MEEKER | Barone Middle School’s seventh and eighth grade boys’ basketball teams hit the road this past weekend, competing in a tournament in Soroco, Colorado, on Friday, Nov. 8, and continuing in Steamboat Springs on Saturday. Both grades showed impressive skill and determination, with the teams achieving numerous wins across[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Natural curtailment in the Colorado River Basin impacts users
RBC | The Colorado River Basin in the midst of a 23-year drought. Reduced precipitation, mostly in the form of snow in the western mountains, has caused water administrators at the federal, state, and local level to seek ways to cut back usage. But many of us in the high[Read More…]
Soaring high…
U.S. White River National Forest Rangeland Management Specialist (corrected) Jedidiah Smith captured this photo of a soaring bald eagle over Scullion Gulch in Rio Blanco County last year. JEDEDIAH SMITH PHOTO
RIO HAPPENINGS: Oct 27-Nov 2, 2024
ARRESTS 10/28/2024- A 53 year old male was arrested for DUI by Meeker PD. He was released to a sober party. CALL SUMMARIES 10/28/2024 @ 5:22 pm. A truck went off the road near the 19 mile-marker on County Road 8 to avoid a head on crash with a semi.[Read More…]
Library Board discusses book policy, community concerns
MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library Board held its monthly meeting last Wednesday in the library’s community room. All five board members attended the meeting. The public comment period drew community members concerned about book banning and a draft collections policy up for review. Dr. Bob Dorsett expressed support for[Read More…]
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District receives loan for turbine repair
RBC | The RBWCD board met on Oct. 30 at their regularly scheduled board meeting. Discussion included: Loan for Turbine Repair The board approved a loan for $2.5 million with a different vendor than the one that had been expected. General Electric had been expected to be the contractor to[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – November 7th, 2024
Archery practice shoots start Nov. 7 MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club is hosting indoor archery practice shoots beginning Thursday, Nov. 7 from 6-8 p.m. through the winter (except Thanksgiving) in the 4-H building at the RBC Fairgrounds. Practice and have some fun! Bring your own bow, arrows, paper target[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Keeping things running
By the time the election is over on Nov. 5 and this week’s print edition is in the mailboxes, most election results will be in. They will surely reflect some of the concerns voiced by the general public; the economy, foreign affairs, health care and immigration. We will also see[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Making bipartisanship normal again Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the recent article, HISTORY LESSONS: Death, taxes… and politics. The author mentioned the headstone of my grandparents, Bob and Margie Wilber. Before they passed, Margie designed the headstone and proudly included the inscription Born a Democrat, died a[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: Potato Polo
RBC | Janice Oldland showed me a photo taken in Meeker on July 4, 1913, of men on horseback holding pointed sticks, resembling swords, around a box on the ground. If you’d like to see a copy, one is on display at the Bank of the San Juans. From left[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Meeker School District survey update
MEEKER | During the 2023-2024 school year, the Meeker School District gathered survey data through a community survey developed by the school district and through a school staff survey developed by the Colorado Department of Education. Data collected resulted in the development of an action plan that can be accessed[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: CNCC Corner
RBC | This Autumn season has been calm and pleasant, allowing us to enjoy the outdoors, color changes in trees and brushes, and the hunting season. As we put away Halloween costumes and Homecoming regalia, November becomes a time of preparation, reflection, and thanksgiving. Along with fostering a sense of[Read More…]
