ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co. your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00pm, at 7th and Park, Meeker. Driver License Office hours: Meeker[Read More…]
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Slide Show: Fall Festival
MEEKER | Mountain Valley Bank hosted the annual Fall Festival Sept. 26. Click here for a slide show of the fun.
Loose Ends: Communication breakdown
“Sometimes when you’re here, you’re not really here,” is a common complaint from today’s children. Children from all levels of the economic spectrum seem to say this to their parents once in a while. It should strike a chord for every parent or grandparent.
Mustangs slog past Rifle in wet and cold
MEEKER | Despite last weekend’s wet and cold conditions, the third- and fourth-grade Meeker Mustangs outplayed Rifle, winning 19-6. Doak Mantle scored three touchdowns and an extra point for the Mustangs.
X-country runners continue to improve
MEEKER I All four male runners on Meeker’s cross country team recorded their best times of the season last Friday in Grand Junction. Rangely freshman William Scoggins was again the first Cowboy to cross the line, finishing the 3.1-mile course in under 20 minutes for a second time this season.[Read More…]
Obituary: Maudie E. Childress
Maudie E. Childress Died Sept. 18, 2009 Maudie Ruckman Childress, 87, a resident of Monte Vista for 57 years, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in her home after an extended illness.
Rangely drops third straight on road at Coal Ridge, 32-6
RANGELY I Playing on the road for the first time this season and without the services of its starting quarterback, who was sick with the flu, the Panthers were at a disadvantage before they even took the field.
Commission considers justice center sites
RBC I County commissioners’ first choice for the location of a justice center would be downtown, next to the courthouse, on the site of the Meeker Elementary School, which will be closed at the end of the school year.
Stick a fork in Rams, Meeker wins 52-9 over Roaring Fork
MEEKER I After a loss to the defending 3A state champion Olathe Pirates the previous week, the Meeker Cowboys doubled their wins this season with a resounding defeat of a less-experienced 3A Roaring Fork Rams team.
BMS volleyball takes two of three at Craig
MEEKER I Barone Middle School’s eighth-grade volleyball teams won two of three matches Saturday against Craig. The A and B teams won, while the C team lost.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 50 years ago • Front page headline: “Little interest shown locally in N.W. Junior college.” • Miss Donna Seger of Calhan, Colo., and Joe Collins of Meeker, Colo., exchanged wedding promises at 8 p.m. Saturday night, Sept. 5th, 1959. • “About half the people of the[Read More…]
Obituary: Glen Keller
Glen Keller, 84, of Grand Junction passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, at the Hospice Care Center. Glen was born May 28, 1925, in Meeker to Charles M. and Bertha (Murr) Keller. He grew up in and attended schools in Meeker.
