RANGELY | On Friday Rangely’s lady Panthers traveled to Vail Christian for a league match. The Panthers definitely were not at the top of their game, falling behind the Saints at halftime with a score of 19-14. “We came out and had a good third quarter and were down only[Read More…]
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Cowboys defeat Caprock Eagles 60-25, 2-1 on the league
MEEKER | With a weekend split between away and home games, the Meeker Cowboys now have a league record of 2-1 and are 50 percent overall. Looking for a win on the road the Cowboys handed the Caprock Academy Eagles a loss on their home turf winning 60-25. “At Caprock we[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys number one in conference play
MEEKER | Nine games into the season, three conference matches finished and the lady Cowboys basketball team is 8-1 and undefeated in conference play. Friday’s game at Caprock Academy, the Cowboys took home a win and started preparing for Saturday’s game. Saturday the team played for the hometown crowd against[Read More…]
Community Calendar: Jan. 17, 2019
– Friday craft class for middle school through high school teens hosted by Meeker Public Library. Each Friday in January will feature a jewelry making class beginning at 1 p.m. Space is limited to 10 participants. Call or come in to sign up now. 970-878-5911 – Youth Open Gym Basketball[Read More…]
Public Notices: Jan. 17, 2019
INVITATION FOR BIDS CLOSING BID DATE- February 5, 2019 TOWN OF MEEKER 345 Market Street MEEKER, CO 81641 Sealed BIDS to furnish and install approximately 20,000 pounds of hot-pour, Deery American Super stretch 974, in the Town of Meeker, contact Town Hall for Specifications. Please bid as follows: Clean cracks,[Read More…]
Classifieds: Jan. 17, 2019
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** The Rangely Food Bank is open on Saturdays from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407. ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00[Read More…]
CPW seeks public input on Big Game Season Structure
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks public input on the structure of the state’s big game hunting seasons for 2020 through 2024. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets big game season structures in five-year increments, providing consistency for sportsmen, hunting-related businesses, landowners and communities. Colorado’s big game hunting[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Jan. 10, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – On Tuesday the new county officers stepped in and the old ones stepped out –the official metamorphosis taking place without ostentatious display or ceremony. Those two eminent members of “the ring.” Hay and Walbridge, succeed themselves as treasurer and clerk and recorder respectively;[Read More…]
TAG meeting postponed due to gov. shutdown
RBC | The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts office announced last Friday that the County USGS Algae Study Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting they had scheduled for Jan. 8 had been postponed due to the federal government shutdown and multiple TAG members not being able to attend the[Read More…]
Letter: Fire district 1/2 mill holiday, admin building update
Dear Editor: Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (Meeker Fire Rescue) would like to thank our community for its tremendous support past, present and future. The board of directors voted a ½ mill holiday at for the 2019 budget. Similar ½ mill tax holidays have been approved by the Board since[Read More…]
BUCK AND BULL …
The 2018 Barone Middle School Buck and Bull Contest is in the books. “This year we had the most entries ever, with a total of 12—11 bucks and one elk,” said Barone Middle School teacher Zach Clatterbaugh. This year’s winners were Spencer Gates with a buck that had a gross[Read More…]
Guest Column: The science of climate change
RBC | This is the first in a series of articles on climate change. My purpose is to review the evidence that climate change is damaging ecosystems and disrupting the economy. Its costs are rising rapidly, and we have a very short time in which to prevent catastrophic effects on[Read More…]
