Editor’s Note: For those following these previously unpublished letters between Nathan Meeker and officials in Washington, D.C., it’s worth pointing out that the letters below were written just a few months before the uprising of the White River Utes and Meeker’s death. White River Agency, Colorado July 2, 1879 Sir:[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – July 18th, 2024
Challenges to rural healthcare Dear Editor: A person’s ZIP code should not dictate their life expectancy or the quality of healthcare they can receive. Like many people, I chose to live and raise my children in rural Western Colorado because of the quality of life it could provide, free from big[Read More…]
Obituary – Thomas Flynn Galloway
June 18, 1968 ~ June 28, 2024 Thomas Flynn Galloway was born June 18, 1968, to Freal and Norma Galloway in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He was welcomed by older brother Tim. Tom spent the early part of his life in Fowler, Colorado, where he made many friends and memories. [Read More…]
Obituary – Tracy Greg Mobley
Sept. 29, 1950 ~ July 2, 2024 Tracy Greg Mobley, 73, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on July 2, 2024. He was the beloved son of the late Zandy Mobley (Charles Alexander Mobley) and May Mobley (Florence Maud Mobley). Born on Sept. 29, 1950, Tracy spent the last 20[Read More…]
Obituary – Ted Bina
Nov. 8, 1966 ~ July 4, 2024 Ted was born in Meeker, Colorado, on Nov. 8, 1966, to Carrie and Ted Bina. He graduated from Meeker High School in 1985 and Mesa State College in 1987, where he earned a degree in auto mechanics. Ted was an avid outdoorsman who[Read More…]
Obituary – Ella M. (Irby) Woodruff
Dec. 16, 1922 ~ Oct. 15, 2023 Ella Woodruff of Rogers, Arkansas, passed away at home peacefully just shy of her 101st birthday. Ella was born in Doretta, New Mexico, to Enola (Morrow) and Charles Irby. The family moved to Fraser, Colorado, when Ella was 21 months old and remained[Read More…]
Death Notice – J.C. ‘Sonny’ Eatherton
July 6, 2024 J.C. “Sonny” Eatherton, 81, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on July 6, 2024. Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting Mr. Eatherton’s family.
Funeral Notice – Shirley Fae (Jones) Cox
June 10, 1936 ~ July 28, 2020 Our beloved Mom, Shirley Faye Cox, passed away during the first year of COVID and it is time to lay her to rest beside her husband Mace and daughter Dorothy. Her interment is set for Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Highland Cemetery in[Read More…]
50th reunion for the Meeker High School Class of 1974
Attendees at the 50th reunion of the Meeker High School Class of 1974 included (from left) Pauline Wilber, Jeannie Stewart Gianinetti, Pam Peters Johnson, Dan Spaid, Christi Holland Slade, Gordon Merriam, Cindy Samuel Coleman, Scott Coleman, Steve Allen, Sherri Carstens Halandras, Beth Ryan Merriam, Frank Nieslanik, Tom Welle, Dan Jens,[Read More…]
Meat processing company in Craig to receive $6.9 million USDA grant to expand facility
RBC | The Fitch Ranch Artisan Meat Co. LLC (formerly Brother’s Processing) is receiving a $6,995,528 grant to help support the construction of a new facility adjacent to the existing one and expand the company’s processing capacity under U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection while creating 65 new jobs. Fitch Ranch[Read More…]
Park Service proposing demolition of condemned building, seeking input
DINOSAUR | The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to demolish and replace the condemned Yampa District Multi-Operations Building. Constructed in 1963 the one-story concrete block building was condemned due to shifting sub-surfaces that resulted in foundation movement and the failure of supporting walls. A replacement building would be constructed adjacent[Read More…]
White River Methodist Church has a “Hay Day” of a good time at VBS
MEEKER | HayDay was the theme of Vacation Bible School 2024 at the White River Methodist Church (809 Park Ave.) in Meeker. More than 50 attended the three-day ranch-themed event complete with barn, hay and animal decorations; Oreo tractor wheels, popcorn and haystack snacks; apple dunking, dummy calf roping and[Read More…]
