THE HERALD IS RIO BLANCO COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD. GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ARE REQUIRED TO POST CERTAIN INFORMATION TO KEEP YOU, THE PUBLIC, INFORMED OF THEIR ACTIONS. PRINTED PUBLIC NOTICES CANNOT BE EASILY ALTERED AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE, REGARDLESS OF DIGITAL KNOW-HOW. MORE TRANSPARENCY = LESS OVERREACH = HAPPIER CITIZENS. —[Read More…]
Author: Caitlin Walker
Oh, the thinks you can think!
An explosion of color and fun hit the Meeker stage last weekend with the Arts and Cultural Council’s Seussical Jr. the Musical. More than 40 third through eighth graders entertained the audience, including (top left) Ashton Tapia and Alex Trout as Who’s Mr. and Mrs. Mayor (top middle) Stella Gray[Read More…]
Public Notices: November 16, 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE MEEKER SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to §38-26-107, C.R.S., that after December 15th, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., final settlement with FCI Constructors (“Contractor”), will be made by the Meeker School District (“District”), for its Barone Middle School Project, Bob Tucker Dr,[Read More…]
New Edition Alert! November 2, 2023
Hi everybody (and hello to more than 100 new subscribers!) If you’re new here, welcome! We generally send out a newsletter every week, but it’s been so crazy we missed one. Hopefully you caught all the community news in the October 26 edition, which would have been the last Herald[Read More…]
Legal Notices: October 26, 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy May Baker, Deceased Case No.: 2023PR9 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Rio Blanco County, Colorado on or before February 26, 2024, or said claims[Read More…]
Crisis alert: Save your community paper.
Dear community, Today is a very bad news day. We have enough money in the bank to publish two more editions. If something doesn’t change, October 26 will be the last print issue of the Herald. It’s not our community newspaper, it’s your community newspaper, so we feel it’s important[Read More…]
Oktoberfest 2023 Schedule of Events
Ain’t it Grand …
The 34th annual Colorado Grand rolled into downtown Meeker Tuesday with 100s of classic cars and thousands of dollars in donations for the Meeker Lions Club and HopeWest. Volunteers served the group lunch before they set out on the next leg of their journey.
5K on the Fourth
MEEKER | Run (or walk) a 5K on the 4th! This year’s Run for Your Life 5K is an event for all ages and abilities. Bring your family, pets (on a leash) and friends. This fun annual event is put on by ERBM Recreation and Park District. The cost of[Read More…]
MHS Graduation Section 2023
Special Section: RHS Graduation 2023
FINAL BOWS …
ERBM put on the 23rd annual Spring Recital over the weekend, which included solo performances and final bows from MHS seniors Grace Roberts, Gracie Blagg, Stacie Mack and Ariel Gallegos. They were presented with bouquets from dance instructor Kari Jo Ruchti (far left.)