The HT interviewed both candidates for the open commissioner’s seat. Their responses below have been edited for clarity and brevity, and some of the questions have been omitted for length. View a full video of each candidate interview on our Facebook page or YouTube channel, or listen to them on[Read More…]
Author: Herald Times Staff
Coronavirus Q&A #3
The HT hosted a third livestream with RBC Public Health Director Alice Harvey Friday, June 5. Here is a discussion synopsis. You can find the full video on our Facebook page and YouTube channel, or scan the Zapcode to access it from the print edition. 2ND COUNTY VARIANCE Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Public Notices: June 11, 2020
Quarterly Lodging Tax meeting will be held on June 12 at 3:00 at Elk Mountain Inn. If you have a request please drop off a copy before the meeting at Elk Mountain or with Melinda Parker or Dan Schwartz. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Oscar K. Ridgeway, a/k/a Oscar Kenneth[Read More…]
2020 MHS Commencement Exercises: Linked Program and Full Video
To download a PDF copy of this year’s Graduation Keepsake Edition, click here: https://www.theheraldtimes.com/PDF/MHSGrad2020.pdf
Details for second scholarship winner were omitted
In last week’s article “Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund announces scholarship winners” Madison Kindler’s mother Jewell was not named and the details that earned Kindler a $500 scholarship were not listed alongside the $1,500 scholarship winner’s. Kindler is a 3.679 GPA student who plans to attend the University of[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 4, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • The city of Meeker is preparing for an old-time Fourth of July celebration. • The champions of the divided skirt are loudly declaring in its favor that it has two legs to stand on. • The more a strike is complicated with rioting[Read More…]
10th St. Bridge to remain closed until June 4
The Water Street water line replacement project started Monday with the closure of the 10th St. Bridge. The bridge was expected to reopen by Wednesday, June 3, but unexpected complications will necessitate an extension of the closure. Crews encountered unforeseen problems and are now estimating access to the Mesa/CR4 to[Read More…]
Clarifications
Water rights still under review Regarding the May 21 article about the ERBM Rec District Board meeting held May 19, the board has received the dewatering permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment related to the construction of the pond at Circle Park, not the final water[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 28, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Another valuable commodity added to our vast crude resources. The discovery, which was purely accidental, made this week. And now it is anthracite coal in addition to the limitless bodies of the bituminous article which we already possess. A. Burnham, who owns a[Read More…]
Public Notices: May 28, 2020
RIO BLANCO COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL CONTRACTOR SETTLEMENT 2019 RIO BLANCO COUNTY ROAD 5 STOCK PASS 5 PROJECT NOTICE is hereby given that on the 9th day of June, 2020 at Meeker, Colorado, final settlement will be authorized by the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners with Scott Contracting,[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 21, 2020
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Meeker Herald 125 years ago Since the building of the White River Valley railroad has become almost a certainty coal lands are being more sought after, and filings are of almost everyday occurrence. A post office at Marvine Lodge during the months[Read More…]
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ for resuming high school athletics and activities
According to a press release from the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), after June 1 decisions about athletics and summer activities will be made at the local school district level until camps, clinics and fall sports practice begin. The change will allow for in-person condition sessions between coaches and[Read More…]




