RBC | The Rio Blanco Cattlewomen sponsored a beef cook-off on March 8 with the Meeker High School Catering Class. Students used round steak provided through a grant from the Colorado Beef Council for their delicious recipes. All students received a “Real Cowboys Eat Beef” t-shirt and the winners received[Read More…]
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BMS WRESTLING
Barone Middle School wrestlers took first place as a team in South Routt County (Soroco) last weekend, with a number of Cowboys earning gold. | TANIA VALERIANO PHOTOS
MHS golfers ace first test of spring season
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy Lady Golf team opened up their spring season at Chipeta on Monday. Head coach Amanda Back took five girls; Averee Woodward, Aiyana McCook, Adi Knowles and Joelle Soler played in a scramble. Woodward and McCook, the veterans on the scramble team, led the girls to[Read More…]
PANTHERS MAKE IT TO GREAT 8
The Rangely High School girls’ basketball team, coached by Jimmie Mergelman and Jeremy Lohry, made it to the Colorado High School Activities Association 2A “Great 8” state championships in Denver March 9-10 following a 52-45 win over Akron on March 4. The RHS lady Panthers fell to Sedgwick County (Julesberg)[Read More…]
BUY FLY …
The winning teams for the 17th annual White River Community Association Buy-Fly Fishing Tournament held March 11-12 are as follows. First place goes to the Project Healing Waters Team: Paul McCahon, Jim Cunio, Bob Bell and Jason Fairbanks. The Drake Consulting, Inc. Team composed of Tony Barrelamuchey, Travis Kaiser, Bob[Read More…]
Brace yourselves, it’s pothole season
RBC | A wet winter coupled with increased traffic are to blame for the increasing number and severity of potholes on local highways. “This season has been incredibly significant with the water infiltrating the asphalt to the subsurface,” said Spencer Dickey, the Region 3 District 6 Deputy Superintendent for the[Read More…]
CNCC BASKETBALL AWARDS
CNCC Women’s Basketball team has had a season full of achievements. On Feb. 25, they won their first game over Snow College since the 2012-2013 season on home court in Hefley Gym. The game came down to the final basket, made by Hailey Long (above). The season holds the most[Read More…]
Piceance Mustangs meeting Monday
MEEKER | Piceance Mustangs will have our bi-monthly meeting (held the 3rd Monday of every other month at 6 p.m. at the BLM White River Field Office) on Monday, March 20. The public is welcome to attend. The group is currently looking for people to fill two positions – Vice[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Calm and reasonable exchange must resume
Families attempting to go back to their “same-old, same-old” weekly routines by juggling school and work routines are struggling. Faced with ever-changing schedules during this post-pandemic stage, all aspects of our community are reeling. The rise in number of incidents including verbal abuse in public gatherings is spiking again. Over[Read More…]
LETTER: Actions speak louder than words
Dear Editor: I have made several calls to my state representative, Meghan Lukens (HD26), since January 12, 2023. I am always courteous, leave my name, number, and the city and county in which I reside. I have called over twelve times, and she has never reached out to me as[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: MARCH 5-11, 2023
ARRESTSThere were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 3/5/2023 @ 12:29 pm. A male party was issued a summons in the town limits of Meeker for criminal trespass after he was accused of kicking a neighbor’s door and hitting the neighbor’s vehicle. 3/8/2023 @ 5:55 pm. A “monster” size pothole[Read More…]
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS: March 16, 2023
St. Patrick’s Day goodies at Western Exposures RealtyMeeker | Stop by Western Exposures Realty at 345 6th Street this Friday, March 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. for St. Patrick’s Day goodies! (Don’t forget to wear green!) RBC Pioneers event planning meeting March 20RBC | Hey everybody, mark your calendars![Read More…]
