Sportsman’s club meeting Jan. 6 MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at the WREA Kilowatt Korner (233 6th St.). There is no specific agenda for the meeting but there will be a general update. Election of officers will[Read More…]
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NEW ARRIVAL …
Beau Cameron Mohr was born on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at 6:16 p.m. at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 18 inches long at birth. His parents are Chevy and Emily Mohr of Meeker. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Cheryl Mohr[Read More…]
Clarification on license plate press release
RBC I According to Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell, the press release issued last week from Garfield County regarding changes to license plates for Class C (personal property) motor vehicles needs some clarification. First, people do not have to do anything new when renewing the registration on[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: County welcomes new building inspector
RBC | “I never want to be that guy, I want to be the guy that people see come in, and they come out to greet me as I go to greet them, and that’s when you get away from the us versus them mentality,” said Matt Franks, Rio Blanco[Read More…]
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Meeker loses independent pharmacy
MEEKER | The town of Meeker has long enjoyed the convenience of having at least one independent downtown pharmacy since 1904. That era came to an end with the closure of Meeker Drugs last week. The pharmacy name will now be attached to a hospital-owned and operated facility under construction[Read More…]
HELLO 2022 …
Did we say something about 2021 being better than 2020? We don’t recall, but we better not jinx it again … so here’s to the best 2022 you can have, and here’s to whoever had the fortitude to stomp out a great big ‘2022’ on the Paintbrush Park ball field,[Read More…]
Mind Springs CEO Raggio resigns, effective immediately
RBC I CEO and President of Mind Springs Health Sharon Raggio announced her resignation Tuesday, Jan. 4, “effective immediately” after 14 years at the helm of the organization. She had been planning to retire in June 2022, but made the decision to leave early following statewide media coverage by the[Read More…]
Smoking River Brewing Co. Masquerade Party details
DAYS GONE BY: Dec 30, 2021
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • There is nothing like hard work to settle unruly nerves. • Men who have to be taught will never be great leaders either in thought or action. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago • It was a white Christmas at Meeker this year.[Read More…]
Northwest Rural Philanthropy Days conference to be held in Routt County
It was just announced that the 2022 Northwest Rural Philanthropy Days conference will be hosted by Hayden and Steamboat Springs in Routt County from September 13 – 15, 2022. The announcement about the location of the conference came in late October after community leaders were successful in their pitch to[Read More…]
Associated Press investigates claims of voter fraud
An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. Democrat Joe Biden won Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania[Read More…]