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Days Gone By – September 14, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago One evening last week as State Game Warden J.S. Swan was crossing the state bridge at Glenwood he met a heavily laden pack animal, and upon investigation, he found it loaded with deer killed before the season opened. The offender was John Wetzill[Read More…]
Colorado Grand coming Tuesday
The Colorado Grand returns to Meeker on Tuesday, Sept. 12, combining classic cars and philanthropy for 34 years. This remarkable event has contributed more than $8.3 million to Colorado charities to date. Approximately 150 cars will start rolling onto Main Street around 11:30 a.m. and stay through lunch. The drivers[Read More…]
Welcome Back to School! New And Returning Faces at MSD
By Chris Selle | MSD Superintendent MEEKER | I am proud to be a Meeker Cowboy! Much of that pride results from the excellent educators who work in Meeker School District RE-1. As with any school year, we have made wonderful additions to our staff and are excited that the[Read More…]
Welcome to the Classic!
Faansie Basson: finding balance with sheep and life By Anne S. Hatch MEEKER | There is a well-kept secret. In early September, as summer slowly slips into the rearview mirror, people flock to Meeker, Colorado, a small town located 225 miles west of Denver and 100 miles northeast of Grand[Read More…]
Septemberfest Fun
Rangely had a busy weekend celebrating Septemberfest. The event featured annual favorites like the Main Street parade and fun (and candy floss!) at Elks Park. Katie Faye King Photos
White River Alliance roll up sleeves for cleanup
RBC | Volunteers of the White River Alliance recently donated part of a day for another successful effort to pick up trash along the White River, at fishing accesses, around Lake Avery, and in town to the 10th Street bridge. “It’s a simple act to pick up items that others[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: Aug 27th – Sept 2, 2023
ARRESTS 8/29/2023-Male party was picked up from Mesa County Jail and transported to Moffat County Jail on a Rio Blanco County Warrant. 8/30/2023- Female party was arrested by Rangely PD on a Rio Blanco County warrant and transported to Moffat County Jail. 8/31/2023-Male party turned himself in at the Sheriff’s[Read More…]
364 columns later …
“There is comfort in routine.” ~ John Steinbeck By NIKI TURNER This week marks my seventh consecutive year as co-publisher and editor of the Rio Blanco Herald Times, and that makes this my 364th weekly column. It seems like a lot when I look at the numbers, but it’s just[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Revolutionizing the wake-up call
By DOLLY VISCARDI Smart watch wearers say that one of the reasons they sport a version of this arm jewelry 24/7 is that the device reminds them to remember to perform some essential daily duties, like waking up. Apparently hitting the phone snooze button one too many times has become[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No. 13
Special to the Herald Times Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Jan. 2, 1879. Sir: I have the honor to request that authority be granted for the purchase by this office, at the lowest attainable rates, of 2,000 25-pound paper-sacks, to be used by Agent Meeker, of the[Read More…]
Guest Column: Camp Hale
By ED PECK WHAT!? I joined the Army to fight the Japanese Imperial Army and you want me to strap two barrel slats on my feet and slide down a snow pile in Colorado?! I want transferred…er, Sir? You may occasionally see a Colorado license plate with the shield of[Read More…]
