Meeker’s recycling program came to an end after two decades. Expenses, partially offset by town funds, combined with low prices and demand for recyclable materials, made the program financially unsustainable.
Meeker residents were surprised, and some disappointed, by the announcement Meeker’s free recycling drop-off program was coming to a close at the end of 2022. Since it’s community-driven inception in…
Meeker residents were surprised, and some disappointed, by the announcement Meeker’s free recycling drop-off program was coming to a close at the end of 2022. Since it’s community-driven inception in…
6 Jan 2023
New county officials were sworn in to office in January 2023, including Clerk and Recorder Shawn Luce and commissioners Doug Overton and Jennifer O’Hearon.
Newly elected and returning elected officials were sworn in by oath on Tuesday prior to the first commissioner’s meeting of 2023. Outgoing Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell administered the oath…
Newly elected and returning elected officials were sworn in by oath on Tuesday prior to the first commissioner’s meeting of 2023. Outgoing Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell administered the oath…
11 Jan 2023
Suspicions about wolves were high following the deaths of multiple calves in the Meeker area. After a lengthy investigation, it was determined wolves were not the cause of the cattle deaths.
The HT asked Travis Duncan, Public Information Supervisor for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, for comment on some reader-generated questions after last week’s report of possible wolf depredation near Meeker. His…
The HT asked Travis Duncan, Public Information Supervisor for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, for comment on some reader-generated questions after last week’s report of possible wolf depredation near Meeker. His…
During a meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission held last week in Gateway, Colorado, Travis Black, CPW Northwest Regional Manager, provided an update on the investigation into…
During a meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission held last week in Gateway, Colorado, Travis Black, CPW Northwest Regional Manager, provided an update on the investigation into…
23 Nov 2022
Judd Harvey of Meeker High School earned his second championship title in state wrestling as a junior and the MHS wrestling team earned second place in 2A competition.
MHS junior Judd Harvey (215) earned a second championship title at the 2023 State Wrestling Tournament at Ball Arena in Denver last weekend. Meeker’s wrestling team took second in 2A…
MHS junior Judd Harvey (215) earned a second championship title at the 2023 State Wrestling Tournament at Ball Arena in Denver last weekend. Meeker’s wrestling team took second in 2A…
23 Feb 2023
An “apparent wire transfer fraud scam” was reported by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District, with a loss of the majority of a $4 million grant from the county’s CCITF grant toward the Wolf Creek Reservoir project planning. Most of the funds would later be restored through insurance, and the investigation is reportedly still open.
RBC | According to a press release issued by the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners late Tuesday, Jan. 31, a “significant portion” of the $4 million grant awarded to…
RBC | According to a press release issued by the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners late Tuesday, Jan. 31, a “significant portion” of the $4 million grant awarded to…
RBC | “I’m trying to thread a needle here, while having an upset public, without screwing up a process — a legal process and investigation,” said Alden Vanden Brink, director…
RBC | “I’m trying to thread a needle here, while having an upset public, without screwing up a process — a legal process and investigation,” said Alden Vanden Brink, director…
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District recovers Wolf Creek funds; public requests better access to meetings. RBC | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board of directors met on Wednesday,…
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District recovers Wolf Creek funds; public requests better access to meetings. RBC | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board of directors met on Wednesday,…
13 Sep 2023
A tough 2022-23 winter season resulted in a crop of bone-jarring potholes in the spring, followed by a season of road construction from Meeker to Rifle. The harsh winter took a toll on wildlife, as well, resulting in Colorado Parks and Wildlife making cuts in the number of hunting licenses sold.
RBC | A wet winter coupled with increased traffic are to blame for the increasing number and severity of potholes on local highways. This year’s crop of potholes on streets…
RBC | A wet winter coupled with increased traffic are to blame for the increasing number and severity of potholes on local highways. This year’s crop of potholes on streets…
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Parks and Wildlife Commission made unprecedented big-game hunting license reductions and shortened some season dates due to severe weather conditions this…
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Parks and Wildlife Commission made unprecedented big-game hunting license reductions and shortened some season dates due to severe weather conditions this…
31 May 2023
The “call on the river” instituted by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District at the end of 2022 was lifted in April and reinstated later in the year. The HT is still trying to find out if the call made a difference in the hydroelectric production at Taylor Draw Dam, which was the purported reason for the call in the first place.
