MEEKER I Hello, my name is Hattie Brennan. This is my third year in 4-H. I am excited to say I am the new reporter for the “It’s Showtime” 4-H Club. We kicked the new year off with a meeting on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. with the[Read More…]
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Genealogy 101
WELCOME TO GENEALOGY 101. Doesn’t that sound dry and college like! Lucky for you this course is not graded and you get no credit for it. Almost nobody in your family will care if you succeed. As a matter of fact, if you get good at this, your spouse will[Read More…]
Alternatives to bigger jails aren’t a partisan issue
If you know someone is a Republican or Democrat, then you might assume you know exactly where they stand on whether local jails need to be expanded. But if recent experience in the rural, southwest Oregon county where I live is any guide, it’s not that simple. The economy in[Read More…]
Winning weekend for Cowboys
MEEKER | A winning weekend for Cowboy basketball, they went 2-0 on the weekend and it improved their overall record to 50% (3-3) “We played better, we shot the ball better both games, and we were finally able to put some scoring runs together,” commented head coach Klark Kindler. On[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys fall to North Fork Miners, host home opener
MEEKER | 2022 basketball opened at North Fork High School, once Hotchkiss and Paonia independently, the newly formed high school is no longer in Meeker’s league and has moved up to class 3A. “This was the first time the girls have seen a full man and high pressure defense,” said[Read More…]
Rangely boys 0-2 in league play
RANGELY I Rangely opened up league play by hosting Vail Christian last Friday. The Saints came out firing, hitting three 3-pointers in the first quarter. Vail Christian also frustrated the Panthers with a stifling 1-3-1 zone and man-to-man defenses. The Panthers clamped down defensively in the second quarter, but found[Read More…]
Lady Panthers host Vail Christian, prep for big week of league games
RANGELY | The lady Panthers hosted the Vail Christian Saints on Friday. The Panthers opened up strong, creating a lot of turnovers and just struggled finishing around the basket. The Panthers came out with a win 40-23. Miah Wren led all scoring with 16, followed by Mary Scoggins with eight,[Read More…]
Panthers fight hard at Tournament of Champions
RANGELY I Last weekend the Panther wrestling team competed in one of the most challenging tournaments they will compete in all year. Brackets were 32 men deep, filled with 2A up to 5A schools from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Landon Carlson at 113 pounds, Colton Stevens (126), Izaiah Moody (132),[Read More…]
Cowboys host home tourney, compete in Vernal
MEEKER I Cowboy wrestling took to the home mats for the first time in this 2021-2022 season last Thursday, hosting Delta and Rifle for a triangular. Opening with the Delta Panthers, the Cowboys won 56-18. “The boys wrestled really well in front of a home crowd,” said head coach JC[Read More…]
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NEWS NOTES: January 13, 2022
Historical Society quarterly meeting MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society will hold its January meeting on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Heritage Culture Center (517 Park). We’ll be discussing preservation of historic photographs and documents, renewing memberships and voting on board officers. Chili will be[Read More…]
Wilkie, Phelan named to Dean’s List at Chadron
RBC I Chadron State College in Nebraska has announced that Hannah Wilkie of Rangely and Ryan Phelan of Meeker are among the 341 students who met requirements for the Dean’s List for Fall 2021 by earning at least a 3.5 grade point average. To qualify, students must have completed at[Read More…]
