COURTESY PHOTO There will be a sponsor appreciation barbecue for youth softball players’ families and anyone who wants to come on Friday, June 2 at the Meeker Rec Center softball field. Games are at 10 a.m. and noon.
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BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
BEN QUINN PHOTO Carson Klinzmann, Honorable Mention, pitcher, sophomore; Ethan Quinn, 1st Team, outfield/CF, junior; Spencer Gates, 1st Team, infield/1B, junior; Jake Blazon, 1st Team and Conference Player of the Year, catcher, junior; Jonathan Fitzgibbons, 1st Team, pitcher, junior; Jace Mobley, 1st Team, infield/2B, junior; Ryan Sullivan, 1st Team, infield/SS,[Read More…]
CPW approves $6.24M for OHV trail projects
RBC | At its May meeting, the Parks and Wildlife Commission approved $6.24 million to fund 52 trail projects across Colorado as recommended by CPW for its 2023-2024 OHV Trail Grant funding awards. The grant funding comes from the purchase of over 200,000 Colorado OHV registrations/permits and the federal Recreational[Read More…]
MHS weight room will open next week
MEEKER | The Meeker High School weight room will open next week. This year’s program has been designed by the team from Athlos Life. Athlos Life is owned and operated by Dr. Justin Grant and his wife Rebekah Grant. All Cowboys entering 7th to 12th grades are invited to attend[Read More…]
Fewer licenses, shorter hunting seasons this year
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Parks and Wildlife Commission made unprecedented big-game hunting license reductions and shortened some season dates due to severe weather conditions this past winter season. At the May Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, CPW staff gave a presentation on the Deer, Elk,[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 1, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Mrs. Lockwood and daughter, Miss Bloomfield and Mr. __ had a good scare while crossing the Wilber ford last Sunday. The water was quite high and their team balked when about a quarter of the distance was made, and their appeal for help[Read More…]
MHS Graduation Section 2023
Bright futures …
The Rangely High School Class of 2023 (above) celebrated their graduation over the weekend. Co-valedictorians were MacKenzie Manchester and Marstan Wagner and co-salutatorians were Kyrah Phelps and Whitney Rusher. View the Class of 2023 special section here. MILLIE FRYER/COURTESY PHOTOS
Colorado Court of Appeals rules sheriff’s office can be held liable in 2016 wrongful death suit
RBC | The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office can be held civilly liable for the death by suicide of Catherine Rowell in 2016 while Rowell was held in the Rio Blanco County Detention Center. Rowell was arrested in Rangely on Feb. 12,[Read More…]
Happy retirement!
Meeker School Board President Kevin Amack (right) with retiring teachers Virginia Pugh and Heather Burke, retiring bus driver Toni Francis and retiring teacher Becky Hughes.
County Beat: May 25, 2023
RBC | Rio Blanco County Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth and other staff guided the board through upcoming grant applications for the next few months during work sessions on Tuesday. The first grant application for a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant would be for $77K of which the[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: May 13-21, 1023
ARRESTS A male party was arrested on a warrant on 5/14/2023. Call summaries 5/14/2023 @ 1:40 am. A mother and father walked into the Sheriff’s Office to report they didn’t want their adult son in the residence anymore due to verbal abuse. The adult son had not done anything criminal[Read More…]