MEEKER | Addie Joy, a 2020 graduate of Meeker High School, is a freshman setter for the Luther College volleyball team. On Sept. 22, 2020, in response to directives from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the President’s Council of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), voted to move the fall[Read More…]
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Writers On the Range: Restoration Economy
RBC | Farmington, a city of 45,000 in the northwestern corner of New Mexico, has run on a fossil fuel economy for a century. It is one of the only places on the planet where a 26-kiloton nuclear device was detonated underground to free up natural gas from the rock.[Read More…]
Trees for Conservation
The Conservation Districts’ Annual Tree Sales program is underway! The Conservation Districts, in cooperation with the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery, offer the seedling tree sales program to local farmers, ranchers, other landowners and land managers. This allows our constituents to obtain trees at a nominal cost to help achieve[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 25, 2021
The Meeker Herald125 years ago A deadly explosion in the Vulcan mine in New Castle was reported after an explosion occurred. It is said that 50 men are reported dead so far. It is suspected that Meeker will endure a building boom this summer. This past week the weather has[Read More…]
Two BMS students win regional math competition; MES Principal Kathy Collins to retire
MEEKER | Barone Middle School students Sam Hightower and Tucker Chinn were celebrated at Monday’s school board meeting for winning first and second place in the regional MathCounts contest. The MathCounts club meets twice a week after school to practice. Of the six students participating this year from BMS, Hightower[Read More…]
BLM to gather excess wild horses in Piceance East Douglas area
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) White River Field Office signed a decision to gather and remove excess wild horses from the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado. “The BLM is committed to sustaining an ecological balance in the Piceance-East Douglas HMA,” said White River Field[Read More…]
ITS A WAY OF LIFE …
The It’s a Way of Life Community Club met Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. The highlight of the meeting was the coffee cup suet bird feeders. Each member brought a coffee cup and the club supplied the materials for the STEM project. The club elected 4-H Council representatives Luke and[Read More…]
Upcoming RBC free legal clinic
RBC | Wednesday March 10, 2021 from 2-5 p.m. Contact your local library at 970-878-5911 to be added to the sign-up sheet. As a COVID work-around, instead of clinic patrons coming to your local public library (which has limited access), your local library staff will schedule all appointments. It is[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Thankful for sunshine
MEEKER | There ought to be a law. Ever hear someone mutter that phrase when they are frustrated or angry? Lately it might have been used in regards to recent decisions and actions taken by the County Commissioners. There are a couple of legislative mandates addressing the lack of openness[Read More…]
MURDER IN THE HEIR …
RHS drama put on Murder in the Heir for family and friends. You can watch a full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs76XGBva0w
LIGHT IT UP …
Meeker Sand and Gravel’s ski-themed float rolled down Main Street during Saturday’s Parade of Lights. The event is sponsored by the Meeker Chamber and is usually held in December, but was postponed this year due to the pandemic and coincided with the second annual Meeker Skijor.
Editor’s Column: A Sad Milestone
The United States marked a sad milestone this week: 500,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. You can argue about the numbers. You can insist that the doctors who are treating those patients are fudging the numbers for nefarious reasons. You can say most of those people would have died anyway because[Read More…]