RANGELY | Parkview Elementary School will host the annual Night at Hogwarts event Oct. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m.. Tickets and galleons are available for purchase now at Parkview Elementary. See page 4A of this week’s edition for details.
County
Days Gone By: October 10, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – NOTE—We understand that the Trimmer and Allsebrook bills were for sheep killed in the Limekiln hill raid, and we hear that the matter will now go into the courts, as Messrs. Allsebrook and Trimmer intend suing the county. – G.S. Allsebrook has sold[Read More…]
95 YEARS YOUNG …
This gentleman, assisted by Nine Mile Guest Ranch/RTS Hunting’s Travis Flaharty (right) bagged a very nice buck last month. The photo was posted to the company’s Facebook page with a caption that read, “Art, an inspiration to all of us!! 95 years young and still knocking them down with one[Read More…]
Mandatory CWD testing on deer this year
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will be conducting mandatory chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing during the 2019 hunting season in specific Game Management Units (GMU) as part of efforts to control the spread of CWD with its Colorado Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan. Beginning in late September, CPW[Read More…]
Fall community education classes
MEEKER | Canning Salsa—Learn to make your own salsa and take some home. Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Limited spaces, call soon! Social Media Marketing: Next Steps—Monday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to noon. Develop strategies to market your business on all major social media[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Herald Homecoming …
The Herald is going home! We are pleased to announce our office is returning to its original historic location on Fourth and Main streets in the next week. (Top left) Founder James Lyttle stands in front of the Herald building in the lates 1880s. (Top right) The Meeker Herald building[Read More…]
Community Calendar: October 10, 2019
– Rangely Homecoming events: Thursday, Oct. 10 Chili Dinner/Bonfire. Friday, Oct. 11 Parade 1 p.m., Volleyball 4 p.m., Football 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 Volleyball 11 a.m., Homecoming Dance 8 p.m. – Meeker Homecoming events: Friday, Oct. 11 Parade 1 p.m., BBQ 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Softball 2 p.m.,[Read More…]
Prescribed burn at Monument
DINOSAUR | Fire crews at Dinosaur National Monument will conduct a controlled burn on the Colorado side of the monument on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, weather permitting. This fire is to eliminate piles of woody debris and other vegetation that were removed around the monument’s headquarters in order to reduce[Read More…]
CHEVRON DONATION …
Mike Gillard from Chevron presented Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola with a $3,000 donation for law enforcement and activity needs last week. “As usual Chevron is a leader in community support and has been such a great neighbor. Rio Blanco County, Rangely and Meeker are fortunate to have a[Read More…]
Days Gone By: October 3, 2019
The Meeker Herald 100 years ago – That golden tint which makes the landscape look beautiful is very much in evidence these days. – Canada has a law that disenfranchises a slacker for 15 years and prohibits them from holding office. They go on the theory that a man who[Read More…]
Sen. Gardner visits Piceance Basin
RBC | U.S. Senator Cory Gardner made an appearance in remote western Colorado Monday afternoon for a tour of the natural soda plant and the Hunt Fire in the Piceance Basin. Time constraints prohibited Gardner from going all the way to the burn site, but he listened to BLM firefighters[Read More…]
