Drop-in meetings for landowners affected by the Lee and Elk Fires. Last one! MEEKER | The White River Conservation District invites landowners affected by the Lee and Elk Fires to stop by our drop-in community meetings on Jan. 29, from 1-4 p.m. at the District office, 345 7th St. in[Read More…]
Author: Herald Times Staff
DAYS GONE BY – January 29th, 2026
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Quite a lot of snow fell yesterday and last night, and this morning there were no signs of a let up. From eighty to one hundred people have died in Leadville since the first of the year. Pneumonia and grip which have been the[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – January 22, 2026
Rio Blanco County Republican Central Committee Meeting RBC | Guest: CD3 Candidate Hope Scheppelman, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Alliance Energy building, 417 E. Main St., Rangely. Come meet Hope Scheppelman and learn about the caucus and assembly process. Open to the public, only central committee members[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – January 22, 2026
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Those lately through the country near the head of Piceance pronounce the gold excitement there simply a stake craze, the locators each trying to get 160 acres, says the Aspen Times. The weather for the past week has been exceptionally fine. No snows nor[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – January 15th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The measly measles have about run their course in these parts. How the kodaks clicked this morning in front of the Meeker, especially after Roosevelt took his seat in a saddle. Representative Lyttle has introduced a bill in the house which appropriates $3,000 for[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – January 8th, 2026
Close Knit at the Library Jan. 9 MEEKER | Come join us at the library to craft and meet new crafty friends from 3-5 p.m. on Jan., 9, Feb. 13, and March 13. All fibre arts welcome (crochet, knit, embroidery, etc.) For teens and adults at the Meeker Library Community[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – January 8th, 2026
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Plenty of gold at the head of Piceance Creek, is the latest. Vice-President-elect Roosevelt and party will arrive in Meeker about next Thursday or Friday. Steamboat Springs is putting in an electric light plant. Meeker is next on the list, and negotiations began this[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – January 1st, 2026
If you want a copy of “Two Gone Guys” for the book signing on Jan. 18, preorder now MEEKER | We’re sold out of copies of “Two Gone Guys” and the next batch isn’t expected to arrive until the end of January. If you need a copy for the Jan.[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – January 1st, 2026
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The Powell Park Christmas tree and entertainment was a decided success. Measles are quite fashionable among the young people just now. Buford folks had an enjoyable dance at the school-house Christmas night. Meeker Herald ~ 100 years ago School will start again next Monday[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – December 25th, 2025
If you want a copy of “Two Gone Guys” for the book signing on Jan. 18, preorder now MEEKER | We’re sold out of copies of “Two Gone Guys” and the next batch isn’t expected to arrive until the end of January. If you need a copy for the Jan.[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – December 25th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago There is a disposition in some quarters to divide the trusts into “good” and “bad”, but self-interest seems to be the main factor in making the division. It’s the old story—what helps me is good, what helps the other fellow is bad. Sanderson &[Read More…]
Climate trends show warmer winters, earlier runoff and declining late-summer flows on the White River
RBC | A new analysis of 38 years of SNOTEL data and more than a century of USGS streamflow records compiled by local science educator Dr. Bob Dorsett shows clear signs that the headwaters of the White River are warming, drying, and running off earlier each spring—conditions that have profound[Read More…]
