RANGELY | The CNCC rodeo team made the short trip to Price, Utah this weekend for the USU Eastern college rodeo. Although the cowgirls struggled a bit with missed loops and tipped barrels, the cowboys posted their strongest weekend of the fall season. Veteran all around cowgirl Kaycee Dezurney was[Read More…]
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Newman named to honor roll
MEEKER | Elijah T. Newman of Meeker has been named to the scholastic honor roll for the summer term at Oregon State University. Newman, a sophomore, is studying biohealth sciences. To be on the honor roll students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work.
{OPED} High School: Under Construction
MEEKER | Many in the community know what’s happening with the construction of the new high school, but what many don’t know is how the students and staff are currently feeling with everything going on. Porter Hossack, currently a Meeker High School sophomore says he’s excited for “things to be[Read More…]
Cowboys head into league play
MEEKER | For the fourth time in three years the Limon Badgers and Meeker Cowboys battled it out on the football field. A final score of 42-28, the Badgers took the victory once again. “We dug ourselves in a hole early on,” said head coach Shane Phelan; early in the second[Read More…]
OPED: Meeker School District ‘accredited with distinction’ for a fourth year
MEEKER | The Meeker School District has been Accredited with Distinction four years in a row! The Colorado Department of Education annually releases a District Performance Framework (DPF) for each school district in the state. The DPF contains a score derived from the tests required by the State of Colorado[Read More…]
Colorado had highest increase in teen suicides in U.S.
RBC | There is a silent killer preying on the young people of Colorado. With each life lost, at least six others are directly affected according to the American Association of Suicidology. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Although it is important to address the problem of suicide year-round,[Read More…]
Meeker Chapter BA celebrates 150 years of P.E.O. Sisterhood
MEEKER | On Jan. 21, 2019, P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) will celebrate the 150th birthday of International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Chapter A in Springfield will join the other 230,000 current members of P.E.O. from nearly 6,000 chapters across the United States and Canada in celebrating the historic milestone.[Read More…]
VA Western Colorado Health Care System Flu Shot Clinic
WHAT: Free Flu Shots WHERE: 2121 North Ave., Grand Junction—in the lobby WHEN: Through Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1-3 p.m. EXTRA: Drive Through Clinic—where you can literally drive up and not get out of your car and get a flu shot WHEN: Oct. 19 and[Read More…]
Panthers triumph over Saints 34-22
RANGELY | The Rangely High School Panther football team traveled to Gypsum, Colorado to take on the Vail Christian Saints for each of the team’s Western Slope League opener on Sept. 20. The Panthers came into the game with a 3-0 mark on the season by defeating Norwood in week[Read More…]
Letter: Gas prices in Meeker
Dear Editor: All of us would like to buy locally. Good for business, good for the community. But…. Yesterday, the price of gas was $3.09 per gallon in Meeker. That’s $.50 per gallon more in Meeker than in Rifle. One reason often given is that it costs more to get gas transported to[Read More…]
Meeker School District reports 90%+ attendance
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board met Sept. 24, 2019 at 7 p.m. This meeting consisted of approval of middle school basketball coaches, including eighth grade boys’ head coach Dylan Mobley as well as seventh grade boys’ co-coaches Paulette Hanks and Hallie Blunt. The board welcomed a new substitute to[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Even a broken clock is right twice a day
There’s a beautiful, elegant clock tower on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in Meeker. There’s only one problem with the clock: it’s wrong. The courthouse clock is about 5-7 minutes fast. How do I know? Because when I’m rushing to get to a meeting, invariably I check that[Read More…]
