MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy boys’ varsity team opened their season against two league opponents, capturing wins with both and are headed into week two with a 2-0 record. At the half the Cowboys had a commanding 21 point lead that the Panthers could never recover from. As the game[Read More…]
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After wanting to die, learning to live
AURORA | Navee Essien has grown up keenly aware of her gifts. More times than she can count, people have reminded the senior at Aurora’s Rangeview High how fortunate she is to have a close family and strong support system, academic and athletic talent, ease making friends, and the kind[Read More…]
Cowboy grapplers start 5-0 as a team
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys ended the first weekend of the winter season 5-0 as a team. Wrestling varsity last weekend was Trae Kennedy at 113 pounds, Ty Goedert (120), Tyson Portwood (132), Kaden Franklin (138), Connor Blunt (145), Trinden Powell (152), Kelton Turner (160), Brendan Clatterbaugh (182), Colby Clatterbaugh[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys end second week of season 0-3
FRIDAY UPDATE: Meeker girls’ JV team were bested by Grand Valley Thursday with a score of 40-52. MEEKER | As the season opened last Friday, the girls’ varsity team took the court for the first time in the brand new gym as hosts to the Rangely Panthers. A young team,[Read More…]
Rangely girls 1-1 on season
RANGELY | Basketball season is once again in full force as Rio Blanco County rivals squared off against each other on Friday, Jan. 29, in Meeker High School’s new gym. The lady Panthers enter the 2021 season with an overhaul of the team they put on the floor from the[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: Feb 4, 2021
Rio Blanco economic update MEEKER | On behalf of Colorado Mesa University, the public is invited to a presentation on the Rio Blanco economy with Nathan Perry, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at Colorado Mesa University. The presentation will cover the following topics: How has COVID-19 impacted Rio Blanco, the[Read More…]
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Rangely Chamber Director Mckenzie Webber (left) and Sylvia Gibson, co-owner of Pippi’s Soup and Subz, cut the ribbon during a grand opening celebration for the new Rangely business this week. Pippi’s is co-owned by Taylor Doyle. “It’s been good, it’s been really busy and we’re really happy,” Gibson said. Webber[Read More…]
URSA pays $718K in back taxes
RBC | The County Treasurer’s office received a $718,363 check from natural gas operator URSA Resources for 2019 back taxes plus interest owed through Sept. 2, 2020, when the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. URSA reported $303,205,987 in total debt in its bankruptcy filings. The funds received from[Read More…]
White River Algae TAG group reviews data
RBC | The White River Algae Technical Advisory Group (TAG) held a well-attended virtual meeting last week to review data from three studies conducted over the last year. STREAM TEMPS The first data set, presented by Brian Hodges of Trout Unlimited in partnership with Tory Eyre of Colorado Parks and[Read More…]
Cattle: The Ultimate Upcyclers
Every day, cattle graze and unknowingly turn natural resources like solar energy and pastureland into high-quality proteins and other invaluable products. They’re upcyclers that take otherwise useless materials, add nutritional and environmental value, and transform them into something more — a better product in disguise. What is Upcycling? A little[Read More…]
White River Alliance sets planning goals for 2021
RBC | Members of the local White River Alliance met this past Wednesday to chart the course of their work for the coming year. The board was re-elected by unanimous consent with area fishing and hunting outfitter Shawn Welder taking the helm again as president. The group will continue their[Read More…]
Shed antler collecting is prohibited through Apr. 30
RBC | To protect wintering big-game animals and sage grouse species, collection of shed antlers on all public lands west of I-25 is prohibited from Jan. 1 through April 30. “The purpose of the closures is to reduce disturbance of wintering wildlife during the time of year they are most[Read More…]