The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A typical “Wandering Willie” went through town Monday, walking in from Rifle and going north at a two-mile-an-hour aint. “Ragged Jack” wasn’t in it. Water Commissioner Moog reports less trouble with ranchmen as the summer advances. Not on account of rain, but because[Read More…]
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‘Perfect storm’ of conditions causes largest Mormon cricket hatch in recent memory
RBC | Rural living comes with the cost of dealing with Mother Nature, sometimes at her worst: high winds, big snows, drought, forest fires, flooding and on occasion, really ugly insects. And Mormon crickets are among the ugliest of them all. These creatures have been increasing in numbers over the[Read More…]
Debate over proposed solar farm continues
RBC | “I want to know if we are just going to have lip service to private property rights, or if we are going to support them,” said Kathleen Kelley, lifetime Meeker resident and landowner seeking board approval for what her family considers to be the most beneficial use of[Read More…]
Air Force cadets to build new bridge for Spring Cave trail
MEEKER | Through a unique partnership between the Air Force Academy and the White River National Forest, some of the brightest young minds in the country will design, plan, and build a new bridge on the Spring Cave Trail near Meeker this month. Air Force Academy cadets and Forest Service[Read More…]
GUESS WHAT …
ED PECK PHOTO/CUTLINE These tools had very specific uses. What were they? Answers here.
MHS students compete at FCCLA nationals
The 2023 FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) took place in Denver, Colorado, from July 2-6, drawing more than 7,900 students, educators, and guests from across the nation. This gathering provided a valuable platform for attendees to expand their leadership skills, sharpen their talents, explore career pathways, and listen to inspiring[Read More…]
3-on- 3 tourney results …
30 teams registered for the Stars N Stripes 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament put on by ERBM Recreation & Park District on July 4th. Winners: 3rd-4th Coed: G-Wood (Mason Picore, Austin Picore, Cruz Drake) 5th-6th Male: Bananas (Tyler Follman, Daxten Koenig, Ollie Thomson) 5th-6th Female: 2 Bigs and a Little (Payton Burns,[Read More…]
ERBM’s Run for Your Life 5K results
Female – Walking 1. Halandras, Tawny – 38:36 2. Granquist, Alison – 39:35 3. Upshaw, Jennifer – 39:29 4. Bauer, Emma – 39:52 5. Lanoha, Kady – 40:11 6. Rholl, Cindy – 40:24 7. Theos, Dani -40:26 8. Phelan, Mya – 40:47 9. Elder, Kieran – 40:49 10. Leblanc, Ruth[Read More…]
Parade winners …
The Range Call parade winners are as follows: The parade is put on by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce each year. TIFFANY JEHOREK/LUCAS TURNER/MICHELLE FROST/MEEKER CHAMBER PHOTOS
After 27 years, Bartlett leaves Meeker’s library in good hands
MEEKER | Mike Bartlett has been the library director of the Meeker Public Library for 27 years. June 30, 2023, marked his last day before that title passed to Kristina Selby. The two have been working together since Selby began as a library assistant in 2019. Barlett feels confident he[Read More…]
Roberts, Lukens host Town Hall
State House District 26 Representative Megan Lukens and Senator Dylan Roberts of Colorado’s 8th District hosted a joint Town Hall meeting at Meeker Public Library on June 28. They fielded questions from RBC residents about wolf reintroduction (both Lukens and Roberts voted against.) Other discussions and questions revolved around water[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: ‘Should-er’s full!”
“Should is a futile word. It’s about what didn’t happen. It belongs in a parallel universe. It belongs in another dimension of space.” ~ Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin By NIKI TURNER [email protected] Years ago a friend admonished me during one of my self-deprecating diatribes about how I was failing[Read More…]
