Dear Editor: I strongly support Gary Moyer for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. As a board member of both the Douglas Creek Conservation District and the Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center, a small business owner and a longtime worker in the oil and gas industry, I have come to know Gary[Read More…]
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Paranormal, creepy, just plain weird?
MEEKER | You’ve seen them on the Travel Channel. They’ve recently been to Montrose, Cripple Creek and other Colorado locations. Now Zak, Nick and Aaron of “Ghost Adventures” are coming to Meeker, and they need your help. When Hotchkiss Paranormal Investigators visited Meeker this spring, they encountered enough paranormal activity to warrant[Read More…]
Still no railroad, but Colowyo expansion extends life of mine
MEEKER | A century ago in the Meeker Herald, editor and publisher James Lyttle wrote, “Some of our citizens who put ‘this and that’ together and then drew satisfying conclusions, are of the decided opinion that the recent sale of the famous Collom coal mine property at Axial means a railroad[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series Results: June 7
For more photos of this event, check out https://rioblancoheraldtimes.smugmug.com/Meeker-Summer-Rodeo-Series-June-7-2018 MEEKER | The first rodeo in the summer series provided plenty of thrills and spills. Below are results. The series continues Thursday, June 14 at 7 p.m. Ladies Breakaway (place, name, time) 1, Deena Norell, 3.6 2, Paula Cooper, 6.5 #8 Header (place,[Read More…]
Free concert at Downtown Plaza June 15
MEEKER | The first concert of the 2018 Summer Entertainment Series, hosted by ERBM Recreation and Park District, will be Friday, June 15 at the Downtown Plaza. The Matt Holliday Band will be playing from 5:30-8 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on and enjoy the music!
Flag Day – June 14
“We meet to celebrate Flag Day because this flag which we honor and under which we serve is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. The choice is[Read More…]
Community Calendar: June 14, 2018
– Father’s Day Craft at Rangely Rec Center June 15, 10-11 a.m. Ages 6 and up, $10 each. Register by June 11. WRBM Recreation & Park District 970-675-8211. – Glow Pool Party at Rangely Rec Center June 15, 7-9 p.m. Ages 6 and up, $5 each. Register by June 12. WRBM[Read More…]
Legal Notice: June 14, 2018
NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: JEREMY DAVID MUXLOW FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD Rio Blanco County District Court Case Number 18JA1 To: Jared Cole McQuarty: Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed in this Court a verified[Read More…]
Classifieds: June 14, 2018
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** RADINO & CHUCKWAGON Please call before 8:00a.m. day of meal Chuckwagon: 878-9671 or Radino: 878-9638 Senior Citizen Nutrition Program Meals served at noon. Reservations appreciated. Suggested Donation Over 60 – $2.50. (Did you know? Homebound trays can be ordered for over 60, suggested donation $2.50 – 12:10 p.m. pickup.)[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: May 28-June 3, 2018
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 7, 2018
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – “Pink” Hossack, the well-known and popular freighter, has purchased the truck line—known as the Meeker-Rifle Transportation Company. “Salty” will continue as agent for the line at this end. – Freeman Fairfield sold a 2-year-old heifer the other day, and, with the proceeds,[Read More…]
BMS GOES TO WASHINGTON …
Barone Middle School eighth-graders met with Meeker alumnus Sam Love, who works for Colorado Senator Cory Gardner, during their trip to Washington, D.C. KRIS CASEY PHOTO
