Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago
The new Baer residence in Danforth park is beyond all doubt the finest in this valley. Indeed, it would do credit to Capitol Hill, Denver.
The Sanderson residence on east Main Street is going up in a rush.
The present is the longest dry spell for this season of the year within the recollection of the oldest inhabitant.
Meeker Herald ~ 100 years ago
Word came to town middle of the week that James Meeker High defeated Craig High last Saturday by a score of 7-0.
The Minute Women of America, a new organization consisting, it is said of 100 percent of the former membership of the women of the Ku Klux Klan in Denver, came into being as a national organization Tuesday night at the cotton mills, former meeting place of the Knights and the Women of the Ku Klux Klan.
Meeker Herald ~ 75 years ago
Considerable excitement was created Sunday afternoon when an accidentally discharged rifle took the life of Mrs. Marie Johnson and seriously wounded C.A. Goodon, both of Boulder, Colorado. The accident happened about four o’clock Sunday afternoon in front of the Meeker Hotel.
Three men employed in Rangely oil field in Vernal, Utah jail charged with killing calf on Douglas Creek.
Meeker Herald ~ 50 years ago
The bid opening for the proposed well water system for Meeker was held last Wednesday in the Fairfield Center with a total of 21 bids being submitted for the four different projects.
Sometimes we wonder if people read the paper as they keep asking questions about problems that have already been answered.
RANGELY TIMES ~ 50 years ago
Freedom of speech and of the press have made us a free people. May we, as a nation, have the wisdom to recognize and perpetuate that truth.
Oil shale could add 20 billion barrels to U.S. oil reserves over 30-year period.
HERALD TIMES ~ 25 years ago
Jeff Looney, Rangely Town Manager, resigned his position at the Tuesday night meeting of the Trustees. Looney was town manager for the past two years.
To find THE MEEKER HERALD no longer heading the paper is like experiencing the death of a dear and cherished friend. I mourn. May it please you, to eventually bring back to life, THE MEEKER HERALD on your paper. ~Margaret Smith Isaac