MEEKER | The Meeker High School baseball team stayed busy over the past week, playing five games across Western Colorado as it closed the regular season and remained in position for a potential postseason berth. The stretch began on the road, where Meeker served as the home team against Grand[Read More…]
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Panthers close regular season with standout finishes
RANGELY | The Rangely High School track and field teams wrapped up a busy week with strong performances at the Wild West Twilight Last Chance meet May 6 at Stocker Stadium and the Cardinal Invitational on May 9 in Parachute. At the Wild West Twilight meet hosted by Central High[Read More…]
Meeker Track and Field qualifies deep field for state meet
MEEKER | The Meeker High School track and field team closed out the regular season with strong performances at two final qualifying meets last week, competing May 6 at the Wild West Twilight Last Chance meet in Grand Junction, hosted by Central High School, and May 9 at the Cardinal[Read More…]
First Wendll’s White River Roasters FUNdraising Games brings community together in Meeker
MEEKER | Community members of all ages gathered at Bob King Track at Starbuck Stadium on Saturday morning for the first Wendll’s White River Roasters FUNdraising Games, an event focused on fun, friendly competition and community involvement while also raising money for the Meeker High School Activities Fund. The event,[Read More…]
RBC livestock judging teams compete in Montrose contest
Special to the HT RBC | This past weekend, 4-H members from Rio Blanco County traveled to Montrose to compete in the Tri River Area Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday, May 9, 2026. A total of 51 junior participants competed on 14 teams. Rio Blanco County was represented by one[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – May 14th, 2026
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Rube Ball returned from Glenwood Monday where he tried to boil out his rheumatism. Rube is still lame but much better. In keeping with the usual custom of this town, the school election passed off quietly and without any friction Monday. Postmaster Sheridan, a[Read More…]
WET & WOOLLY TRAFFIC
The Theos/Swallow Fork sheep passed through Meeker Monday on their way to summer pasture, marking the unofficial beginning of a new season. When the sheep are heading east, summer is coming. When the sheep are heading west, get ready for winter. JARED HENDERSON PHOTO
HISTORY LESSONS: Meeker Dome hot spring traces roots to 1920s oil boom
Special to the HT MEEKER| Many longtime residents remember the Happy Landing Pool east of Meeker along County Road 8 near the White River. It was a popular local spot for years. Research by Kay Bivens of the Rio Blanco Historical Society notes a roadside marker for that site is[Read More…]
Mothers Day Proclamation – 1870
by Julia Ward Howe Arise then…women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts! Whether your baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: “We will not have questions answered by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, For caresses and applause. Our[Read More…]
Public meeting on Black Diamond Mine mitigation next week in Meeker
Special to the HT MEEKER | The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) will host a public meeting May 13 to update the community on mitigation efforts at the historic Black Diamond coal mine site north of Meeker. As reported last month, the site has been the source[Read More…]
Term limits enter the chat — again
RBC | Term limits are back on the agenda this year, with commissioners receiving public comment over several recent meetings. It will be up to the board to determine whether the topic goes to the November ballot again in 2026. In 1994 a statewide vote that limited state officials to[Read More…]
26th ANNUAL ERBM DANCE RECITAL
For the last 26 years the dance program at Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District has hosted an annual dance recital with participants of all ages. In recent years the program has grown to encompass two separate performances over two days. Some of the adult dancers have been[Read More…]
