco County Fair this year. Sparky will be joined by Kira, Cleo, Misstache, Lucky and Alex. With cat names like that, the addition promises to be lively. Five 4-H members will be presenting both[Read More…]
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Cowboys nab league championship
MEEKER | Undefeated in their league and with a 10-1 victory over the Rangely Panthers the Cowboys sealed the league championship last week. Jonathan Fitzgibbons took the win, throwing 92 pitches in seven innings, striking out 11 and only allowing one run. Jace Mobley batted 1000 and he and Carson[Read More…]
Cowboys compete at three-day meet
MEEKER | The track season reached a milestone last weekend for the Cowboys as they competed in the three-day league track meet. “It was a great meet for the kids,” said head coach Hallie Blunt. “We had boys and girls place in events that they hadn’t all year, and that[Read More…]
Panther baseball goes 2-1 against Cowboys, Bruins
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers baseball team enjoyed a 2-1 mark on their season last week. The Panthers fell to the Meeker Cowboys 10-1 on Thursday and had to turn around and play the Cedaredge Bruins on Saturday. The doubleheader against the Bruins was originally scheduled to be played in[Read More…]
Big week for BMS track
MEEKER | Barone Middle School tracksters had a big week with two times to complete. At the night relays hosted by Meeker the following Cowboys took home ribbons. In the boys hurdles Tucker Chinn, Dexter Chinn, Aiden Leathan and Ashton Tapia all took second place. In the girls medley relay,[Read More…]
Panthers compete at Western Slope League Championships
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers got their first taste of championship competition this past weekend as they competed at the Western Slope League Championships in Grand Junction at Stocker Stadium. The meet took place over two days and gave the Panthers a sense of what it’s like to compete in[Read More…]
CPW to host meetings for big game season structure
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites the public to have a voice in big game hunting regulation changes that will form the foundation for policy in the years to come. As part of its Big Game Season Structure (BGSS) planning process, CPW will hold a series of in-person open[Read More…]
CPW gives final approval to wolf restoration plan
RBC | After more than two years of extensive statewide stakeholder meetings and outreach via a series of public hearings, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Wednesday gave final approval to the final Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The plan was unanimously adopted through a two-step approval process[Read More…]
Youth turkey hunters and their mentors take to the field
MEEKER | On a cold, snowy weekend in mid-April, seven young turkey hunters and their mentors huddled quietly on pristine private land along the White River Valley near Meeker, scanning the terrain for their elusive quarry. Participating in their first turkey hunt, the youngsters battled the snow, frigid air and[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 11, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago – A team belonging to J. H. Beard tried to run away with a load of sand near the corner of Sixth and Park on Monday afternoon. The driver, Brown, had a foot badly crushed under a wheel when the wagon struck a[Read More…]
Death Notice: Lee Light
March 21, 1931 ~ April 25, 2023 A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later time. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Pioneers Hospital Walbridge Wing.
Obituary: Hazel “Jean” White
Oct. 28, 1937 ~ April 23, 2023 Hazel “Jean” White, 85, retired elementary school teacher, died Sunday, April 23, 2023. Funeral services will be held in June at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wichita, Kansas. Hazel and her husband Frazer owned property upriver from 1966 to 1999 and were involved in[Read More…]
