Author: Herald Times Staff

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago n Good four-room house and three lots; corner Park Avenue and Fourth Street; southern frontage. Inquire at this office.

Home of: Rayola Rust

Meeker | This week’s “home of” honoree is longtime Meeker resident Rayola Rust. Rayola moved to Meeker in 1973.

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Perry Spurlock has received his fine passenger auto. n The marshal has the authority to arrest all chickens running at large. Ours are penned.

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago Joe Rooney returned to Meeker Tuesday and didn’t bring the bride with him. Joe has not only “flimflammed” us once more, but threatens to sue The Herald for $100,000 damages. We welcome the suit, as then we will make Joe tell why the[Read More…]

Meeker Locals

No news is good news, as they say. If so, it’s all good news around Meeker. A Google search for newsworthy items in Meeker, Colo., for the past week yielded little more than a Louisiana paper’s account of the Mountain Valley Bank robbery. According to www.thetowntalk.com , the $1,279 Thacker[Read More…]

Meeker Locals

Is the lovely warm weather really so odd, or are we just remembering the last two or three years when winter clung stubbornly to the calendar until June or later? No worries, we’ll probably have at least one more snowstorm before summer officially arrives.

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Position wanted: Young man of 17, in good health, with good education would like to secure some pleasant outdoor work during the summer. No pay asked. Have been attending school and would like a change for a few months. n Get a[Read More…]

Meeker Locals

We’re not sure why the “big” news stories so often occur on Wednesday afternoons or Thursday mornings. Perhaps it’s some ancient curse on newspaper reporters. Whatever the case, it’s almost as interesting to read the actual facts as it is to compare all the zany variations that show up on[Read More…]