Taylor Draw Dam, located about six miles east of Rangely. RBC | White River basin water users upstream from Taylor Draw Dam at Kenney Reservoir have been notified that the…
Taylor Draw Dam, located about six miles east of Rangely. RBC | White River basin water users upstream from Taylor Draw Dam at Kenney Reservoir have been notified that the…
26 Jul 2023
A proposed commercial solar farm on Josephine Basin generated a lot of public input. After several meetings, the project was approved. Shortly thereafter, commissioners issued a moratorium on wind and solar projects until the county’s land use code can be adapted to address green energy projects.
MEEKER | “We’ve always believed that good land management meant resilience, and my father always preached the highest and best use,” said lifelong Meeker resident, high school teacher and landowner…
MEEKER | “We’ve always believed that good land management meant resilience, and my father always preached the highest and best use,” said lifelong Meeker resident, high school teacher and landowner…
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a special, in-person only public comment period Tuesday before entering executive session. The executive session lists two separate subjects of discussion including “determining…
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a special, in-person only public comment period Tuesday before entering executive session. The executive session lists two separate subjects of discussion including “determining…
RBC | The board of county commissioners met this week to discuss the following public business. WHITE RIVER SOLAR PROJECT The White River Solar Project can now move forward following…
RBC | The board of county commissioners met this week to discuss the following public business. WHITE RIVER SOLAR PROJECT The White River Solar Project can now move forward following…
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners reviewed a 2024 strategic plan for the county’s IT and broadband during a work session Tuesday. As the broadband program continues to expand, the…
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners reviewed a 2024 strategic plan for the county’s IT and broadband during a work session Tuesday. As the broadband program continues to expand, the…
24 Aug 2023
Ambrus simplex (aka shield-backed katydids or Mormon crickets) came back to Rio Blanco County for a lengthy and unwelcome visit. Plans are underway to determine where eggs were laid in the fall so those areas can be treated in the spring of 2024 before the next generation of insects matures and starts migrating.
RBC | Rural living comes with the cost of dealing with Mother Nature, sometimes at her worst: high winds, big snows, drought, forest fires, flooding and on occasion, really ugly…
RBC | Rural living comes with the cost of dealing with Mother Nature, sometimes at her worst: high winds, big snows, drought, forest fires, flooding and on occasion, really ugly…
12 Jul 2023
Meeker’s Jessy Pelloni took the state championship in barrel racing at the Colorado High School Rodeo Association competition with her horse Fabs.
MEEKER | Even though Meeker High School does not consider rodeo an officially sanctioned MHS extracurricular, five Cowboys competed in the fall and spring high school rodeo season. Rodeo differs…
MEEKER | Even though Meeker High School does not consider rodeo an officially sanctioned MHS extracurricular, five Cowboys competed in the fall and spring high school rodeo season. Rodeo differs…
7 Jun 2023
After 27 years, Meeker Regional Public Library bid farewell to longtime library director Mike Bartlett. His assistant, Kristina Selby, stepped in as the new director, with the help of Books the Cat, of course.
MEEKER | Mike Bartlett has been the library director of the Meeker Public Library for 27 years. June 30, 2023, marked his last day before that title passed to Kristina…
MEEKER | Mike Bartlett has been the library director of the Meeker Public Library for 27 years. June 30, 2023, marked his last day before that title passed to Kristina…
5 Jul 2023
Rowdy Rosendahl of Meeker won first place in the Country Showdown singing competition in Vernal, Utah, in July, giving him an opportunity to open for country artist Easton Corbin at the Uintah County Fair.
MEEKER | Meeker’s Rowdy Rosendahl is finding success in front of bigger audiences these days. Rosendahl is a talented musician in a family of talented musicians who sings, songwrites and…
MEEKER | Meeker’s Rowdy Rosendahl is finding success in front of bigger audiences these days. Rosendahl is a talented musician in a family of talented musicians who sings, songwrites and…
26 Jul 2023
The Rio Blanco County Fair added the first-ever Cat Show to its list of events and Corbin Lucero won his fourth grand championship with his steer Alfredo.
