The Rangely Panthers hosted the West Grand Mustangs for homecoming last Friday. The Mustangs won 68-30, as Rangely trailed 24-16 at the end of an exciting first quarter. The Panthers collapsed in the second quarter, then managed to fight back in the second half as they added 14 points to[Read More…]
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Cowboys fall to Buena Vista Demons 41-29
MEEKER | The Cowboys suffered their second loss this past weekend to the Buena Vista Demons. Meeker was up early, 14-0, shutting BV out in the first quarter. The Cowboys turned the ball over on downs midfield and the Demons were able to utilize and score. The Demons then went[Read More…]
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS: Oct. 13, 2022
Small business class RBC | Small businesses looking or needing to shift out of startup phase and into “what’s next” are encouraged to attend a two-day StartUp to ScaleUp course in Hayden, Colorado on Oct. 14-15. This interactive class will give existing small business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs and local leaders[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Oct. 3-9, 2022
ARRESTS There were no arrests for the week of Oct. 9, 2022. CALL SUMMARIES 10/3/2022 @7:13 p.m. At the bottom of Douglas Pass, there was a male party reported to be relaxing in a hammock about 50 ft off the highway. It was thought that the male had been there[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Oct. 11, 2022
County commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 11 in Meeker for work sessions and a regular meeting. County employees will be staying with the same insurance pool for the coming year, after requests for additional quotes were not received in time to meet the Oct. 1 deadline for withdrawing from the current[Read More…]
‘TIS THE SEASON
Sheep made their way through Meeker Tuesday, heralding the beginning of cooler days and nights. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
RANGELY HOMECOMING 2022
The Panthers celebrated homecoming last week, with a chili dinner and bonfire Thursday evening and the ‘Racing Through The Decades’-themed parade Friday, followed by a football game and weekend volleyball matches. Rangely celebrated homecoming last week, crowning Kevin Wren and Kyrah Phelps (left) and Luis Quintana and Rylee Allred (right)[Read More…]
BMS basketball begins
With little time to spare the Barone Middle School boys finished football on Friday and picked up basketball on Monday with their first games last Saturday. Amy Chinn and Brandon Sanders are coaching the eighth grade team and Sean VonRoenn is coaching seventh grade. There are 40 boys out combined[Read More…]
ARE THEY HERE?
The HT asked Travis Duncan, Public Information Supervisor for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, for comment on some reader-generated questions after last week’s report of possible wolf depredation near Meeker. His responses follow, edited for space and clarity. How far from Meeker did the depredations occur? The incident occurred approximately 15[Read More…]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigating possible wolf depredations on U.S. Forest Service land near Meeker
Update: according to this report from The Fence Post, 18 LK Ranch calves were killed. Press Release Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating a report of dead domestic cow calves on White River National Forest lands near Meeker that show damage consistent with wolf depredation. This is an active investigation[Read More…]
Ballot Bingo
A quick look at the initiatives on your 2022 ballot Coloradans will have the opportunity to cast their vote on 11 statewide ballot measures in the 2022 General Election, including five measures referred to the ballot by the Colorado legislature and six voter-initiated propositions. Issues Referred by the State Legislature[Read More…]
Bike repair shop opens in Meeker
“Our bike trails are getting out there. And, I mean, we’re just trying to get ahead of the curve a little bit,” said Kyle Granahan from his garage-turned-bike-shop in Meeker. “It’s something we thought Meeker could use, and wanted to be able to offer a good setup for people locally,”[Read More…]
