RANGELY I The lady Panthers of all levels came away with two wins last weekend. Starting Thursday against the Caprock Eagles, the White team won 2-0, junior varsity won 2-0 and varsity won 3-0. Then, Friday against the Hayden Tigers, JV won 2-0 and varsity came out on top in[Read More…]
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MHS volleyball poised to win league champs
MEEKER | Well over halfway through the season Meeker Cowboy volleyball remains undefeated and are poised to win the Western Slope League Championship. “Another successful weekend, with wins over Plateau Valley and West Grand,” began head coach Greg Cravens. “We were working on serve and serve receive a lot these[Read More…]
Panthers win 38-0
The Rangely Panthers went on the road to complete a four-game road trip and left West Grand with a 38-0 win. The Panther defense gave up 39 total yards, while the Panther offense rushed for 221. Zane Varner led the team rushing with 148 yards on 25 carries. Conditions deteriorated[Read More…]
Cowboys dominate Grand Valley Cardinals 33-7
MEEKER I In just the second home game of the Meeker Cowboy football season, the team dominated the Grand Valley Cardinals 33-7. “The kids had great effort level the entire game,” said head coach Shane Phelan. “We won the turnover battle and the combination of effort and winning turnovers is[Read More…]
Meeker represented at 9/11 5K
MEEKER I On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller, 34, had just finished a shift and was on his way to play golf with his brothers when news that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center came over[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 7, 2021
Veteran’s views Dear Editor: The folks in Washington, D.C., say that possession of military-style high-capacity rifles must be strictly controlled or banned to make us all safer. This is the legislation they intend to use: H.R.127 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/127/text The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,[Read More…]
Q & A: board of education candidates
Special to the Herald Times RBC I The HT reached out to all the candidates running for both Meeker and Rangely School District boards via email last week. We asked the same questions of each candidate, including: How long have you lived in the school district and what is your[Read More…]
Panther volleyball home games today, tomorrow
Special to the Herald Times RBC I The White team lady Panthers had major success this weekend versus the North Fork Miners and Plateau Valley Cowboys. These young women came out strong in both matches beating the Miners 2-0 (25-13 and 25-18) as well as the Cowboys (25-12 and 25-8).[Read More…]
COVID-19 Update: Sept. 30, 2021
Special to the Herald Times RBC I Total Cases to Date: 895 Meeker Active: 17 Rangely Active: 18 Current Hospitalized RBC: 1 Total Hospitalized: 69 School District Meeker: 2 School District Rangely: 4 Deaths: 6 The COVID-19 vaccine is available to the general public (ages 12+) in Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Pedaling 5,300 miles coast-to-coast for PACFI
PRESS RELEASE | Special to the Herald Times MEEKER I Meeker resident and Pennsylvania native Bob Gardner had a retirement dream of bicycling from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. He wanted to see the country and meet people by taking two lane roads and avoiding major highways. Having[Read More…]
Feels like fall…
County Beat: High participation numbers for senior nutrition program continue
By NIKI TURNER [email protected] RBC I During work sessions Tuesday, RBC Commissioners Ty Gates and Gary Moyer heard updates from various county departments. Commissioner Jeff Rector was not in attendance. IT DEPARTMENT IT Director Trevor Nielsen said upgrades to secondary broadband towers are ongoing, with plans to have work completed[Read More…]



