RBC | After a couple weeks of intense county fair activity, County Extension Agent Bill Ekstrom, at his office—abuzz with after-fair activity—was philosophical and grateful. First and foremost, he expressed his enthusiasm for the fair—his 32nd in Rio Blanco County—having been the smoothest run fair in his memory. Ekstrom credited[Read More…]
Author: Reed Kelley
As the White River turns green again, work to seek a solution begins
RBC | What Rio Blanco County Commissioner Si Woodruff envisioned as a small core group meeting to discuss the problems and needs of the water quality in the White River expanded Tuesday to more than 25 participants who share a deep concern for the river’s health. Individuals from Colorado Parks[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series names event leaders through July
MEEKER | The Meeker Summer Rodeo series produced by Farris Bucking Bulls of New Castle continues today at 7 p.m., Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Tonight’s performance will be the ninth of the series which continues every Thursday through Aug. 31. The current event leaders through July 27 are: bull riding,[Read More…]
New age irrigation system installed on Flag Creek
RBC | The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in the persons of Tiffany Jehorek, Meeker District conservationist, and Scot Knutson, Glenwood Springs Field Office civil engineer, and the James Ritchie “R Lazy J Ranch” on Flag Creek hosted a tour July 19 of the[Read More…]
Sen. Gardner meets with Pioneers CEO to discuss future of rural healthcare
MEEKER I In an E-Newsletter to “Friends” last week, Colorado U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (RYuma) reported that he’d been in northwest Colorado during his Fourth of July in-state work week and had visited with officials at Dinosaur National Monument to discuss U.S. national park policies and met with executives and[Read More…]
Four seats opening on Meeker school board
MEEKER I Four seats on the Meeker Board of Education are up for election or re-election Nov. 7. The seats held by current school board president Bud Ridings, member Todd Shults, and current board secretary Bill deVergie, are up as the four-year terms of these individuals come to a close.[Read More…]
Rodeo series attracting new fans and local competitors
MEEKER I Several folks attending Meeker’s summer rodeo series have told the Herald Times that they are going to the rodeo every week to support it as an opportunity for Meeker area kids and big kids to compete, to get better, for Meeker to have this weekly activity, and because[Read More…]
Gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston to visit Meeker Sunday
MEEKER I Former State Senator Mike Johnston (D-Denver) will be holding a meet-and-greet for the public in Meeker this Sunday, July 16, at the Meeker Café dining room from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Johnston served in the state legislature from 2009 to January 2017 when he was term-limited. He is[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series resumes tonight at county fairgrounds
MEEKER I Meeker’s 2017 weekly summer rodeo series resumes today at 7 p.m., after a one week break. Tickets are $10, youth 8 and under are free. Meeker Mayor Regas Halandras, suggested to the Herald Times that the rodeo is the only attempt, at least in recent times, to bring[Read More…]
Keeping an eye on the White River
MEEKER | Long time Meeker physician and science teacher, Dr. Bob Dorsett, is a critical piece of the Colorado River Watch Program (CRW) regarding the White River. CRW was started more than 25 years ago as a statewide, volunteer water quality monitoring program coordinated and supported by the non-profit Colorado[Read More…]
Meeker school board approves 2017-18 budget
MEEKER | The Meeker Board of Education last week approved a $7.2 million budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018. This amount includes a projected budget deficit of about $431,000, which will be taken out of the district’s reserve. It has been projected that this kind of deficit spending could occur[Read More…]
Consultants release preliminary cost estimates to replace or renovate aging high school, transportation building
MEEKER | Denver-based planning consultants Anne Weber and Linda Wagner of Bennett Wagner Grody Architects (BWGA) led the discussion at both the Meeker School District’s facilities master planning advisory group and public meetings last Thursday at the high school. The public meeting began with a tour of the bus garage,[Read More…]
