The Meeker Herald125 years ago • The curfew bell was hung in place over the fire department building on Thursday and its shrill tones will be heard in Meeker from now on. The bell will serve for fire alarm purposes as well as to warn the rising generation that it[Read More…]
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NEWS NOTES: May 19, 2022
Coram coming to Meeker RBC | State Senator Don Coram, Montrose is a Republican candidate for the 3rd Congressional District. He is a challenger to the incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert, Rifle. Don Coram will be in Meeker this Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 12-1 p.m. There will be a meet[Read More…]
DANDELION FIELDS FOREVER …
A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. He tried every method he knew to get rid of them. Still they plagued him. Finally he wrote the department of agriculture. He enumerated all the things he had tried and closed his[Read More…]
Cowboys ranked 31st in state and first in league
MEEKER | The Cowboys ended regular season ranked 30th, making it into postseason playoffs. They will be traveling to Rye this weekend for their first game. Grand Valley came to Meeker for a double header Saturday, Damek Chintala opened it up on the mound in game one, pitching the full[Read More…]
Panthers finish last regular season meet
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers finished up their last regular season track meets this week They had two meets: Thursday in Olathe and Saturday at Grand Valley. Both meets were smaller but they had some great competition and most athletes had new personal best and have ended the season well.[Read More…]
Panthers win 8 of 10 games
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther baseball team has won eight of the last 10 games including six in a row within the 2A Western Slope Conference. The Panthers are also sitting at No. 25 in the Colorado RPI baseball rankings which determines who goes to the playoffs for the spring[Read More…]
State qualifiers in track head to Lakewood
MEEKER I Cowboy track had a dual successful weekend, qualifying a few more kids for state. The boys took second at the Cardinal Open and the girls took third. “We were so excited to get both of our 4×200 meter relay teams qualified in Parachute,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt.[Read More…]
Whistleblowers say they falsified patient records at Mind Springs Health
RBC | A troubled Western Slope mental health care center falsified assessments of its patients’ conditions for at least nine years in an effort to make its treatment programs seem more effective and secure funding from the state, whistleblowers say. The state overlooked what former workers describe as a long[Read More…]
2022 Rangely Graduation Special Section
Congratulations to the Rangely Class of 2022!
On Edge Statewide Conversation
LIVE on Tuesday, May 17 from 5:30-7 p.m. Join Colorado News Collaborative, in collaboration with Colorado Public Radio, for a 90-minute statewide conversation at the Buell Public Media Center’s Masterpiece studio on May 17th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. about the mental health crisis and gaps in Colorado’s safety net[Read More…]
Celebration of Life: Richard Ellsworth
July 1, 1945 – Dec. 8, 2021 Please join us for a celebration of his life on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the Fairfield Center.
Obituary: Lonnie Shults
Dec. 20, 1942 ~ May 2, 2022 Lonnie Shults — husband, father, papa, cowboy and rancher — passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at his home in Meeker, Colorado. A lifelong rancher, Lonnie started his life’s journey on Dec. 20, 1942, with his parents Winnie and Ivo and big sister[Read More…]