RANGELY | The Rangely Junior High School had their last meet of the season on Saturday, Oct. 4. They ran the Pantherfest at the Confluence Park in Delta, Colorado. The team was missing a few runners but had gained a new runner for the meet. Macy Morgan, eighth grader, started[Read More…]
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Commendations for Rangely PD/dispatch
RANGELY | Rangely Town Manager Lisa Piering told the board of trustees Tuesday they are invited to attend the Moffat County Affiliated Junior College District Board of Control meeting on Oct. 21 in Craig to show support for CNCC President Ron Granger, whose leadership has been under scrutiny by some[Read More…]
Mandatory CWD testing on deer this year
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will be conducting mandatory chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing during the 2019 hunting season in specific Game Management Units (GMU) as part of efforts to control the spread of CWD with its Colorado Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan. Beginning in late September, CPW[Read More…]
Mustangs play final games
MEEKER | What a beautiful fall day for the final home games of Mustang football. Starbuck Stadium had a full schedule with the middle school teams playing at 10 a.m. and noon. At 2:30 p.m. Division 1 Meeker Black took the field against visiting Glenwood. Well rested, focused and hungry[Read More…]
Memorial Service: Dwight Webster “Shorty” Frantz
Dwight Webster “Shorty” Frantz April 30, 1935 ~ Oct. 5, 2019 Memorial service to be held Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County 4-H building.
Arnold competes at state golf tournament in Colo. Springs
MEEKER | In his final year of Meeker Golf, Phil Arnold was the only Cowboy to make it to the big show in Colorado Springs. The two-day 36-hole tournament featured 84 boys in each of the classes 3A to 5A. “He didn’t have the tournament he was hoping for but[Read More…]
Fall community education classes
MEEKER | Canning Salsa—Learn to make your own salsa and take some home. Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Limited spaces, call soon! Social Media Marketing: Next Steps—Monday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to noon. Develop strategies to market your business on all major social media[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Softball adds one to win column
MEEKER | Cowboy softball continues to struggle. In the 10 games they have only added one “W” to the win column for a current record 3-18 overall and 3-10 in the league. Last Saturday the class 3A No. 11 Bruins traveled to Meeker for the teams’ third matchup this season.[Read More…]
Rangely seventh graders end volleyball season
RANGELY | Rangely’s 7B team—Tylee Fielder, Aubrianna Tapia,Carmela Fortunato, Braydon Raeley, Sidney Lujan, Gracie Varner, Aubrey Kenney, Tara Hubbard, Zoie Britt, Chloe Noel, Aaleigh Donavan, Alivia Green, Josie Hamblin, Jasmine Preciado, Aspen Steele, Kaelyn Geer and Valyn Broderick—traveled to Meeker to the District tournament last weekend. This group of sixth[Read More…]
Rangely 8th grade volleyball ends season
RANGELY | The eighth grade Panthers ended their season last weekend. Eighth grade B team went to Meeker for the district tournament. In game one they played Moffat County beating them in two matches to advance to the championship against Steamboat. The Panthers took the Sailors down in two matches.[Read More…]
Herald Homecoming …
The Herald is going home! We are pleased to announce our office is returning to its original historic location on Fourth and Main streets in the next week. (Top left) Founder James Lyttle stands in front of the Herald building in the lates 1880s. (Top right) The Meeker Herald building[Read More…]



