The Destination Imagination team, Six Brains are Better Than One, will host a public presentation of their team challenge May 9, at 6:30 p.m., in the elementary school cafeteria.
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BLM seeks public input
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will evaluate the potential impacts of constructing the Gateway South 500-kilovolt (kV) alternating current (AC) transmission line project, which is proposed to cross portions of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. The project is proposed[Read More…]
Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n On Monday, Joseph D. Ball was brought before Judge Brahser by Sheriff Kendall on a warrant sworn out by Robert Reigan, charging Ball with the murder of the Reigan brothers, Patrick and James. Our readers will recall the horrible affair when the[Read More…]
RHS Panthers end baseball season for Cowboys
The Meeker baseball team played its final home game on the road last week. Because of the weather, Meeker’s baseball diamond was never dry enough to play on this season, so the Cowboys had to play their scheduled home games against Paonia in Rifle and their final home game against[Read More…]
Obituary: Veryl Cleverly, Oct. 5, 1937-May 1, 2011
Veryl Cleverly was born Oct. 5, 1937, and died May 1, 2011, of complications from open heart surgery. He was the eighth child born to Viene Lauretta Potts and Thomas Franklin Cleverly.
USFS seeks photos to document range conditions
Everyone at some point has monitored something in their life. When you were a kid, you probably monitored the candy bowl closely. As an adult, you monitor your checking account to avoid overdrafts and any fraudulent charges.
Club 20 challenges district boundary interests
Club 20 has long advocated that communities of interest should remain intact as boundaries are drawn during redistricting efforts. Many congressional district boundary proposals introduced to the public today by the Joint Select Committee on Redistricting do anything but keep communities of interest intact.
Making a referral to the Department of Social Services
The child welfare agency responds to a variety of concerns about children and their families. The response by the agency begins when a referral, or request for information or services is made, usually by telephone. The child welfare agency takes the information and decides whether to refer the caller elsewhere[Read More…]
Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Arbor Day was observed in Meeker in a truly public, spirited way. Our citizens, both ladies and gentlemen, turned out in force. Ninety-two trees were planted in two lines east and west parallel and 15 feet apart each way across the park[Read More…]
Opinion: Keep the Western Slope whole
Last week, the General Assembly’s 10-member redistricting committee released their proposed maps outlining Colorado’s new Congressional boundaries. The maps offered by the Democrats and Republican members of the committee are as different as night and day.
RBC teams play for playoffs
Rio Blanco County’s high school baseball teams met in Rangely yesterday after press time for a doubleheader, which are the final games of the regular season for Meeker and will have district playoff implications for both teams.
County Cup swim dual set for May 6
The County Cup Swim team dual meet will take place Friday, May 6, at 4 p.m., in the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Parks District’s aquatics center. It will be the first swim meet in the two-year-old facility.
