Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago
Wanted, immediately, someone to put up a dozen habitable dwelling houses. It is guaranteed that they will be rented as soon as completed. For further information inquire from the first person you meet.
Several attempts to break the drought occurred early in the week, but without success.
Plenty of snow can be seen today on the flattops from Meeker.
Meeker Herald ~ 100 years ago
The Rio Blanco County Fair opened at 10 a.m. Thursday, with the “Modes of Transportation” parade depicted the development of transportation from the early prairie schooners, Concord state coaches, driving rigs, early automobiles and so on to the latest eight-cylinder cars.
With gasoline down to fourteen cents a gallon in Kansas there is no reason in the world why there should be twenty-two cent gas in Denver and thirty-eight cents a gallon here.
The heavy rains of the past two weeks have worked a hardship on the roads through the county and the up-river road from Buford to Trappers is reported as almost impassable.
Meeker Herald ~ 75 years ago
Mr. K.E. Cowdery, manager of the Meeker airport, has had Engineer R.C. Graham at the airport the past week making a land survey and running a contour of the proposed field. The planned airport would take in two runways and give Meeker a very creditable field for postwar period.
Rio Blanco nimrods are getting itchy trigger fingers, what with the 1945 hunting seasons approaching.
Mr. Francis White, manager of the Meeker Cash Grocery, made a business trip to Denver this week, leaving Meeker Tuesday.
Meeker Herald ~ 50 years ago
The fourth death within eight days occurred on the White River Road last Sunday morning at 1:45 a.m. Seat belts were installed but not in use. Alcohol was believed to be a prime cause of the accident.
Oil shale panel meets in Rangely. The Oil Shale Environmental Advisory Panel will review the latest environmental data reports for the four prototype oil shale lease tracts.
Meeker Herald ~ 25 years ago
Enrollment in the public schools of Rangely will be down just a little from last year, according to Bob Mullen, Superintendent of Schools in District RE-4. Students returned to school on Wednesday of last week.
Emma Vaughn, daughter of Boone and Barbara Vaughn of Meeker, was among the candidates competing for the title of Miss Teen of Colorado at the 2000 State Pageant.
RANGELY TIMES ~ 50 years ago
George Pidcock of Rangely has been elected to the Colorado Education Association Board of Directors.
Arthur McKee was recently appointed by the Board of Directors of Moon Lake Electric Association to fill the unexpired term of Leo Karrent, Director from District 5.
