All of the 2023 Meeker High School Prom Royalty included: first attendants Eddie Drussell and Ruby Holliday, queen Melayni Wangnild and king Casey Brink, second attendants Payke Potetz and Brealyn Garcia, and crownbearers Cecily and Cort Crawford. Courtesy Photo
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Veteran amputee climbing Everest
Kirstie Ennis is a veteran amputee turned mountaineer who is currently on a rapid ascent redemption climb of Everest to complete her Climbing For A Cause- Seven Summits expeditions. U.S. Marine Sergeant Kirstie Ennis was serving as a helicopter door gunner on her second deployment to Afghanistan and her helicopter[Read More…]
What are those 911 surcharges on your phone bill?
RBC | The 911 surcharge is imposed by a local governing body, the 911 authority board, to pay costs incurred for the continued operation of emergency telephone service within that governing body’s jurisdiction, such as for equipment, installation and other directly related costs. The jurisdiction is set by the Public[Read More…]
Scholarship …
The Wagon Wheel OHV Club would like to announce and congratulate Ariel Gallegos of Meeker as the recipient of the Alvin Jones Memorial Scholarship. Gallegos wrote an excellent essay about OHVs and the environment. Good luck in pursuing your Bachelor of Science degree in aviation maintenance and your future career.[Read More…]
Signed …
Rangely senior Andrew Dorris has signed his National Letter of Intent for Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, to continue his academic and athletic career. Dorris will be competing in both cross country and track and field for the Busters. While at Rangely, Dorris is a 5-time state[Read More…]
Meet Sparky: Cat show to be one new addition to county fair
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…]
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…]