MEEKER | The annual Oktoberfest celebration at Smoking River Brewery has become a community tradition in a few short years. The Lee and Elk fires nearly squelched it. “We were going to cancel this year,” said co-owner Kristofer Borchard, noting that after the fire it didn’t seem right to have[Read More…]
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What’s missing?
It’s easy to overlook things we’re accustomed to seeing everyday, even when those things disappear. The iconic blinking red light at the intersection of 6th and Main, the last remaining stoplight in the county, was quietly removed by the town’s public works department in the last month. The light had[Read More…]
Captain Jack
Meeker High School art students Joshua Quinn and Brooklyn Kirkpatrick are installing the second mural in the Pioneers in Paint project, featuring Captain Jack. Both students are juniors and returning Colorado Scholastic Gold Key recipients. This mural is part of Uplift Meeker’s effort to celebrate local history through public art,[Read More…]
4-H Open Enrollment underway for a new year
PRESS RELEASE RBC | October is here, and with it comes one of our favorite times of year — National 4-H Week (Oct. 5–11), the beginning of a brand-new 4-H year, and the chance for new families to get involved! In Rio Blanco County, 4-H is about more than projects[Read More…]
Commissioners review bridge repairs, replacement projects
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Sept. 30 in Meeker to address some agenda items. After implementing a hiring freeze, commissioners were asked to approve a request from County Clerk and Recorder Shawn Luce to fill a recently vacated position for recording clerk[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: SEPT. 28-OCT. 4, 2025
ARRESTS 9/28/2025- Colorado State Patrol arrested a male party on a warrant during a routine traffic stop on Highway 13. The male was taken to jail. CALL SUMMARIES 9/29/2025 @ 5:57 am. A traffic complaint came into the Communications Center regarding a hunter on an ATV that almost ran the[Read More…]
PMC board reviews finances, housing, staffing and compliance matters
MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District (Pioneers Medical Center) Board of Directors held its regular monthly meeting for September last week. Chief Financial Officer John Nadone provided updates on the facility’s operations and outlook. He noted a minor downturn in August due to wildfire-related postponements, but[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – October 9th, 2025
MRC Pool closed next week MEEKER | The Meeker Recreation Center Pool will be closed Monday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 17 for maintenance. Normal hours are scheduled to resume Saturday, Oct. 18. Please call 970-878-3403 to check pool status prior to your visit. Love Meeker? Seasonal volunteers wanted for[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – National Newspaper Week and Banned Books Week remind us of our roots
“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – October 9th, 2025
Response to library board Dear Editor: The hubris shown by John Moffitt, as well as Dan Olson and Michael Cobb, regarding the Meeker Regional Library District continues to amaze. These board members seem to believe that they alone understand what the people of Meeker want in their PUBLIC Library, regardless[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: The last laugh
Most of us are used to thinking of the above phrase in a negative way in a personal situation, as in “at least I got the last laugh.” Even now with such a thin line drawn between insult and compliment, such an old-time phrase can be the perfect way to[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – October 9th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The new Baer residence in Danforth park is beyond all doubt the finest in this valley. Indeed, it would do credit to Capitol Hill, Denver. The Sanderson residence on east Main Street is going up in a rush. The present is the longest dry[Read More…]
