Tonya Morris of Meeker won Best Costume award at the NewHope-Meeker Holiday Ball on Saturday. The ball was held to raise funds for the NewHope-Meeker Palliative Care Program planned in conjunction with Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker. The program will help families take care of relatives in the last stages[Read More…]
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Dino. Nat’l Monument reopens
DINOSAUR I Dinosaur National Monument re-opened to visitors on Friday. Visitors can now access public areas and roads immediately. Dinosaur National Monument had been closed since Oct. 1 due to the lapse in Congressional appropriations.
Letter to the Editor: Vote for 3A, not Amendment 66
Dear Editor: I urge everyone to take the time to vote in this mail-in ballot election. Learn about the issues on the ballot and about the school board candidates to make informed decisions. Be aware that there are two separate and very different issues on the ballot concerning funding for[Read More…]
Colorado River water crucial key to our future
RBC I Water is an essential ingredient to what makes Colorado special. Whether one lives on the Western Slope, the Front Range, North Park or in the San Luis Valley, it is what makes Colorado’s productive businesses, farms and ranches, our thriving recreational industry, our beautiful environment and our vibrant[Read More…]
Questions regarding fall landscaping answered
RBC I When should trees and shrubs be watered to protect them over the winter? In much of Northwest Colorado, winters can have extended warm, dry and windy periods causing winter drought.
Much-needed scooter …
Duane Moeller of Rangely was presented with a new Hover-Round scooter at the Rangely volleyball games on Friday.
Park projects completed…
Two Meeker town parks are now fully open following completion of construction projects on the facilities.
Community Center Task Force responds to column from Herald Times editor
MEEKER I The Meeker Community Center Task Force (MCCTF) thanks editor Sean McMahon for publishing the specific MCCTF petition for initiative ballot questions that were submitted to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) initially on July 26 and in final format on Sept. 4, requesting inclusion on the Nov. 4[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • An accident happened on the Burlington railroad near Hartwell, Neb. George Prilchard of Denver and Robert Bean, of the Bar-circle outfit on Yellow Creek, were instantly killed. The men were in the caboose of their train when a following freight train ran[Read More…]
Osteoporosis, stroke screening set
MEEKER I Residents in and around Meeker can be screened to reduce risks of a stroke or bone fracture as the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds will host Life Line Screening on Nov. 7.
Meet and greet…
Rangely High School senior Tessa Slagle, front row on left, and other youth ambassadors of the Making Colorado brand campaign met Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, back row, second from right, at a reception held at the Boettcher Mansion in Denver on Oct. 1.
Pierson wins tickets to Bronco defeat of Jags
MEEKER I Olynna Pierson of Meeker won the Meeker FFA Livestock Judging Team’s Broncos home game ticket drawing on Oct. 9.


