MEEKER | The Meeker School Board of Education held its monthly regular meeting last week at the district office. Board President Bill de Vergie, Vice President Tom Allen, Secretary Hanna Borchard, and members Joe Nieslanik, Heather Sauls, and Tony Theos attended. Member Ann Franklin was excused due to travel but[Read More…]
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Rowdy Rosendahl returns to Meeker for hometown concert
MEEKER | Rising country music star Rowdy Rosendahl made a triumphant return to his hometown this past weekend, performing at Riggs Bar in Meeker, Colorado. The venue was packed with community members eager to support their local talent, creating an electric atmosphere for the highly anticipated homecoming performance. For Rosendahl,[Read More…]
SNOWPACK REPORT
The numbers are a little surprising given the mild winter we’ve had. Median snowpack and median reservoir storage for the Yampa-White-Little Snake river basin are comparable to last year’s numbers. We still have a few weeks left for additional snow in the high country, with a period of unsettled weather[Read More…]
RBC Extension office has water testing kits available
RBC | There may be several reasons that residents want to test the water quality from private wells on their property. In many instances, private water wells should be tested annually for drinking water suitability. All natural waters contain minerals or other substances that may have dissolved from sand or[Read More…]
Meeker trustees hear updates from Chamber, approve liquor license applications
MEEKER | Meeker’s new Chamber of Commerce director, Sara Stephenson, presented her first update to the town’s Board of Trustees on March 18. Projects in the works for the Chamber include a replacement plan for the lightpole banners downtown, the placement of parklets this summer outside of Mountain Charisma and[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Mar. 16-22, 2025
ARRESTS 3/17/2025- A 41 year old male was arrested by Rangely PD for Harassment (Domestic Violence). He was taken to jail. 3/18/2025- A 60 year-old male was arrested by Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office for Driving Under the Influence, Careless Driving, Open Marijuana Container in a Motor Vehicle and Unlawful[Read More…]
If you have a well, you need to check your permits; help available in Meeker on March 31
Special to the HT MEEKER | Residents of the White River upstream from Taylor Draw Dam are urged to check their well permits. Water Commissioner Betty Kracht said, “I am once again reaching out asking everyone to check your well permits to make sure they are permitted and permitted correctly. [Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – March 27th, 2025
Fairfield semi-annual grant deadline April 1 MEEKER | The deadline for the semi-annual Freeman E. Fairfield grant applications will be 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Applications may be mailed to PO Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641 or delivered to White River Electric (233 6th St), ATTN: JH Sheridan, between[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – The emotional allure of being offended
One could argue that if you have taken offense, you’re automatically in the wrong because you are offended, but that’s a different discussion. There are multiple opportunities to be offended these days, by so many things, and it seems we’re surrounded on all sides by folks who exist in a[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – March 27th, 2025
Volunteers sought for cleanup days at the Meeker Golf Course Dear Editor: Good afternoon, everyone. This unseasonably warm weather we are having is making the course wake up and green up. The board would like to ask the members to please help out however you can with some spring clean[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: ‘Gunsmoke’ Meeker-style
“Gunsmoke” was one of the longest-running American TV shows, airing from 1955 to 1975. Stories of the West were, and still are, popular. There is something about the elements of adventure and the independence of frontier life that continues to captivate audiences. Marshal Dillon, Doc, and Miss Kitty were fictional[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS Letters from history No. 76
Special to the HT MEEKER | The information that follows was taken from the ANNUAL REPORT OF 1879. The contents of this book are the reports from the Indian agents from coast to coast. In browsing the contents there is a common thread from coast to coast. The agents are[Read More…]
