Last week was a big test for Cowboy Softball in their second game of the year when they took on yet another solid 4A team in Rifle. The final score was 17-3. “The Rifle Bears are always tough competition but the girls keep getting better and better each time we[Read More…]
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Cowboy golfers competed at the Montrose Red Hawks Tournament Aug. 25. Wil Schwartz shot an 86, Drew Drake shot 100, Alex Garcia shot 107, Montey Franklin shot 115 and Thomas Curry shot 118. The team played in Eagle Wednesday, Aug. 30. | COURTESY PHOTO
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Mary Scoggins, a three-sport athlete in cross country, basketball and track as well as a 2022 co-valedictorian at RHS, is heading to Pueblo, Colorado, to continue her education and running career at Colorado State University Pueblo. Scoggins will be joining a program that has produced several national champions and many[Read More…]
Rangely volleyball hosts home openers
The Rangely High School freshman volleyball team had their home opener game on Aug. 27 against Little Snake River from Wyoming. The team started the game off with “first game jitters” which is completely normal as a freshmen team. After some good rallies the team began to battle. The Panthers[Read More…]
Cowboys shut out Miners
In the season opener, the Cowboys met a league opponent, the North Fork Miners, another team that made it to postseason season quarterfinals last year. “Each year is different, we never know how the schedule will end up, it just happened that this year we have a league opponent first,”[Read More…]
Clean up, everywhere
Colorado’s wildlife encounters many barriers and obstacles when moving across the landscape. Migration corridors for deer, elk, and pronghorn are disrupted by roads, urban development, as well as recreation trails. Although we may be able to improve these obstacles for wildlife movement, they will remain significant impediments to wildlife for[Read More…]
Jammin’ Lamb Fest moving to Fairgrounds
People visit the Meeker Classic to watch the dogs and to experience the community of Meeker and all it has to offer. Along with that comes the craving for lamb. Many “lamb” traditions have surrounded the annual Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials for 35 years – barbecues, sheepdog trials and[Read More…]
When opinions and information collide
I got an email last week from a gentleman in Oregon lambasting our recent reporting on the Piceance/East Douglas Herd Management Area. Interestingly, the only negative feedback we’ve received is from people who don’t actually live here, but who still have a lot of feelings and opinions about the situation[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Sept 1, 2022
Huitt for Wolfson (REFER TO EDITOR’S NOTE BELOW FOR CORRECTIONS) Dear Editor:Rio Blanco County has recently been through some of the most difficult division over politics in recent times. I hopefully have some good news. There is a race I think we can all agree on. Let’s take a look[Read More…]
What to do when the water keeps dwindling?
It seemed inevitable that the dwindling Colorado River would be divvied up by the federal Bureau of Reclamation. On June 14, BuRec gave the seven states in the Colorado River compact just 60 days to find a way to cut their total water usage by up to 4 million acre-feet.[Read More…]
Back to the moon
Childhood heroes are getting scarce. Well, at least outside YOUTube and video games. Kids need heroes to grow. My heroes were my Dad, cowboys in white hats like Roy Rogers, knights in armor, and astronauts. The space race to the moon began with the Russians launching a satellite named Sputnik.[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Rural transportation
Offering transportation options for those residents who suddenly find themselves without a vehicle for a multitude of reasons continues to be one of the most important concerns in Colorado rural communities. This issue seems come up as more and more residents find they need help getting to out-of-town appointments. Local[Read More…]