MEEKER | The last of the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series was held last Thursday. Winners from Thursday and series end-of-year winners are below. Thursday, Aug. 17 #12 Team Roping – Cody Edinger/Brett Watson #8 Team Roping – Brett Watson/Ivan Carillo Dally Ribbon Roping – Cody Edinger/Sherry Dexter Open Breakaway –[Read More…]
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Days Gone By: August 24th, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Boyd Walbridge left Thursday morning for Steamboat Springs to visit his parents there. He took Frank Sheridan along to drive his team. Several wagon loads of fruit have come in from Grand River within the last week or two, but the quality is[Read More…]
Northwest region seat open on CPW roundtable
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is accepting applications from hunters, anglers and trappers in the Southeast and Northwest regions to join the statewide Colorado Sportsperson’s Roundtable. The application period is open through Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Representatives will serve two-year terms from October 2023 through September 2025. The[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: August 16, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Another band of wandering gypsies struck town this week, and they put in a good part of their time in tormenting our residents to have their fortunes told and begging. B.C. Howey has lost nearly a dozen head of cattle recently from unknown[Read More…]
Cowboy golf season underway
MEEKER | The Cowboy Golf team has been hard at it competing in over four tournaments this season so far. Front Row: Sam Hightower, Jacob Roberts, Brycen Pena, Montey Franklin, Head Coach Willy Theos. Back Row: Thomas Curry, Spencer Gates, Wil Schwartz, Drew Drake, Alex Garcia. | COURTESY PHOTO Head[Read More…]
MHS softball kicks off season this Saturday
MEEKER | Meeker High School softball began practicing in early August and has its first competition this weekend. “The Meeker High School softball team is very excited to kick off the 2023 season this Saturday, August 19th against Palisade,” commented head coach Kendal Bergman. Bergman will be assisted by Kelsey[Read More…]
MHS football team prepares for season
MEEKER | It is a theme this year for Cowboy sports: large teams with a ton of upperclassmen. The Cowboy football team is no different. With a large team comes the need for a great coaching staff and head coach Andy Coryell is returning his full staff for the second[Read More…]
48 girls out for MHS volleyball team
MEEKER | Meeker Cowboy volleyball hasn’t seen a team this big quite possibly in forever. With 48 girls on the team, head coach Greg Cravens says, “It is a great ‘problem’ to have.” Meeker High School’s volleyball program has excelled in the past several years, and the success is apparent[Read More…]
Letters from History, No. 9
The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army officers from 1874-1879. The letters[Read More…]
Obituary: Cleo Broome
Aug. 26, 1933 ~ Aug. 7, 2023 With love, laughter and mischief Cleo Broome went to heaven to join her parents Jay and Erma Turner and her sister Elaine Julius and the love of her life, Bob Broome. The difficulty in leaving this earth was leaving her children, Brenda and[Read More…]
DEATH NOTICE: Paulette Ann Comstock
Paulette Ann Comstock, 72, of Montrose passed away at Penrose Hospital on Aug. 7, 2023. Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting Mrs. Comstock’s family. A complete obituary will be published in coming weeks.
Celebration of Life
Please join us in celebrating Herb Hughley (1936~2023) on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 from 1-3 p.m. at Meeker Town Park. Come casual, have a bite to eat and share a memory.
