There was a time in Meeker when one could get daily bus service to Grand Junction. My own arrival in the White River Valley taught me not to take any transportation service for granted. The locals might have viewed this two-hour journey as a quick trip, while newcomers found this[Read More…]
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Meeker Cowboys golf took the same five players during the week’s tournaments based off of a shootout from the week before. This week Wil Schwartz leads the team with two scores under 100. The team will be at Devil’s Thumb Thursday in Delta. Schwartz scored a 98 in Aspen and[Read More…]
Cowboys in preseason training
Andy Coryell, new head coach for the Meeker Cowboy football team, said in this first year of coaching he is looking to “help these kids keep improving.” Last year the Cowboys, with quite a few players injured and out, lost for the second time to the Buena Vista Demons by[Read More…]
Congressional committee approves funding for training center
A congressional senate committee has approved the inclusion of $350,000 in congressionally directed spending (CDS) to go toward the Rio Blanco Law Enforcement Training Center project, funding secured by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo). The 2023 appropriations bill that includes the funding for Rio Blanco County will have to pass both[Read More…]
First XC meet this Saturday
Meeker’s high school cross country team has been hard at work this pre-season, with seniors Brighton Bair, Eddie Drussell, and Gage Richardson leading the way. Many members of the team participated in our XC Camp this past weekend, which included running on the South Fork trail on Friday evening, and[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: August 18, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • Among the new buildings in course of construction at present time is a handsome little three room residence by Mr. B.F. Goff, on his lots on the southeast corner of Seventh and Water streets.• Considerable commotion was raised here last Saturday when it became[Read More…]
Aspiring drivers can now take DMV permit test online
The first step in obtaining an instruction permit in Colorado just got much more convenient. The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is pleased to announce its newest service, online Driving Knowledge testing, which gives Coloradans the ability to test for an instrution permit online at any time, anywhere, no[Read More…]
Town of Meeker, ERBM rec board hold joint work session
The Town of Meeker’s board of trustees and the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District’s board of directors met in a joint work session Tuesday. They heard a presentation by Walt Proctor, director of the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District, regarding a proposed display at Circle Park that[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys volleyball season begins this Friday
MEEKER I The lady Cowboys had a preseason, in-house scrimmage last Saturday in preparation for the real thing this Friday. Head coach Greg Cravens said he has four returning starters this season: seniors Emma Luce and Nora Gianinetti and juniors Ainsley Selle and Ellie Hossack. “We have a lot of[Read More…]
MHS Softball Aims for Another State Tournament
MEEKER | Cowboy softball is gearing up for another year. “We have high hopes for this group of girls and are all working towards returning to the state tournament,” commented head coach Kendal Bergman. There are three returning seniors leading the team: Brea Garcia from Meeker and Dylan Herndon and[Read More…]
Obituary: Sally O. Norell
March 23, 1930 ~ Aug. 6, 2020 The pandemic has had a wide ranging impact on all of us. For many of us time has seemed to stand still. Sally Norell passed away on Aug. 6, 2020, at her home on 22 Road, near Grand Junction, Colorado. Sally was born on[Read More…]
Remembering ‘Slug Bug’ and ‘The Love Bug’
I lived most of my teen years with a bruised shoulder. My brother and I engaged in a game called “slug bug” on road trips. We weren’t content with the games Mom gave to pass the time. Car bingo and “I Spy” just wasn’t violent enough for my older brother,[Read More…]