June, 2009 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Truck pulls down power lines, cuts off Meeker power

The lights went out in parts of Meeker on Saturday afternoon when two high-voltage power poles were pulled down on First Street, next to Stage Stop, turning the power off in the downtown district as well as at other businesses and residential neighborhoods in the area.

June 24, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

PMC recruiting 2 physicians after Bullard ‘leaves’

MEEKER I Pioneers Medical Center is stepping up its recruiting efforts to fill two positions on the medical staff. The positions were formerly held by Drs. Victor Mihal and Branch Bullard.

June 24, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Roundabout proposed for Meeker road

MEEKER I The results of a traffic study for Ute Road estimate the cost to prepare for traffic generated by the new elementary school at more than $1 million.

June 24, 2009 by editor Comments are Disabled

Classifieds: June 25, 2009 edition

Classifieds for the June 25 edition include:

June 24, 2009 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Ridin’ & ropin’

Teresa Anderson of Meeker was one of the participants in a roping event May 30 at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Bill Sixkiller of Craig watches the action at the fairgrounds arena while waiting his turn to compete.

June 24, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

CNCC Basketball Action

Meeker’s Trey Morris waits to be signaled in to the game during summer action Saturday at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely.

June 24, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Sharon J. Rowe

Jan. 16, 1945~May 28, 2009 Sharon J. Rowe, 64, of Apple River, Ill., passed away Thursday May 28, 2009, at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Ill. Sharon was born on Jan. 16, 1945, in Freeport to Frederick P. and Jean A. (Kaiser) Sersch.

June 24, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Alvy Lloyd Tucker

Dec. 26, 1919~June 12, 2009 Alvy Lloyd Tucker, 89, passed away at Sunrise Assisted Living of Westminster, Colo., on Friday, June 12. Tucker was born Dec. 26, 1919, to Alvy Dallas and Magnolia Mae (Burelson) Tucker in El Reno, Okla. He was raised in and attended Trinidad, Colo., schools. He[Read More…]

June 24, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Meeker Locals: June 18 edition

“Welcome to Isolated, Colo.” It would be a good name, since all the weather forecasts that call for “isolated storms” seem to be hitting us square in the face.

June 24, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: What is reality?

“When are you moving back to reality?” a relative asked years ago. The long distances between towns, the lack of diversity, and the lack of various commercial concerns that most of us depend upon were only a few of the things that led her to consider her reality more valuable[Read More…]

June 24, 2009 by Dolly Viscardi Comments are Disabled