It was a quiet week for Cowboy volleyball, with only varsity hitting the court, they made a quick trip to Walden to take on North Park. “Another good win,” began head coach Greg Cravens. In fact the team only allowed 40 points in the three sets, winning 25-9, 25-17, 25-14[Read More…]
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Cowboys fall to Gunnison
The Meeker Cowboy football team suffered its third loss of the season when it traveled to Gunnison for a league matchup last Friday. Gunnison came out strong putting up 10 points in the first before Meeker was able to answer. The second quarter didn’t go as smooth for Gunnison with[Read More…]
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…]
Panthers run at Yampa Valley Golf Course
The Rangely Panthers traveled again to Craig, Colorado, this past weekend to compete. This time, however, the Panthers lined up on the beautiful Yampa Valley Golf Course on a nice, fall afternoon. A smaller field of racers and a significantly flatter course allowed the Panthers to really enjoy their final[Read More…]
RUNNING TO REGIONALS
Meeker cross country competed at the Rifle Invitational on Wednesday, Oct. 12, held at the Rifle Creek Golf Course. Brighton Bair was back to racing this week and took 17th place in a time of 23:11. Wyatt Rollins was once again the first Cowboy to finish in the boys’ race,[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…]
Rio Blanco County 4-H youth create seed balls to reclaim land along White River west of Rangely
Last week, Rio Blanco 4-H youth from Meeker and Rangely participated in a Community Pride project and had a lot of fun at the same time. Youth were up to their elbows in mud as they made mud/seed balls as part of a project planned to reclaim riparian land along[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: You do make a difference
Do you make a difference in the world? Does anyone care about what you do? Are some people more important than others? We all ask ourselves these questions from time to time. Some people wonder about them more than others. You do make a difference. You are important. Who you[Read More…]
Bank … by mail?
I stopped by our local post office to pick up a package from Amazon the other day. I noticed I was not the only one getting a box with a big grin on the side. In fact, the post office handles huge volumes of Amazon packages. I started wondering if[Read More…]
Oktoberfest returns this weekend
Oktoberfest celebrations span centuries, continents and cultures.This weekend, thanks to the hard work of the folks at Smoking River Brewing Co., the tradition is back for a second year. Bavarian-inspired festivities are slated to kick off with a Volksmarch (more on that below) Friday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m., followed[Read More…]