Short stories and snacks Sept. 5MEEKER | Meeker Public Library will host short stories and snacks Saturday, Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. The short story is The Storm by McKnight Malmar. Meeker Public Library open houseMEEKER | Come celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month at the Meeker Public Library and[Read More…]
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EDITOR’S COLUMN – Doing the work
I hibernated from technology this weekend. No phone. No apps. I spent the weekend like it was the “olden days,” which, according to my teenagers, is ye olde 1990s.I watched Tom Holland — not the actor, a cat spider named by my 10-year-old — in our kitchen window, shedding an[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: County asks water users to conserve amid extremely low flows
Dear Editor:The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners asks that everyone who depends on the White River do what they reasonably can to conserve water during an exceptionally difficult water year.The situation is serious throughout the basin, but particularly acute on the lower White River. Under current natural flow[Read More…]
HEALTHY LIVING WITH PMC – Is your joint pain normal aging, or osteoarthritis?
Special to the HTEDITOR’S NOTE: This column is part of a paid partnership with Pioneers Medical Center. PMC provides the column, and we’re labeling it clearly so readers know what it is. The sponsorship helps support the Herald Times, but does not affect our independent news coverage or editorial decisions.[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS – The Metzger Family
For those who missed Kay Biven’s library talk, this is a condensed version of “The Metzger Family” by Florence Metzger Franks. It is a wonderfully detailed example of early homesteaders to the White River Valley.Otto and family, including his brother Bob Metzger, farmed on the Mesa south of Meeker in[Read More…]
Selle selected for Superintendent Academy
SPECIAL TO THE HT Meeker School District Superintendent Chris Selle has been selected for the sixth cohort of the Rural Superintendent Academy, a leadership development program operated by the Colorado Education Initiative with support from the Boettcher Foundation.The 2026-27 cohort launched the week of July 20 and includes 20 school[Read More…]
Obituary – James Delbert Wall, Jr.
November 4, 1963 – August 16, 2026 James “Jimbo” Wall Jr. was raised mostly in Santa Rosa, California. He moved to Colorado at the age of 18 where he spent the rest of his life. In 1987 he had a little daughter, Charli An, with his former wife Caroline. After divorcing[Read More…]
Obituary – Maude Frances Goedert
June 11, 1934 ~ August 17, 2026 Maude Frances Goedert was born at home on the family ranch in Arvada, Colorado, on June 11, 1934, to William Claiborne Moore and Maude Moore. Frances, or Frankie, was the youngest of four children: Betty, Billy, Mary and Frances.Frances attended Arvada schools, graduating[Read More…]
Community Hospital CEO honored by Becker’s Hospital Review
SPECIAL TO THE HT Becker’s Hospital Review recently released its 2026 list of hospital CEOs to know. Community Hospital President and CEO Chris Thomas is one of 240 health care CEOs in the nation honored on the list.According to Becker’s, the best community hospitals are deliberately built and improved by[Read More…]
Cowboy attack strategy nets 30-15 win
Last weekend, the Meeker High School Cowboys opened the 2026 football season with a 30-15 road win over the Yuma Outlaws, using a physical rushing attack and strong defensive effort to start the season 1-0.Meeker finished the night with 331 total yards, including 279 on the ground. The Cowboys averaged[Read More…]
Panther harriers compete at season opener in Basalt
BY MATT SCOGGINSSpecial to the HT The Rangely Harriers cross country team kicked off their season at the Basalt Longhorn Invite at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel, Colorado, competing on a mix of dirt trails and grass fields.Middle SchoolThe middle school team fielded three runners on the 1.75-mile course:Katherine[Read More…]
Summer hustle pays off at XC season opener
This past weekend the Meeker High School Cross country team opened their 2026 season in Grand Junction, Colorado at Los Colonias Park for the Central’s Warrior Invitational, with the Cowboys boys team finishing fourth in team scoring and several runners opening the season with personal records. That morning the Cowboys ran[Read More…]
