Dear Editor: In response to the gathering of wild horses in the Western states. All animals, domestic or wild, have to be controlled in numbers that match the feed they consume or they will all starve to death.
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MEF hosts Snowfest, dinner on Sunday
MEEKER I The public is invited as the Meeker Education Foundation hosts its inaugural Snowfest and Dinner, full of outdoor fun and gourmet food on Sunday.
Meeker’s Shelton wins third straight state mat title; Meeker No. 2 in state
MEEKER I Anything can happen at a state tournament and a lot did during the 2015 Colorado State Wrestling Championships in the Pepsi Center last weekend in Denver. “You learn more from a loss, but you don’t want to get into a habit of losing.” ~Coach Bill Turner
Get chamber tickets by Friday
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is turning 50 this year, and the 2015 Meeker chamber’s annual dinner, set for March 7 at the Fairfield Center, will be jumping back to the 1950s.
Letter to the Editor: Not happy with reporting on school issues
Dear Editor: As an educator in the Meeker School District, I have been incredibly disappointed in the seemingly skewed reporting about the district for the past year. Once again I was dismayed with last week’s report about the school board’s public forum held Feb. 3.
From My Window: Meeker’s old IOOF Lodge also on National Register; the poker is missing
Through my now-clear window, I see that I made a bit of a mistake these last two weeks while writing about a portion of downtown Meeker that has been targeted for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. In the two-part series I wrote, I included the “incorrect” facts[Read More…]
Obituary: William Dee “Bill” Turner
William Turner passed away unexpectedly at Denver Health Hospital on February 22, 2015, following complications from a fall.
MHS girls split final league games
MEEKER I Finishing the regular season with a 14-5 record after losing to Plateau Valley 54-52 then beating Hotchkiss 65-36 in the final two games of the regular season, the lady Cowboys finished in fifth place and were the host of a pigtail game against Hayden on Tuesday, which they[Read More…]
Ads for 02/26/15 ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations online at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or email to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets[Read More…]
MHS cagers win last two regular season games, earn top district seed
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team swept through their last two regular league games Friday and Saturday, and they bring the No. 1 seed into the district tournament, which begins Friday.
Letter to the Editor: Comments on wild horse gathering
Dear Editor: On the front page of the Feb. 5 Herald Times, I read a press release by the local BLM requesting comments on local wild horse gathers. Comments were to be submitted prior to Feb. 14 and cannot be kept private by the BLM. My comments will not make[Read More…]
All four Barone girls’ teams win their brackets
MEEKER I On Saturday, all four of the Barone Middle School girls’ basketball teams won their tournaments. The seventh grade A and B teams and the eighth grade A and B teams were all victorious in each of their games. The seventh grade A team soundly defeated Moffat County by[Read More…]
