UPDATED: The helicopter was a privately owned MD500 and the pilot has been identified as 59-year-old Thomas Prenzlow of Meeker, Colorado, who was the sole occupant. MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office has reported a helicopter crash northeast of Meeker. According to a press release June 26, RBC[Read More…]
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Small-town runway, big-time impact
MEEKER | Built in 1946 as a dusty gravel strip, Coulter Field Meeker Airport has evolved into a modern general aviation hub — and it’s still growing. Decades later, the airport remains an important connector for the isolated northwest Colorado community. While Rio Blanco County owns the airfield, which includes[Read More…]
