MEEKER I Steve Allen shudders to think about how much worse Saturday night’s downtown fire could have been.
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Slide Show: MHS graduation
Meeker High School recently held its graduation exercises.
Smoke and water damage shut down county’s only pharmacy
RBC — Saturday night’s fire shut down the county’s only pharmacy.
Loose Ends: Enjoying the give and take of small-town living
Bailouts — one more reason for living in a small town. It is not government subsidies that are the subject of one more conversation, it is the small town neighborliness of merchants, who tell the customers who need a little loose change help, “Oh, don’t worry about it, just bring[Read More…]
White reflects on ‘difficult’ session
As difficult as this legislative session was — and with all of the money wrangling it was a real doozy — first-term northwest Colorado senator Al White expects next year’s session to be even tougher.
Police Blotter: Activity for May 8-14
Law Enforcement Activity for May 8-14
Days gone by: May 21 edition
From the archives of the Meeker Herald and Rangely Times:
Fire impacts Meeker Drug, First National Bank of the Rockies
A fire at Meeker Drug Saturday night resulted in a great deal of smoke damage for the historic building. First National Bank of the Rockies, next door to Meeker Drug on Main Street in Meeker, also had significant smoke damage.
Photographer’s work on display at library
Photographs by Stacy Cochran are on display at the Meeker Library.
Oil shale workshop scheduled for May 26
There will be a workshop from 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 26 at the Fairfield Center for anyone concerned about the impacts of oil shale development and water use.
VFW Post will put out flags, but not crosses
Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Posts all across the nation are discontinuing crosses on veterans’ graves on Memorial Day, due to less membership in our Posts.
The gang’s all hair — or not
Friends and family members shaved their heads in a show of support for Toni Simmons — pictured in the front row, second from left — who lost her hair as a result of chemotherapy treatments she is undergoing for cancer.