Riley Alger and Joslin Spieth and their cats were two of the participants in the first ever Cat Show at the Rio Blanco County Fair this week. It’s unclear if…
Riley Alger and Joslin Spieth and their cats were two of the participants in the first ever Cat Show at the Rio Blanco County Fair this week. It’s unclear if…
2 Aug 2023
Meeker held its first Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk in September, organized by Kenda Slaugh and family in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Kenda Slaugh and her family (left) organized the Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Meeker last Saturday in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), sponsored by…
Kenda Slaugh and her family (left) organized the Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Meeker last Saturday in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), sponsored by…
20 Sep 2023
In October, the HT came close to suffering the same demise as hundreds of other weekly community papers around the U.S., but the support and generosity of the Meeker community kept the Grim Reaper at bay and gave the HT time to regroup and establish a sustainability plan going forward.
Last week, after the Oct. 12 edition had come out, the Herald was thrown into crisis-mode. Balancing the checkbook led to a discovery of an acute shortfall in cash flows…
Last week, after the Oct. 12 edition had come out, the Herald was thrown into crisis-mode. Balancing the checkbook led to a discovery of an acute shortfall in cash flows…
19 Oct 2023
A car accident on CR 8 claimed the life of a Meeker teen and seriously injured another.
MEEKER | A single-vehicle crash on County Road 8 at mile-marker 4 at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, resulted in one fatality. According to the Colorado State Patrol…
MEEKER | A single-vehicle crash on County Road 8 at mile-marker 4 at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, resulted in one fatality. According to the Colorado State Patrol…
15 Oct 2023
County commissioners appointed an interim county administrator.
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Rangely for work sessions and a regular meeting. The board conducted interviews with Steven Ray Rust and Rebecca Elder…
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Rangely for work sessions and a regular meeting. The board conducted interviews with Steven Ray Rust and Rebecca Elder…
25 Oct 2023
A $50K donation from the Conrado Family Fund will extend a co-responder mental health program through the RBC Sheriff’s Office for another six months in 2024.
Nationwide, somewhere between 10-20% of emergency calls to police involve individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Some of those calls end tragically, as was the case in the 2021 shooting…
Nationwide, somewhere between 10-20% of emergency calls to police involve individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Some of those calls end tragically, as was the case in the 2021 shooting…
13 Dec 2023
The much-feared return of gray wolves to the state of Colorado occurred in December, with 10 wolves from Oregon released in Grand and Summit counties.
On Monday, Dec. 18, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) experts released five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County. The gray wolves were captured in Oregon where CPW veterinarians…
On Monday, Dec. 18, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) experts released five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County. The gray wolves were captured in Oregon where CPW veterinarians…
Five additional Oregon wolves were released in Colorado last week. CPW states the events were not widely shared to “help protect the safety and security of the wolves, CPW staff,…
Five additional Oregon wolves were released in Colorado last week. CPW states the events were not widely shared to “help protect the safety and security of the wolves, CPW staff,…
Feel like you're always "putting out fires" instead of doing the important things? https://www.theheraldtimes.com/editors-column-differentiating-the-urgent-from-the-important/opinion/
Three finalists for county administrator were interviewed by the commissioners last Tuesday. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/commissioners-interview-administrator-candidates/rio-blanco-county/
The RBC Livestock Judging team competed in Sterling. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/rbc-livestock-judging-team-earns-multiple-awards-in-sterling/rio-blanco-county/
MHS Drama presented "Emma: A Pop Musical" for its spring performance in April, to rave reviews. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/another-stellar-performance-by-mhs-drama-program/meeker/
The Meeker Mustang Makeover of 2024 kicks off on Saturday with pick-up day. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/from-scared-to-paired-mustang-journey-starts-saturday/rio-blanco-county/
With community help, Rangely High School track debuted the pole vault event at their home meet.
https://www.theheraldtimes.com/panthers-debut-pole-vault/sports/
Even with rain and snow coming this weekend, the time is now to start thinking about your gardening plan. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/358647-2/rio-blanco-county/
