The Meeker Herald
125 years ago
• The railroad surveyors are on 14-Mile Creek. They have encountered no rock work whatever between that point and New Castle.
• J.B. Wheeler and P.C. Coryell are developing five coal mines near where the White River Valley railroad will cross Piceance Creek.
• Hugus & Co. have over 70,000 pounds of freight at Rifle awaiting transportation to Meeker, and their corps of freighters are on the “hump” endeavoring to catch up.
• Governor McIntire has appointed J. D. Moog water commissioner for this (the 43rd) district. The selection was made upon the recommendation of our county commissioners, and it meets with approval.
• All persons indebted to J.P. Klein for blacksmithing will kindly call and settle same at earliest convenience.
The Meeker Herald
100 years ago
• As far as we can learn, there is no opposition to a new county high building (which is generally conceded as necessary to keep pace with our rapidly growing school population), but the taxpayers will require some assurance that they will get 100 cents in value for every dollar spent before they will vote bonds in any amount.
• Commissioner Harp has a force of men and teams improving his end of the Rangely road. This road should be put in shape so that oil and gas development work be added in every way possible; and to the end that we get cheap gasoline from Rangely.
• Under the direction of Commissioner Harp a lot of native cottonwoods were set out in the county park this week. The proper thing to do.
• W.J. Frizzell is now town marshal. “Bill” is going at the job in a way that would indicate that he believes in doing some work in exchange for the salary that comes with the job. He is fixing up the crossings and cleaning up the streets, all of which is badly needed.
The Meeker Herald
50 years ago
• Saturday, May 9, the Meeker community will be celebrating what is planned to be an annual event, Freeman Fairfield Day, and all merchants and homes are requested to fly our Flag, the red, white and blue!
• The expectation of some controversy concerning the development of up to 50,000 population in the White River Valley brought approximately 60 persons to the Chamber of Commerce meeting.
• The former Guy Ramsey Ranch at Elk Springs has recently been sold. Mrs. Nigel Pittman said last week that the property owned by her family since 1921 had been sold to Berry Brothers of Louisiana. They’ll operation the ranch as the Three Springs Corporation with Minford Beard of Meeker as the general manager.
The Meeker Herald
25 years ago
• We wanted moisture. We got moisture. Now we face a real danger of flooding. According to Sheriff Phil Stubblefield and the White River Soil Conservation District, creeks in Rio Blanco County already are bank to bank. Now we can expect some warm weather, which will melt the snowpack, which is at 191% of normal, and some more rain.
• Thirteen Meeker High School track athletes have qualified for the state championship meet in Denver.
Rangely Times
50 years ago
• A free all-night dance will be held in the Rangely Park Friday night starting at 10 p.m. All ages are welcome. An orchestra will provide music for the dance.
• A request was made Monday of the Rio Blanco county commissioners at their regular meeting to redistrict the county before June 1. Dale Frisby and Wilton Horton made the request of the commissioners. Frisby told the Times Wednesday that each of the three districts in the proposal would have approximately 775 registered voters.
• Money works two ways. It talks, and it stops talk.
• The Epsilon Chi Chapter of ESA held its annual Founders’ Day Tea in the home of the sponsor, Miss Grace Petz.
Rangely Times
25 years ago
• Rifle Gap Fish Hatchery delivered approximately 4,000 rainbow trout to Kinney Reservoir on April 28. This brings the total stocked trout in the reservoir this spring to around 24,000.
• As the flux period of board members nears an end, the Rangely Chamber of Commerce is making an effort to be more visible in the community.
• The Rangely High School National Honor Society held an induction ceremony. They inducted 17 new members: three juniors, Liz Bailey, Kathy Miller and Mandy Staley; and 14 sophomores, Misty Splanalp, Zach Padilla, Ty Petersburg, Ann Hermanson, Liz Allred, John Morril, Mary Ann Lewis, Heather Douglas, Jolene Rhodes, Alisha Stockman, Rebecca Olree, Mindy Estes, Jennifer Lancaster and Mandi Gates.
