On the table: restructuring, divestiture or continued county involvement The Fairfield Center and Apartments are generally structurally sound but face significant repair and modernization needs, consultants told Rio Blanco County commissioners during a Sept. 29 special meeting.The assessment stems from the county’s strategic plan goal of responsible stewardship of county[Read More…]
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Fairfield public engagement work session set for Oct. 7
The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners invites Fairfield residents and interested members of the public to participate in a public engagement work session regarding the Fairfield Center and Fairfield Apartments on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 6-8 p.m. in the M&M Room at the Fairfield Center, 200 Main St.,[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – October 1, 2026
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago It has been discovered that Boston baked beans come from California. Are we to have no traditional illusions left? Dr. Ketcham returns to the capital city with the hide of a black bear to his credit. The doctor intended to leave for Denver Monday[Read More…]
Ag workforce grant applications open Oct. 1
PRESS RELEASE Special to the HT The Colorado Department of Agriculture will open applications Oct. 1 for the 2027 Agricultural Workforce Development Program, which provides grants to Colorado farms, ranches and agricultural businesses that hire interns. The program offers up to $5,000 per internship and reimburses up to 50% of[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: SEPT. 20-26, 2026
ARRESTS 9/24/2026- Meeker PD arrested a 44-year old male on Domestic Violence, Criminal Mischief, Reckless Driving and Failing to Remain/Return to an Accident Scene. He was released on a PR bond. 9/25/2026- Meeker PD arrested a 40-year old male on warrants. He remains in custody. CALL SUMMARIES This week’s calls[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – October 1, 2026
Come make zombie dolls at Craft Crazy Oct. 8 Craft Crazy With Erin will be making a Zombie Doll on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5 p.m. This is the second event in the Halloween Craft Series and is open to teens ages 13-17. For more information, visit meekerlibrary.org and check[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Remembering
Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” ~ Vicki Harrison When I go to the “big city” (in Meeker terms, that’s anything over 5,000 people), one of my[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS – Finding our humor
Special to the HT Why is it some comedians are able to lighten our moods so easily, while others create discomfort or uneasy feelings that threaten to undermine our mental equilibrium? Most likely, the source of that general malaise and mistrust rests in that murky social miasma that has been[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – October 1, 2026
Experience Dear Editor: How valuable is actual working experience in an assessor’s office prior to running for the assessors position? I am writing this letter in support of Stacey Gould being elected as Rio Blanco County assessor in November. She is a write-in candidate, and it is important to make[Read More…]
PMC awarded $1.2 million in Rural Health Transformation funds
PRESS RELEASE Special to the HT Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) has been awarded $1,204,379 through Colorado’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to expand after-hours prescription access, modernize pharmacy services and strengthen telehealth and remote patient monitoring for residents of Rio Blanco County and surrounding communities. The funding is part of[Read More…]
Obituary – Robert Thomas Bell
Nov. 24, 1949 ~ Sept. 17, 2026 Robert “Bob” Thomas Bell was born on Nov. 24, 1949, in Olympia, Washington, to Thomas and Marion Bell. At a young age, his family moved to Rangely, Colorado, where he would eventually make his lifelong home and leave a lasting imprint on the[Read More…]
Obituary – Linda Sue Bosick
Oct. 16, 1946 ~ Sept. 13, 2026 Linda Sue Bosick, 79, of Meeker, passed away Sept. 13, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 16, 1946, in Springfield, Missouri, to William and Eunice Murphy. Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend was a woman[Read More…]
