MEEKER | The 2017 Coed Softball League, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Parks District, has started the annual tournament and the championship game is scheduled to be played Aug. 14, at 8 p.m., at Paintbrush Park. Ripped Shorts, the defending champions, entered the tournament as the third seed with[Read More…]
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Rangely OHV Adventure Rally begins today
RANGELY | The Rangely OHV Adventure Rally (ROAR) starts today, Aug. 10. The weekend is full of fun for locals and visitors alike. Riding starts Thursday with an evening ride to Kenney Reservoir and small barbecue at Elks Park to kick off the event. The Amazing Quest is a team[Read More…]
ERBM annual shutdown in August
MEEKER | The Meeker Recreation Center will be running its annual shutdown in August. The pool will be closed Aug. 7-20 and the center will have a full shutdown Aug. 17-20. Both will resume normal hours on Monday, Aug. 21. Each year the center must close for critical maintenance that[Read More…]
Program about algae problem tonight
MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library will host a program Thursday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. by Dr. Bob Dorsett to inform the community about the algae problem in the White River and to encourage work toward a solution.
Classifieds: August 10, 2017
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** Membership Drive for Meeker VFW Auxiliary Post 5843 We invite anyone who may be a husband/wife, father/mother, brother/ sister, son/daughter, grandfather/grandmother or grandson/ granddaughter of a Veteran of a Foreign War. Based on their service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard. We will happily[Read More…]
Days Gone By: August 3, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – H.H. Joy of Meeker, well known in Craig, this week was appointed Western slope general sales agent for the Maxwell and Overland automobiles with headquarters at Grand Junction, to which place he shortly will go from Meeker. n Of the 200 tickets[Read More…]
Local runners push themselves, each other to run farther
MEEKER | Distance running is considered an individual sport by most but when the distance is 100 miles and takes more than 24 hours to complete, a runner might need some help, which is what local runners Lisa Belmonte, John and Christopher Strate, Carly Thompson and Kris Casey did for[Read More…]
Learning to live with bears is the new normal in Colorado
RBC | After several recent bear conflicts in Colorado, including close encounters, home invasions and an attack on a sleeping camper in Boulder County, July 9, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is stressing education as one of the most effective ways to prevent wildlife conflicts. CPW officials say although many bear[Read More…]
Trail work …
RBC receives two Blueprint 2.0 initiatives from state office of economic development
RBC | Meeker played host Monday to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for a regional economic development meeting, a site visit to Headhunters Bowstrings and the announcement of this year’s Blueprint 2.0 awards. Blueprint 2.0 is “the[Read More…]
RHS football …
RBC Shoot Out …
