RANGELY I The Rangely High School cross country team ran their last regular season meet on Wednesday, Oct. 13, in Rifle, Colorado. The course was a 5K (3.1 miles) on the front nine of the golf course. It is known to be a fast and pretty flat course. The Panthers[Read More…]
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Meeker Cowboy volleyball secures league championship
MEEKER I Meeker Cowboy volleyball had a successful weekend, beating Grand Valley and two more league opponents and now have only two more league matches to go. “After two fun and exciting weeks the girls are looking forward to having the weekend off and to get some rest,” commented head[Read More…]
PANTHER FOOTBALL …
On the coldest night of football to date this season, The Panthers fired off 38 first half points, before winning 46-0. Zane Varner rushed for 125 yards, followed by Keihlan Myers who had 71 yards rushing. Justin Cudo caught two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Marsten[Read More…]
Lady Panthers split volleyball sets; JV improves record
RANGELY I The Panthers played West Grand at home on Oct. 15. The JV team won in three sets. The first set was a close loss, 22-25. The second set was won 26-24 and the third set was 15-12. Lexi LeBleu led the team kills with seven and Miah Wren[Read More…]
MHS softball team headed for state
MEEKER I In her first year as head coach Kendal Bergman has taken Meeker Cowboy Softball to state. “What an awesome experience for an awesome group of girls,” began Bergman, “I’m so proud of this team for their fight and never giving up throughout the entire season.” On Friday the[Read More…]
Final redistricting maps submitted to Colorado Supreme Court
Proposed Congressional Redistricting Map Proposed State Senate Redistricting Map Proposed State House Redistricting Map For more. on the proposed changes, including potential ramifications for RBC’s current State House Representative Perry Will and State Senator Bob Rankin, read this piece by Thy Vo and Sandra Fish of The Colorado Sun. Caitlin[Read More…]
72 active COVID cases, 7 confirmed deaths in Rio Blanco County
RBC I As of Tuesday, Oct. 19, Rio Blanco County Public Health is reporting 1,002 total cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic. Case rates have been rising in the past weeks with multiple outbreaks countywide. There are currently 23 active cases in Meeker and[Read More…]
News Briefs: October 21, 2021
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS Trick or treat Oct. 23 RANGELY | The graveyard has been sleeping—it’s time to wake up all the goblins, witches and ghosts to join us in bringing back trick-or-treating at Halloween. Come join us at our house (the Ruperts), 208 Hillcrest Circle in Rangely on Saturday, Oct. 23[Read More…]
Town, Rec revise agreement for Circle Park improvements
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] MEEKER I Meeker’s Board of Trustees picked up where they left off earlier this month in discussing proposed improvements to Circle Park. As it stands, both entities have committed $250K of capital improvement funds in their respective 2022 budgets towards the project, but will still[Read More…]
Meeker Oktoberfest {PHOTOS}
Oktoberfest attendees in Meeker packed the house at Smoking River Brewing Co. this weekend for locally crafted German brews, entertainment and a nice selection of lederhosen. Festivities included a stein hold contest, beer chugging contest, yodeling, face painting, cornhole and more. Lucas Turner Photos
Days Gone By: Oct. 14, 2021
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • People who plant trees need monuments over their graves. • It takes a vast amount of brains to be funny without being ridiculous. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago • It is said that there are about 5 hunters in the hills per[Read More…]
Herald Times chosen for #newsCOneeds fundraising campaign
We’re thrilled to announce that we are one of the 26 newsrooms selected to participate in the @co.mediaproject #newsCOneeds matching challenge— a campaign that drives membership and contributions to homegrown, Colorado newsrooms (like us!). More details to come on how readers like you can play a significant role in helping[Read More…]