Members of the 1968 state runner-up Meeker football team attended last week’s home game to commemorate the team head coach Shane Phelan said is responsible for starting the “culture and traditions that we have in our program.” Tiffany Jehorek Photo
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Mustangs …
The Meeker Mustangs played their final home games of the season Saturday at Starbuck Stadium. Teams and fans made the trip from New Castle on a beautiful fall day. The third-fourth grade boys played first, making quick work of New Castle with a balanced attack of tough defense and precision[Read More…]
Letter: Moyer’s position remains consistent
Dear Editor: As many of you are now aware, an unaffiliated candidate will be opposing me on the November general election ballot. Therefore, it may be necessary to reassure the voters of Rio Blanco County that my following positions have and will remain consistent throughout this campaign and term in[Read More…]
IT AIN’T OVER YET …
A fire north of Meeker along Highway 13 Saturday closed the road in both directions, cause unknown. Please continue to use extreme caution as fire danger remains high. COURTESY PHOTO
Selle answers FAQs on Ballot Issue 4A
MEEKER | By now, many in our community are familiar with Ballot Issue 4A, which has been placed on the ballot by the Meeker School District to raise funds for renovation and new construction for Meeker High School and the Meeker School District bus garage. During the past weeks, several[Read More…]
Letter: Vaughn for Clerk and Recorder
Dear Editor: I would like to endorse Ms. Emma Vaughn for the elected position of Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder. I have known Emma and her family for more than 25 years. Emma was born and raised in the heart of Rio Blanco County. She was blessed to be[Read More…]
Guest Column: Everyone deserves a second chance
RBC | I finally achieved a life-long goal of reading “Les Miserables” (actually I listened to most of it on an audio book). Not long afterwards I listened to a fantastic sermon about grace and forgiveness. I concluded my week watching supreme court confirmation hearings. Each of these events caused[Read More…]
PIE MASTER …
Blake Smith, 4, won Best Overall Pie with his favorite triple berry pie at the Meeker Fall Festival. His mother, Silvia Smith, received the Best Professional Pie award with her pecan pie, and Prettiest Pie with her sweet potato pie. Smith’s winnings were were donated to the Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Obituary: Alice Estelle Atwood
Alice Estelle Atwood Oct. 23, 1949 ~ Sept. 17, 2018 Born Oct. 23, 1949, returned to her Heavenly Father and was reunited with her mother and father, Jean and Elmer McCrary, on Sept. 17, 2018. She went peacefully, surrounded by her family. Alice was a member of the New Creation[Read More…]
Rangely Royalty …
Rangely High School Homecoming royalty for 2018 were Kassidee Brown, Stetson Cudo, Skylar Thacker, Andreas Donahoe, Paityn Myers and CJ Lucero. For more photos visit rioblancoheraldtimes.smugmug.com Matt Scoggins photo
Letter: Mantle disagrees with river workshop statement
Dear Editor: The Meeker Herald, Sept. 27 edition reported on river management workshop highlights ways and means for improving river health.” The information contained in said article was informative, until it came to “Grazing and Riparian Area Management” by Paul Meiman with Colorado State University Extension. Meiman made the statement[Read More…]
MHS volleyball 8-0 in league play
MEEKER | Another successful weekend on the courts: two matches, two wins and Cowboy volleyball begins the month of October with a 14-0 record overall and 8-0 in the league. Caprock Academy was first to fall, in front of a home crowd on Friday, defeated in three sets. “We passed[Read More…]
