The Meeker Herald – 125 years ago At the annual meeting of the Highland Cemetery association, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: A.C. Moulton, President. J.L. McHatton, Vice-President. F.E. Sheridan, Treasurer. F.H. JoHantgen, Secretary and manager. The attendance of stockholders was unusually large and the[Read More…]
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Editor’s Column: Bad apples, and what to do about them
We’ve all heard the phrase, “one bad apple ruins the whole bunch.” It’s an old school idiom. (Like, really old school … Shakespearean, maybe even earlier.) Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanack” (circa 1736) put it this way: “The rotten apple spoils his companion.” In these days when we buy a[Read More…]
PMC Column: Returning to sports after COVID
MEEKER | Scientia est potentia. A division I NCAA basketball player collapses suddenly, is rushed to the emergency room, and is admitted to the hospital in critical condition. Physicians diagnose heart failure and an abnormal heart rhythm – complications of viral myocarditis (viral infection of the heart muscle). The year is[Read More…]
MHS football awards
MEEKER | The 2020 Meeker Cowboy football team once again made it to the playoffs; ending the season with a 5-2 record and 10th in Division 1A, according to MaxPreps. Recognizing the efforts of the boys and making the All-Conference team were Colby Clatterbaugh, Cooper Main, Ryan Phelan, Jeremy Woodward,[Read More…]
Wrestlers somersault into season
MEEKER | Monday, Jan. 18 came and went without wrestling practice in Meeker; the entire team had entered quarantine the day before. The following Monday dawned a new day; it still wasn’t a full wrestling room, but the kids were there and ready to practice. This year’s returning seniors are[Read More…]
SENIORS …
Rangely basketball compliance rules RANGELY | Rangely High School Basketball games begin this weekend. To maintain compliance with State mandated spectator restriction of 50 under level “Orange,” Rangely School District is enacting the following measures: n Capacity restrictions only allow for the immediate family of participants to attend in person.n[Read More…]
Cowboy basketball gets underway with first game this week
MEEKER | Cowboy basketball is finally in full swing. The winter sports seasons were delayed from the beginning of the school year, delayed again, and finally the first official practices were set for Jan. 18, but both teams were unable to make it to the court that week. The boys,[Read More…]
INOCULATIONS UNDERWAY …
Releasing the wolves
CPW sticks to three-year timeline, for now RBC | The 11-member Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission hosted two days of virtual meetings Jan. 13 and 14, with approximately eight of 18 total hours allocated to discussing an adaptive management plan for wolf reintroduction. The passage of Proposition 114 last November,[Read More…]
Community spread boosts case counts
RBC | With new case counts remaining high, Rio Blanco County recorded its 401st positive COVID-19 case on Monday, Jan. 25, with some of the highest active case counts since the spike in November. As of Monday, there were 42 active cases in Meeker and 34 in Rangely. Six residents[Read More…]
News Briefs: Jan 28, 2021
Free legal clinic Weds., Feb. 10 MEEKER | The next free legal clinic for individuals without an attorney will be held Wednesday, Feb. 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[Read More…]
LETTER: Colorado Wild Public Lands on Buffalo Horn
Dear Editor:Do you or any community members have questions about the recently published decision by the BLM (see the Jan. 21 Herald Times) to approve a land exchange with Buffalo Horn Properties, LLC? It conveys 14 parcels of Federal lands aggregating 2,652 acres in Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties, to[Read More…]