RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers started their week with a match with West Grand on Tuesday, Feb. 23. It was definitely a defensive game with both teams coming out strong and holding each other to 20 points in the first half. In the third quarter the Panthers found their posts[Read More…]
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Phone scams abound; local businesses targeted
RBC | “That’s the first one that actually made it seem personal, in the fact that maybe he was targeting local small businesses,” said RBC Dispatcher Kelsey Tate, referencing a recent phone scam that affected business owners in Meeker. “Good people who work hard to make a living, and he’s[Read More…]
Town appoints Lockwood to vacant trustee seat
MEEKER | Meeker resident Chris Lockwood was sworn in as one of the town trustees on Tuesday. Lockwood will complete the term vacated by Pat Turner, who resigned in February, and be eligible to run in the 2022 election. Lockwood also serves on the Meeker Planning Commission. Lockwood and Jared[Read More…]
Days Gone By: March 4, 2021
The Meeker Herald125 years ago The Dreifuss ranch, which was previously owned by W. F. Dendy, was sold to H. S. Harp for under five thousand dollars. The proceeds of the New Castle relief ball will go to those affected by the recent disaster at the mine. It’s said that[Read More…]
Lady Panthers second in West Slope division
RANGELY | The Rangely lady Panthers took to the road this past week to take on two league foes: the West Grand Mustangs and the Soroco Rams. The West Grand game had been rescheduled due to weather. The 186-mile trip to Kremmling seemed to take a toll on the Panthers[Read More…]
Women in agriculture: Mary Strang
MEEKER | International Women’s Day is Monday, March 8. This global celebration first took place on March 8, 1911, honoring women’s economic, political and social accomplishments. In Rio Blanco County, one of the areas women have had significant impact throughout the years is in agriculture. This agricultural community is home[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: March 4, 2021
Peter Pan Jr. next weekend MEEKER | The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council are proud to present four showings of Peter Pan Jr. at the Meeker High School auditorium on March 11, 12 and 13. Evening performances are at 7 p.m., and Saturday’s matinee will be at 3 p.m. Tickets[Read More…]
Level Blue slips out of reach as county COVID cases rise
RBC | Hopes of being able to move into the Blue level on the state’s COVID-19 dial have been dashed by a rise in case counts. “We’re not going in the right direction,” RBC Public Health Director Alice Harvey said. “We were very hopeful we’d be able to go to[Read More…]
Joy to play volleyball for Luther College
MEEKER | Addie Joy, a 2020 graduate of Meeker High School, is a freshman setter for the Luther College volleyball team. On Sept. 22, 2020, in response to directives from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the President’s Council of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), voted to move the fall[Read More…]
Writers On the Range: Restoration Economy
RBC | Farmington, a city of 45,000 in the northwestern corner of New Mexico, has run on a fossil fuel economy for a century. It is one of the only places on the planet where a 26-kiloton nuclear device was detonated underground to free up natural gas from the rock.[Read More…]
Trees for Conservation
The Conservation Districts’ Annual Tree Sales program is underway! The Conservation Districts, in cooperation with the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery, offer the seedling tree sales program to local farmers, ranchers, other landowners and land managers. This allows our constituents to obtain trees at a nominal cost to help achieve[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 25, 2021
The Meeker Herald125 years ago A deadly explosion in the Vulcan mine in New Castle was reported after an explosion occurred. It is said that 50 men are reported dead so far. It is suspected that Meeker will endure a building boom this summer. This past week the weather has[Read More…]
