Hundreds of hours of labor later, the original Meeker Hotel bar (left) has been redeemed from storage in a barn and restored. It’s now on display at the White River Museum, with some additional TLC and detail work to come. WHITE RIVER MUSEUM PHOTO/Niki Turner Photo MEEKER | The Meeker Hotel[Read More…]
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Ribbon cutting for TX Tea Company
The Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome new business TX Tea Company to Meeker with a ribbon cutting. They are located at 646 Market St. with Mountain Charisma. “We’re thrilled to open our doors and share our creative lotus and tea drinks with our amazing community! We’re excited to[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: JUNE 11, 2024
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Tuesday in Meeker for a regular meeting. They approved a grant application for the clerk and recorder’s office to increase pay for election judges from $10 to $13 an hour, awarded the annual striping project, and approved adoption of a revised budget schedule.[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: June 2-8, 2024
ARRESTS A 50 year-old male was transported from Mesa County on 6/3/2024 on a Rio Blanco warrant. A 33 year-old female was arrested on 6/5/2024 for DUI, Child abuse, Resisting Arrest and Assault on a Peace Officer. A 62 year-old female was arrested on 6/6/2024 for Violation of a Protection[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – June 13th, 2024
Fish Fry June 15 at Buford School MEEKER | Please join the White River Community Association for the annual Fish Fry at the Buford Schoolhouse from 4-6 p.m. on June 15. Meal is $15 per adult, $10 for seniors, $5 for children 12 and under. Quilt raffle fundraiser June 15[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Let them.
“A long time ago, I made me a rule. I let people do what they want to do.” ― John Wayne We struggle so much with trying to manage and control what other people think and feel and do and believe, and often tie ourselves up in knots of anxiety[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – June 13th, 2024
Lady golfers grateful for support and donations to tournament Dear Editor: The Meeker Ladies Golf Club and the Meeker Girls Golf Team would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their incredible support and donations made this year to the Deer-Fly Ladies Golf Tournament that was such a huge success: Raymond James,[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: The Miller Hill Cemetery Part 2
When the oil companies began buying up land in the Piceance area, Miller Hill Cemetery was deeded along with the rest of the ranches. Through the efforts of the Rio Blanco Historical Society, RBC commissioners, Lila Cox, and Phyllis Lake, Exxon-Mobile deeded the cemetery and access to the Meeker Cemetery[Read More…]
Obituary – Marilynn Ann Rickelton Whiteman
Aug. 4, 1941 ~ March 27, 2024 Marilynn Ann Rickelton Whiteman passed away on March 27, 2024. She was 82 years old. Marilynn was born in Delta, Colorado, on Aug. 4, 1941, to Howard and Marjorie Rickelton. Howard soon moved to Farmington, New Mexico, where she owned a pharmacy. Marilynn[Read More…]
Obituary – Walter Noel Powell
Nov. 18, 1937 ~ June 2, 2024 Walter Noel Powell passed away peacefully on June 2, 2024 in Meeker, Colorado. He was born Nov. 18, 1937, in Fruita, Colorado to Les and Ila Powell, who homesteaded on Douglas Creek. He was one of 10 children born to them. He attended[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – June 13th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago It looks and feels as though summer has arrived. Excessive heat is killing people off in the East. Here it is just warm enough to be pleasant. The Lord is good to the colonel these times. It rained over in the basin nearly every[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 52
White River Agency, Colorado. June 17, 1879 Sir: Hitherto the appropriation for pay of herder and Indian assistants has been remitted and kept under the head of “fulfilling treaty”, &c. (etc.); and under sub-head of “subsistence, pay of herders”. Not I note in your statement, May 22, 1879, that you[Read More…]
