PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | Lace up your sneakers and grab your morning coffee! A true community classic is back to kick off Independence Day. ERBM Recreation & Park District’s annual Run for Your Life 5K (Run & Walk) will take over the streets of Meeker Saturday, July 4. As one[Read More…]
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Pickleball & Fireworks: ERBM announces new tournament for Range Call weekend
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | Looking for a way to kick off Range Call weekend? ERBM Recreation & Park District is launching a brand-new Fireworks Pickleball Tournament on Friday, July 3, 2026, at the Downtown Plaza. It’s a great excuse to get active and a portion of the proceeds goes straight[Read More…]
Pioneers board reports strong finances, approves governance changes
MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Health Service District Board and Pioneers Medical Center Board met last week at Pioneers Medical Center, 315 Sixth St., to discuss the hospital’s financial performance, technology investments, staffing and governance. Vice President Regas Halandras, Secretary/Treasurer Sherri Halandras and board members Wade Bradfield, Jean Gianinetti,[Read More…]
Kids in Business day at Mountain Valley Bank this Friday
MEEKER | On June 26, the annual Kids in Business Day is happening in the Mountain Valley Bank parking lot. This is a day where kids take their businesses to the next level and promote themselves. They learn about the importance of money and how to save it. Mountain Valley[Read More…]
Living with less water in RBC: Speaker shares flow trends and new practices
Special to the HT MEEKER | Landowners in Rio Blanco County are seeing springs dry up and ponds disappear. Dealing with the reality of less water was the topic of discussion at the most recent presentation for the White River Alliance. The speaker, Collin Robinson, owns Guide Water. Robinson is[Read More…]
A different way forward: Agrivoltaic offers lesson for rural Colorado
Special to the HT MEEKER | When Byron Kominek stood before Rio Blanco County commissioners during a June 9 work session, his message was simple: rural communities don’t have to choose between agriculture and solar energy. The Boulder County farmer and owner of Jack’s Solar Garden shared lessons learned from[Read More…]
Town board hears concerns on park conditions; backs chipping days, economic development work
MEEKER | The Meeker Board of Trustees on Tuesday heard concerns about a connector road and park maintenance, approved special event permits for the Meeker Lions Club, backed two community chipping days, and received an update on regional economic development efforts tied to the coal transition. Police and planning updates[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: Electricity to Meeker
Special to the HT MEEKER | The earliest use of electricity in Meeker was the telegraph lines connecting Rawlins to the Camp on the White River. Service stopped in 1883, when the post was closed. The private company of Rawlins and White River Telegraph company was maintaining telegraph lines in[Read More…]
RBC HISTORICAL SOCIETY: When History Becomes Part of History
Special to the HT MEEKER | Recently, I found myself reflecting on an unexpected question: At what point does history become part of history? This question arose after the theft of a newly installed sign at the White River Ute Agency site near Meeker. The marker had been placed to[Read More…]
ERBM UPDATES: GOCO grant announcement and summer activities update
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | Summer is flying by, and we hope you are enjoying the warm weather, sporting events, community fun, and more! This month, ERBM Recreation and Park District is excited to announce the award of a $100,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) to fund a comprehensive update[Read More…]
Week 2 brings winners, rollover payouts at Meeker Summer Rodeo Series
MEEKER | Competitors returned to the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds on June 18 for Week 2 of the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series, with winners crowned across multiple events and larger payouts building for next week’s competition. The weekly summer series continued with slack beginning at 6 p.m. and the main[Read More…]
A local son’s journey to science and teaching
Special to the HT MEEKER | Michael Overton grew up with roots in this community before setting out to find his path in the world — a path that, like the best scientific discoveries, turned out to be anything but a straight line. After graduating high school in 2000, Mike[Read More…]
