There’s one more Meeker Farmer’s Market and Meekerpalooza tomorrow from 4 to 8 p.m. before a break for Fourth of July festivities. Two more events are set for July 15 and 22, and possibly one for August with date to be determined. | CATILIN WALKER PHOTOS
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Rio Blanco County Hosts Regional 4-H Expo
RBC | Colorado State University Extension Vice President Blake Naughton and Assistant Vice President Lindsey Shirley from the CSU Office of Engagement and Extension traveled to Meeker on Thursday, June 17 as part of a University tour of the northwest Colorado counties. They brought with them Ali Eccleston, Julee Stephenson,[Read More…]
OBITUARY: Margaret McCollum King
Feb. 11, 1932 ~ June 11, 2022 Margaret Ann McCollum was born in Alamosa, Colorado, on Feb. 11, 1932 and passed on in Fort Collins, Colorado, on June 11, 2022. As a child she lived in many gold mining towns of Nevada, spending time in quite a few one-room schoolhouses.[Read More…]
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Bryce William Purkey
Aug. 13, 1932 – Nov. 22, 2021 Services to be held at 4-H Building, June 25, 2022 11 a.m.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: James Dale Burke
Oct. 1, 1970 ~ June 9, 2022 Celebration of Life services to be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the Fairfield Center in Meeker, Colorado.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Sally M. Wilson
Sept. 28, 1934 ~ June 9, 2022 Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 17 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 889 Park St., Meeker followed by a reception in Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to have donations made to the PEO or[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: June 16, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • There may be little choice between the men who contribute the funds that keep our politics rotten at the core, and the men who receive the money. But the practical politician of the machine variety is, after all, a better figure in politics than[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: June 14, 2022
RBC | During work sessions Tuesday morning, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners heard second quarter updates from Maintenance and Facilities Director Eric Jaquez. The department has been busy with spring cleaning and planting, updates to signage, OHV trail maintenance, repairing drainage issues, and attending trainings, among other activities[Read More…]
Wild horse gather underway
RBC | The White River Field Office began conducting gather operations to capture wild horses in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area on June 16 in an effort to reduce the population of wild horses to the appropriate management level to protect the health of the herd and the range.[Read More…]
Interview with SD8 candidate Solomon
RBC | “I want to help be the voice and the messenger and the representative in the senate for this northwest corner of Colorado,” said two-time Eagle trustee, business owner and longtime Colorado resident Matt Solomon. He’s running for Colorado’s Senate District 8 against Democrat Dylan Roberts. Solomon cites his[Read More…]
Overton releases campaign statement
RBC | As we head into a primary election season, I’m asking the citizens of Rio Blanco County to elect me to the office of County Commissioner for District 1. I love this county. I was born here, and I chose to raise my family here. I started my first[Read More…]
ALL STATE …
Hailey Knowles finished her high school softball career last week in Pueblo at the CHSCA all-state game, held at the CSU Pueblo campus. The top 22 players from 3A to 5A were chosen and Hailey was honored to play and represent Meeker High School. She pitched seven full innings for[Read More…]
