Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Extracurricular activities in the Meeker School District are an extension of the learning that occurs in our classrooms. Our school district is committed to continue with in-person learning as well as extracurricular activities. We ask our community to help us maintain these opportunities[Read More…]
Month: October 2020
Cowboys prepare to kick off season
Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | In an exciting turn of events, Cowboy football will kick off its season this Friday in Starbuck Stadium. “It’s been an emotional rollercoaster for all of us,” commented head coach Shane Phelan. “First the season is on, then it’s off, then it’s back[Read More…]
Wolf Creek Dam project heading to trial in January
RBC I A water court case is headed toward trial because the state of Colorado and a water conservancy district still cannot agree on whether the district actually needs the amount of water it claims it does for a large dam and reservoir project in the northwest corner of the[Read More…]
News Briefs: Oct. 8, 2020
Reserve booths for annual craft/gift show MEEKER | The 2020 Annual Craft and Gift Show will be Friday, Nov. 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the RBC Fairgrounds. Please email: [email protected] or call Michelle Weston at 970-878-5563 to request[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Speak your truth
This is the 80th annual observance of National Newspaper Week. Naturally, I’m hyper-aware of the importance and value of newspapers and journalists all year long. If I wasn’t, I would need to be in a different line of work, obviously. But this week, conversations with friends and acquaintances have brought[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Oct. 8, 2020
A thank you from the heart Dear Editor: For the retirement open house held at City Park Oct. 1, 2020, and hosted by PMC. A special thanks to Margie Joy for her creativity and generosity of spirit, and to those who were in attendance. It has been my sincere privilege[Read More…]
Loose Ends: A place at the table
MEEKER | Years ago as a reporter, I first became aware of the need for local government to send representatives over to Denver to make sure decisions about our area were not being made without us. The Piceance Basin was booming and plans were being made to handle the influx[Read More…]
RBC ballots will start going out this Friday, Oct. 9
RBC | Colorado’s 64 county clerks will start mailing ballots Friday for the Nov. 3 election. With national concern about the integrity of mail-in ballots, Colorado is getting national attention for its system. Colorado began statewide vote by mail in 2013, although some counties adopted mail ballots before that. We[Read More…]
SafeCare Colorado brings free parent support program to county
RBC | SafeCare Colorado brings free parent support program to Rio Blanco County SafeCare Colorado, a program of Northwest Colorado Health, is expanding to serve families in Rio Blanco County. The free, voluntary program works with parents to build a solid foundation supporting children’s growth during key development years. SafeCare[Read More…]
Donated differential …
RBC | Students of the college’s automotive program will have a new differential to use in their training after the donation of the part by Trapper Mine. George Miner, a mechanic at Trapper Mine, proposed donating the differential describing why it would benefit the program. Glenda Bellio, a member of[Read More…]
Impressions of Meeker from a foreign exchange student
MEEKER | Meeker remains relatively undiscovered so it’s always interesting to hear an outsider’s point of view about their impression of the community. At the high school this year we have two foreign exchange students; this week we’ll hear from Lea Knapp from Italy. Lea is staying with Blaine and[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 8. 2020
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago • Collins, the jeweler, has moved from the Oldland store to the restaurant, two doors east. Good work and moderate prices are building up quite a business for Mr. Collins. • Collins, the jeweler, has moved from the Oldland store to the restaurant, two[Read More…]
Come say hi!
This is the 22nd year wildlife biologist Mary Cunningham has introduced classes of students from Meeker Elementary and Barone Middle School, as well as members of the public, to our local assortment of birds in honor of World Migratory Bird Day. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/celebrating-our-migratory-birds/meeker/
12 hours ago
There will be three cannon test shots fired downtown on Friday, May 3 as a test run for the 4th of July. For more information on the cannon itself, visit https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-sound-of-history-come-to-life/meeker/
2 days ago
As the saying goes, "Small towns are the natural habitat of the drama llama."
4 days ago
Feel like you're always "putting out fires" instead of doing the important things? https://www.theheraldtimes.com/editors-column-differentiating-the-urgent-from-the-important/opinion/
5 days ago
A Celebration of Life will be held by the family "when the weather warms up and the work is all done this spring," according to Kay's wishes.
5 days ago
Three finalists for county administrator were interviewed by the commissioners last Tuesday. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/commissioners-interview-administrator-candidates/rio-blanco-county/
6 days ago
The RBC Livestock Judging team competed in Sterling. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/rbc-livestock-judging-team-earns-multiple-awards-in-sterling/rio-blanco-county/
6 days ago
