It was another exciting night on Wednesday when the Cowboy softball team split games with the Delta Panthers. In game one Brea Garcia got the start on the mound and had a quick inning with two pop fly outs and a ground ball out for the third out, allowing no[Read More…]
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County runners race in Delta
Meeker The Meeker Cowboys cross country team competed in Delta’s Pantherfest meet on Friday. Informally known as the “Delta Speedway,” the course at Confluence Park is about as flat and fast as the team will see. The weather this year was not entirely cooperative, but the cool temperatures and excellent[Read More…]
BMS cross country hosts muddy meet
The Barone Middle School cross country season ended this weekend with rain and a lot of mud. Meeker hosted the final meet with Soroco, Craig, and West Grand braving the rain storm. The sky looked promising until about 10 minutes before the start of the boys’ race. By the time[Read More…]
Cowboys shut out Cedaredge
MEEKER I For the third time this year Cowboy football has dominated their opponent achieving a running clock, and for the second time they completely shut the other team out. Cedaredge fell 40-0 in a game that can only be described as rainy, soggy, and muddy. “What boy doesn’t like[Read More…]
Three weeks left for vball
Cowboy volleyball has just over three weeks left in regular season after their wins this past weekend over Cedaredge on Friday and Caprock on Saturday. “Two fun matches this weekend,” commented head coach Greg Cravens. “We got some news at the beginning of the week that Nora was out and[Read More…]
BMS volleyball wraps up
Middle School Volleyball wrapped up this weekend with their final district tournaments. “It was a privilege to be a part of the middle school volleyball program this year,” began head coach of the seventh grade Molly Turner . ”The seventh grade girls are an amazing group of athletes.” Both[Read More…]
Commissioners vote to stick with state plumbing inspector
The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners (BoCC) held two special meetings last week: one Wednesday to make a decision about switching from the state plumbing board inspector to a local inspector, and a special meeting Friday for an executive session to discuss hiring a director for the county’s Department[Read More…]
Town of Meeker presents public draft of ’23 budget
MEEKER I At the regular board of trustees meeting for the Town of Meeker on Tuesday, trustees were thanked for the town’s financial contribution to the annual outdoor education trip for incoming Barone Middle School sixth graders. Funds for the trip are raised by students and staff from nonprofit groups,[Read More…]
Obituary: Linda Holeyfield
March 17, 1946 ~ Sept. 30, 2022 On Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, Linda Holeyfield, loving wife and mother, passed away at the age of 76. Linda was born on March 17, 1946, in Washington, D.C., to Herman and Martha Gatling. Linda was a flight attendant for Pan American. She was[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 6, 2022
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago he time is at hand when the candidate will make his rounds among the horny-handed sons of toil. He will grasp hands as he never did of yore, and talk of matters never dreamt of before. First good frost of the season last[Read More…]
RECORD-BREAKERS
The Meeker Marlins swim team broke two USA Colorado state seasonal swimming records this year. Said Rodriguez (left), Dexter Chinn (center), Tucker Chinn and Jonan VonRoenn (not pictured) broke the record in both the boys’ 13-14 200 medley relay and boys’ 13-14 200 freestyle relay, Said Rodriguez broke an individual[Read More…]
BMS Football Wraps Up
The fall Barone Middle School football program wrapped up with games last weekend in Steamboat. The seventh grade team lost 18-0 and eighth grade team won 14-0. “Eighth played a tough game and fought hard until the game was over,” said head coach Colton Brown. “I’m very proud of the[Read More…]
