MEEKER | Touch-A-Truck is a family-friendly event designed to allow children to explore, climb and touch vehicles of all shapes and sizes. There will be fun for everyone in the family—meet the people who build, protect and serve the town of Meeker. Free barbecue lunch. Saturday, June 1, 11 a.m.[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
BMS Cowboys at Best of the Best
MEEKER I Eleven Meeker Cowboys decided to go full steam ahead and add a week to their junior high track season.
Rangely Jr. High track ends season
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers middle school track team traveled to Craig last weekend to compete at the Best of the Best track meet. The middle schoolers competed against sixth-eighth grades. It was the final meet of the year and everyone competed well.
More flower power for Main Street
RANGELY I It is almost that time of year again when the Town of Rangely starts to beautify Main Street.
Trail Maintenance Day June 1
MEEKER | On June 1, Tucker Ercanbrack will be organizing a group of volunteers for his Eagle Scout Project “Trail Maintenance Day.” Please bring gloves and a rake, if available. Garbage bags will be provided. Meet at the Sanderson Hills Park at 8 a.m. to help clean the ERBM trails.
Eight Panthers qualify for state meet
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther Track and Field team finished its regular season this weekend at the Cardinal Invitational in Parachute, Colorado. For eight of the athletes competing this weekend, the goal was to fine tune the events before heading to state, while the others were trying to improve their marks[Read More…]
‘Successful’ Cowboys head to state track
MEEKER I “Successful” is how head coach John Strate described the last regular season track meet hosted by Grand Valley last weekend. “We had a great meet for those that are not going to state and there were a lot of personal bests.”
Water treatment standards, property lines discussed by trustees
MEEKER I The Meeker Town Board of Trustees considered two important issues at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 7: new water treatment standards and a new property line for the cemetery.
Grouse lek…
This picture is from a Columbian sharp-tailed Grouse lek in northwest Colorado. In the spring the grouse population gathers on their leks or breeding grounds. As part of their mating ritual the males “dance” as a way to attract females. Most of the males in a population can be found[Read More…]
Days Gone By…
The Meeker Herald | 100 years ago • There are four kinds of people in this world: (a) Those who are grouchy at home and pleasant everywhere else. (b) Those who are pleasant at home and grouchy elsewhere. (c) Those who are pleasant both at home and elsewhere. (d) Those who are grouchy everywhere.[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Meeker High School Art Show…
MHS students presented their artwork at an art show at Meeker Elementary School last Thursday. Click the link for a video montage.
