The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • A new flume was put in where the town ditch crosses Sulphur creek during the past week. • Some laborers on a strike at the brick yard raised a rumpus in the forepart of the week, but peace and harmony were restored by[Read More…]
Month: September 2021
MEEKER VS RANGELY …
BMS competes in Craig
MEEKER I The Barone Middle School cross country team competed this Saturday in Craig at Loudy-Simpson Park. Boys and girls ran together. There were roughly 80 runners in a 2.3 mile course. Meeker athletes earned the following times: • Sam Smithers 18:04 • Brad Nielsen 19:27 • Dawn Arnold 19:58[Read More…]
28 new COVID cases, 2 hospitalizations
MEEKER I For the week of Sept. 6-14, there were 28 new reported cases of COVID-19 with two new hospital admissions. Multiple outbreaks and community transmission have been reported. Of the 42.4% of the eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose (2,308 individuals) there have been a total of[Read More…]
Obituary: Thomas Jay Alley
March 6, 1955 ~ Aug. 23, 2021 Tom Alley died Aug. 23, 2021 at St. Mary’s hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was born in Carmel, California, on March 6, 1955, to Samuel and Marie Alley, the third of four children and only boy in the family. Tom was raised[Read More…]
Obituary: Kevin R. Bloch
Aug. 17, 1969 ~ July 22, 2021 Kevin R. Bloch, 51, of Greeley, Colorado, died on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his home. Kevin was born Aug. 17, 1969, to Robert D. and Carmelita (Bainbrich) Bloch. He was a “Jack of All Trades”. He worked in plumbing and maintenance, and[Read More…]
Your constitutional rights as a voter
RBC I In response to reported unofficial door-to-door canvassing of Colorado voters, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office issued the following reminders to voters: If an individual comes to your door and requests information about your voting history or registration status, you are not required to answer. Every voter’s right[Read More…]
Opinion: Welcome to Yosemite, the new Pyrocene Park
RBC I The Pleistocene epoch that began 2.6 million years ago sent ice in waves through Yosemite. Glaciers gouged out great valleys along the Merced and Tuolumne rivers, ice sheets rounded granite domes, cirques sculpted the High Sierra. John Muir traced virtually every landscape feature of Yosemite to its legacy[Read More…]
What the pandemic taught us about crisis preparedness
RBC I The pandemic has shown Coloradans the critical importance that small business plays in both our local and national economies. It was critical for entrepreneurs to immediately change their business models and pivot to a new way of selling their products and services overnight. The U.S. Small Business Administration[Read More…]
Cowboys pitch and hit their way to wins
MEEKER I Meeker Cowboy softball hit the road for a four game series, double headers in Delta on Friday and Aspen Saturday. The Cowboys began the weekend 0-6 and finished it 4-6. In game one in Delta Ryann Mergelman had a 2-run homerun to start off the game, Brea Garcia[Read More…]
Panthers place 17th at one of biggest meets of the season
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther harriers made their trek over the mountain and south to the Joe Vigil Invitational in Alamosa, Colorado. They ran on Saturday after watching Adams State win their home meet. The boys placed 17th out of 33 teams and 161 runners. This was one of the[Read More…]
Meeker cross country runs at Coal Ridge Invitational
MEEKER I Meeker cross country was in New Castle on Friday, Sept. 10 for the Coal Ridge Invitational. The course sports a variety of surfaces across rolling terrain. “We saw some really great results on a new course. We are starting to see the hard work pay off,” said head[Read More…]