RANGELY | The top two baseball teams in the 2A Western Slope League squared off against each other on Thursday, April 26 at the Field of Dreams in Rangely. Meeker came into the game with a 9-6 overall record and a 2-0 mark in league play. Rangely came in with[Read More…]
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BMS TRACK
The 2023 Barone Middle School (BMS) track team competed in Baggs, Wyoming last Friday. “All of our athletes have performed extremely well this season,” commented head coach Jordan Brown. “Tucker Chinn and Dexter Chinn have each taken first in the majority of their events throughout the season and our seventh[Read More…]
Panthers head into finals week
RANGELY | With the school year and spring sports season starting to wrap up, the Rangely Panthers high school track and field team doubled up on track meets for the weekend. On Friday, the team competed in Craig, Colorado, for the Clint Wells Invitational and then turned right around to[Read More…]
SIGNED
Kenyon Cochrane recently signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his education and track and field career at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. Kenyon throws the discus and shot put for the Panthers with personal bests of 154-03 in the discus and 46-09.5 in the shot put.[Read More…]
NO-HITTER
Every pitcher, no matter what level of play they participate in, dreams of completing a no-hitter. The dream has come true twice for Rangely’s sophomore ace, Marcos Quintana. Quintana threw his first no-hitter against Grand Valley High School in Rangely on April 15, 2023. In the game, Quintana only faced[Read More…]
TOWN OF MEEKER: Short meeting for trustees
MEEKER | With Mayor Kent Borchard and Mayor Pro Temp Travis Day absent, Trustee Wendy Gutierrez was appointed to lead Tuesday’s board meeting. Board members heard an invitation from Jan Zuber on behalf of the Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association for this year’s dinner/dance on June 3. “It’s now open[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: May 4, 2023
Thanks for great May Day event Dear Editor, We at the Rio Blanco County Historical Society would like to extend our greatest appreciation to everyone that helped with the planning, set up, and participation in our first ever May Day Festival event on April 30. We want to thank Go-fer[Read More…]
Local student earns Boettcher scholarship
MEEKER | Katie Lockwood, a senior at Meeker High School, has been selected as a recipient of the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship. Boettcher scholarships recognize Colorado’s top students by providing them with the funds to attain an excellent in-state education and access to additional opportunities to enrich their time in college[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Daycare deserts
Next fall’s preparations for the first day of school have already been started and are continuing to tread on the heels of the last day of school. While school boards and administrators all over Colorado have been having a great deal of difficulty hiring new teachers, an added challenge has[Read More…]
Springtime in the Rockies
Special to the Herald TImesHave you ever been to the RockiesIn March or April or May?Springtime in the RockiesCan take your breath away. The beauty of the mountainsWith the sunlight on the snow,Can bring a tear to your eye,And so can the winds that blow. Lucas Turner HT Photo The[Read More…]
Aging computer, aging body?
I was reading a very enlightening article about old computers and when to discard them in favor of a newer, greater, sparkly desktop. The more I read, the more I was convinced that most of the article could be applied to my body as well as my computer. The first[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 4, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago – Water was turned into the town ditch this week. The town ditch will be in charge of T.D. Riley, and all wishing water will settle with him. – A month or two ago a move was made by several of our sportsmen[Read More…]
