Of course, that legend always comes with the Indian princess falling madly in love with a handsome frontiersman. Today’s DNA testing can give some weight to those stories passed down in the family. If I confused you enough last week with a discussion of DNA, let me just add to[Read More…]
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Kaye’s Corner: Tears for Ukraine
My heart is filled with sadness for the people of Ukraine. The Russian invading military is killing needlessly for its own gain just like the Nazi’s unprovoked invasions in Europe to Poland, Yugoslavia, Belgium and France, and other countries. Day after day, I watch and read the news with tears[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Forum input
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Everyone gets to be a little bit Irish today. Time for corned beef and cabbage, plenty of potatoes and soda bread hot from the oven. Enjoy! We’ve had a few people ask if we plan to conduct candidate forums for the upcoming special district elections and[Read More…]
Obituary: Sharon “Sherry” Lynn Klinglesmith
Nov. 17, 1944 ~ March 2, 2022 Sharon Lynn Klinglesmith passed away on March 2, 2022, at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs following complications from surgery. Sherry was born on Nov. 17, 1944, in Rifle, Colorado, the third child of Carl and Dixie Klinglesmith. The family moved to Meeker[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: March 17, 2022
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • County Surveyor Moog returned from Rangely, on Saturday evening, where he laid out approaches to the new bridge and surveyed a road from the north side of White River to connect the Rangely road with the old Thornburg road. • The town council[Read More…]
SPRING CONCERT …
Rangely Junior Senior High School held its annual spring band and choir concert March 8, directed by Kelli Irvin and accompanied by Carol Morton. | MATT SCOGGINS PHOTO
BMS WRESTLING …
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MHS ladies golf grows
MEEKER I This year Meeker High School ladies golf head coach Amanda Back has seven girls on her team which includes one senior, Hailey Knowles, and two returners, Vivian and Wagner Brown. This is her second year of coaching and has doubled her team numbers in that time. “I started[Read More…]
More than 60 kids out for Meeker High School track
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboy track team has a new head coach this year, actually co-head coaches Hallie Blunt and Kris Casey. Blunt has been helping with pole vault and track for a few years now, and was also the junior high track coach for eight year, Casey also coaches[Read More…]
RHS baseball season start delayed, practice underway
RANGELY I Mother Nature may not approve, but the 2022 high school baseball season is underway for the Rangely High School Panthers. Although the team has only been able to step foot on their home field one time this season, they have put in plenty of work on the asphalt[Read More…]
Colorado unveils new license design
RBC I After almost two years of development, over 55,000 votes and more than 400 entries by 119 Centennial State artists, the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) unveiled the state’s newest driver license and identification (ID) card. Governor Jared Polis revealed the Iconic Credential and announced the new card[Read More…]