MEEKER I The Cowboys make it to the quarterfinals! The Holyoke Dragons came to Meeker and together the teams put on a show for a Cowboy home crowd. A big Cowboy win 42-35 and Meeker stays alive in the playoffs. “It was an exciting win and the fans got a[Read More…]
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Middle school basketball season underway in RBC
RBC I The Rangely eighth grade boys basketball team has played eight games this season. The A Team is 2-2 with victories over Meeker and Sleeping Giant, and losses to Meeker and Steamboat. The B Team is 0-4 with losses coming to Meeker twice, Sleeping Giant and Meeker’s seventh grade[Read More…]
MHS volleyball heads to state tourney
MEEKER I Meeker Cowboy Volleyball dominated Mancos and Sanford to become Region 2 champions and earn a place at the state volleyball tournament. “I’m so proud of our volleyball team,” said head coach Greg Cravens. “The girls have worked so hard all year and getting a Regional Championship is very[Read More…]
River District to host lunch-hour webinar on next-gen agriculture
Join the Colorado River District for a lunch-hour webinar focusing on West Slope agriculture and how the integration of new technologies, strategies and infrastructure upgrades may secure a future for the next generation. The webinar is scheduled for Nov. 16 at 12 p.m. Colorado’s West Slope agriculture is one-of-a-kind. The[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Welcome, visitors
Living in Colorado makes us a highly desirable destination for visitors, their dream trip, their adventure to the wild west. You get these random emails or calls, “we’re coming to Colorado and want to visit!” People come to ski, camp, tour, hunt, and plenty of other outings. Last year when[Read More…]
Letter: Frazier will be missed
Dear Editor: Violet Frazier may have passed away, but she leaves a legacy of specular afghans, from her Rio Blanco Fair award-winning American Flags to many custom designs. A quiet modest woman Violet had a rare talent and will be missed. Jim Magid Meeker and New York
Letter: What project helps navigate a healthy water future? RBC deserves best solution for all
Dear Editor: “Can you think of a single dam that was ever taken down?” That was the question posed by one of my fellow members at a Yampa White Green River Basin Roundtable meeting, when someone made the claim that he could not think of a single dam in the[Read More…]
Letter: The Thin Blue Lie!
Dear Editor: On Dec. 10, 2004, I was involved in the pursuit and shooting death of Everett Link. My actions that night was credited with saving the life of Anthony Mazzola and another deputy. Dec. 10, 2010, I retired from the Sheriff’s Office and became the Lieutenant of Patrol[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Franklin on school board election
Dear Community: I would like to thank you for your support and for your confidence in my abilities to be a fair and well-informed school board member. I will do my very best. Sincerely, Ann Franklin Meeker
Letter: ‘For the safety of all Americans’
Dear Editor: I will not tolerate a liar, nor will I condone the actions of those who knowingly repeat lies. Since the current administration took office over 1,510,000 illegal aliens have been encountered in our southern border states. [1] It would be illogical to assume that they were all tested[Read More…]
Loose Ends: The political ring
I was so sorry to hear Rio Blanco County had a low voter turnout this year. Yet, I somehow expected it. Visiting with family and friends these past few weeks before the election I got the feeling that so many people were disgusted with the entire political process, they didn’t[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s time we take care of our own
One of the unexpected perks of this job has been meeting and interacting with our local veterans. In the last five years I’ve had the privilege of getting to know a handful of them through articles and interviews and they are some of the finest, kindest, gentlest souls I’ve ever[Read More…]