Dear Editor: An engineering firm and common sense has determined our new Meeker elementary school to be “unsafe” for our children and teachers. The taxpayer now has an $18,000,000 white elephant.
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Questions and answers about the Meeker Classic
MEEKER I Have you attended the Meeker Classic for years yet still wonder about some of the things going on out there? Here are some frequently asked questions, and their answers.
24 couples compete in annual tourney
MEEKER I Couples from Englewood, Castle Rock, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Rifle, Moab, Utah and Rock Springs, Wyo., joined eight teams from Rio Blanco County to complete a field of 24 in the annual Meeker Golf Course couples tournament held last weekend.
Under the rainbow …
A photograph of a rainbow over the new Meeker Elementary School, was submitted to the paper with a letter to the editor
Rangely school gets equipment
RANGELY I Recently, the Rangely Junior/Senior High School has acquired some great new weightlifting equipment.
Letter to the Editor: A privilege to call this area “home”
Dear Editor: Thanks so very much to those involved this past week who helped, perhaps even putting your own lives, schedules and careers in jeopardy, to eliminate a very serious potential hazard that had to be dealt with.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago Owing to a landslide near Shosone, in the vicinity of Glenwood Springs, Monday, Meeker was without mail for three days. On Wednesday night, after the mails finally got through, they had accumulated to such an extent that the stage could not bring it[Read More…]
Natural Soda tour …
Natural Soda Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Natural Resources USA Corporation has operated in Rio Blanco County for more than 20 years.
New cross country team for RHS
RANGELY I After a few years without a cross country team, the Rangely Panthers are entering their second year coming off a successful first.
State Fair Results
Unit 3 Junior Leather CarvingKenzie Turner – Grand ChampionUnit 3 Intermediate Leather CarvingSophia Belland – 9th placeUnit 8 Intermediate Advanced Creative StampingCasey Turner – 5th place
Letter to the Editor: Giving away our great outdoors
Dear Editor: U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has proposed legislation that opens tens of millions of acres of pristine lands to corporate polluters.
Range Call Royalty …
Range Call Royalty tryouts were held Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, in Meeker. Maclaine Shults and Kaitlyn Dinwiddie from Meeker as well as Katye Allred from Rangely participated in tryouts.


