PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | The White River National Forest is seeking public comments on a proposed wildlife habitat improvement project that would treat up to 14,121 acres of National Forest System lands in the Blanco Ranger District southeast of Meeker over the next 15 to 20 years. The Southwest Blanco[Read More…]
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DAYS GONE BY – March 28th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Fourteen below zero Tuesday night and not an orange tree or a banana bud of this part of the citrus belt hurt in the least. What a glorious climate this is. The blue birds and meadow larks had a hard time of keeping warm[Read More…]
PUBLIC NOTICES – March 28th, 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ellen M. Boudreaux, Deceased Case No.: 2024PR1 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Rio Blanco County, Colorado on or before July 14, 2024, or said claims[Read More…]
LOOK WHO HATCHED
Mormon crickets have hatched near Rangely. They were all sighted on BLM land north of Hwy. 64 near the junction of CR 96 and CR 1, down a dirt road near the Moffat County line. The picture shown was taken yesterday by Mary Meinen from Rangely. She says the crickets[Read More…]
Meeker’s FFA Chapter competes at leadership development event
On Tuesday, March 5, the Meeker FFA Chapter loaded up around 30 members on a bus and headed up to Craig’s CNCC campus for the 2024 District Leadership Development Event (LDE) competition. LDEs consist of a variety of competitions that provide FFA members with the opportunity to develop their leadership[Read More…]
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Flat Tops Chapter marks 30 years
The Flat Tops Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is celebrating 30 years this year. The first banquet was April, 29 1994. Rich Parr, Greg Glasgow, Stu Massey and Dale Dunbar made it happen along with other volunteers. Travis Flaharty has been the chair for the last decade.[Read More…]
Four Leaf Clovers 4-H
During the most recent Four Leaf Clovers meetings, we made cards for our local businesses to thank them for their contributions to our community. We also played a few games to get our meetings started and filled out some parts of our record books. At the next 4-H meeting on[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: March 10-18, 2024
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 3/10/2024 @ 9:41 am. A hit and run accident was reported to Meeker PD that occurred in the parking lot of Pioneers Medical Center. The reporting party thought the accident had occured 2 weeks prior after he noticed damage on his[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – March 21st, 2024
Community dinner TONIGHT March 21 MEEKER | Community Dinner/Breaking Bread will be held March 21 at Elbert Hall, White River Methodist Church, 809 Park Ave. 5:30-6:30 pm. The UMC/Episcopal Team will be preparing the meal and serving. No charge. The community is invited. Meeker Library book club MEEKER | The[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Choose-your-own-adventure
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ~ Victor E. Frankl You may recall those old “choose-your-own- adventure” novels written for schoolage kids. At the end of[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – March 21st, 2024
Thanks from the Justus family Dear Editor, To everyone who has supported us following the loss of Julie, we would like to express our sincere thanks. The cards, letters and phone calls were very much appreciated. Jeanette and Mike Justus and family Rangely Appreciation for the Meeker Fire Department Dear[Read More…]
Loose Ends – Know thy moose
Wildlife experts are being consulted by communities where they are experiencing a rise in reports of human/animal confrontations. Colorado has been noted as one of the states with a large moose population, so it does make sense that we are facing a larger number of violent incidents on public lands.[Read More…]
