MEEKER | Meeker’s new Chamber of Commerce director, Sara Stephenson, presented her first update to the town’s Board of Trustees on March 18. Projects in the works for the Chamber include a replacement plan for the lightpole banners downtown, the placement of parklets this summer outside of Mountain Charisma and[Read More…]
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If you have a well, you need to check your permits; help available in Meeker on March 31
Special to the HT MEEKER | Residents of the White River upstream from Taylor Draw Dam are urged to check their well permits. Water Commissioner Betty Kracht said, “I am once again reaching out asking everyone to check your well permits to make sure they are permitted and permitted correctly. [Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: ‘Gunsmoke’ Meeker-style
“Gunsmoke” was one of the longest-running American TV shows, airing from 1955 to 1975. Stories of the West were, and still are, popular. There is something about the elements of adventure and the independence of frontier life that continues to captivate audiences. Marshal Dillon, Doc, and Miss Kitty were fictional[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS Letters from history No. 76
Special to the HT MEEKER | The information that follows was taken from the ANNUAL REPORT OF 1879. The contents of this book are the reports from the Indian agents from coast to coast. In browsing the contents there is a common thread from coast to coast. The agents are[Read More…]
Spring cleanup days at Meeker Golf Course
MEEKER | There will be a work day on April 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Once the work is done play can begin and everyone that helps will be able to play a round afterwards. Then, on April 12, 2025 we will be taking annual fee payments[Read More…]
Stepping On: Preventing falls and improving lives
MEEKER | Pioneers Medical Center’s Stepping On program recently concluded its first fall prevention class of the year with great success! Falls pose a serious risk for older adults, impacting 1 in 4 seniors annually. Thankfully, falls can be prevented, and Stepping On is a proven initiative that reduces falls[Read More…]
Hospital board’s responses to community questions
Special to the HT MEEKER | The following responses were presented by Eastern Rio Blanco Health Services District (Pioneers Medical Center) Board Member Kim Tedford at the last board meeting. The responses answer several of the questions presented to the board by Wendy Gutierrez and published in the March 6[Read More…]
DINNER AT THE MUSEUM
It wouldn’t be a night at the museum without the presence of Teddy Roosevelt in the background. A small group of Meeker residents enjoyed a catered meal at the White River Museum recently. With the restored Meeker Hotel bar as the backdrop on one side and the historic stagecoach on[Read More…]
Back takes over as Meeker Golf Course manager, plans for exciting season ahead
MEEKER | What does it take to manage a golf course that serves hundreds of players each week? Jason Back is ready to show the community as he steps into his new role as the golf course manager at Meeker Golf Course. Back has had a long-standing connection to the[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: Candy chronicles from yesteryear
When I would visit my grandparents on my mother’s side, I would often get a treat. I think it is a universal thing to deny your own kids sugary snacks. Grandparents are allowed to offer bribes more readily. It is part of the contract. As a kid, if we wanted[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS – Letters from history No. 75
Hon. E.A. HAYT, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Washington, D.C. White River Agency, Colorado Aug. 13, 1879 Sir: Yours of 18th ultimo (Colo. M, 1432, 1434, 1435, 1436, 1879), gives authority to issue “salt, baking -powder, tobacco, and beans monthly”, for reasons I had stated. I now wish, for same reasons,viz,[Read More…]
DEPUTIZED…
Undersheriff Travis Mobley (left) deputized Justin Ewing with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) Wildlife Services as a conflict investigator on Tuesday. The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners “recognizes the challenges posed by the introduction of wolves into our region and the potential impacts on our local livestock[Read More…]
