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56-14

… Rangely traveled to Plateau Valley Saturday and left with a 56-14 win. The Panthers were led by Marstan Wagner and the offensive line who combined for a whopping 311 yards rushing, followed by Kobey Chism and his 211 yards. As a team the Panthers rushed for 555 yards on[Read More…]

MUSTANGS

The Meeker Mustangs took on Coal Ridge last week. While neither team came away with a win, all coaches are impressed with how much each player is growing. The teams will host their final games this Saturday. | TIFFANY JEHOREK PHOTO

Softball ends season

The Cowboys softball team ended their season this past Saturday in Lamar after losing a hard fought game with Thomas Jefferson (TJ), who went on to beat the host team Lamar to win the regional tournament. The Cowboys held Thomas Jefferson at bay early in the game with solid defense[Read More…]

ERBM opts out of FAMLI plan

ERBM Recreation District Board of Directors voted to opt out of Colorado’s state-run Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) this week following a public hearing. No one shared comment before the decision. Board members also reviewed the district’s preliminary 2023 budget. Total proposed expenditures are approximately $4.6 million compared[Read More…]

Oct. 18 Town of Meeker meeting

The Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday with a short agenda. With two vacancies on the planning commission following the resignations of Jim Kendall and Jared Harvey, former Barone Middle School principal Jim Hanks has put in an application for one of the empty seats. A resolution to[Read More…]

Rural school added to Historic Register

The tin-sided, single-room Yellow Creek Schoolhouse located along State Highway 64 halfway between Meeker and Rangely is now listed in the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties, as of Sept. 28, 2022. This listing resulted from the collaboration between BLM White River Field Office and historic architecture contractors, History Colorado,[Read More…]