RBC | The Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association Spirit of the Pioneers Award was posthumously conferred upon Patricia Ann Anderson on June 3, 2023. Her husband of 41 years, Harold Anderson, also received the Spirit of the Pioneers Award this year. Their plaques begin with the following statement: “The legendary[Read More…]
Tag: Local History
Days Gone By: June 8, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The town board passed an ordinance this week prohibiting the erection of amy more barbed wire fences within the corporate limits, and all those up now have to be removed by the first of next May. Aren’t we getting metropolitan? Another one of[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 1, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Mrs. Lockwood and daughter, Miss Bloomfield and Mr. __ had a good scare while crossing the Wilber ford last Sunday. The water was quite high and their team balked when about a quarter of the distance was made, and their appeal for help[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 18, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago – Mr. Pfeiffer’s Cleveland bay stallion is now in Meeker. Those wishing to see a fine thoroughbred horse should call at the Pioneer Stables. – Thos. H. Iles’ cattle went through town Tuesday, bound for Axial basin. They are one and two year[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 4, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago – Water was turned into the town ditch this week. The town ditch will be in charge of T.D. Riley, and all wishing water will settle with him. – A month or two ago a move was made by several of our sportsmen[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 2, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A few days ago a horse fell with Ed Proctor of Powell Park and crushed one of his feet badly. Mr. P will be laid up for several weeks as a consequence of his painful injury. Preparations for the play, which will be[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 21, 2021
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • The Herald is a little bit late in getting out this issue, caused by the 10 ticket ballot, which in turn necessitated issuing a double number. The official ballot this year is twice as large as ever before. • W.H. Jones killed a[Read More…]
Cabin Fever relief
MEEKER | If you are having cabin fever take a short 10-minute drive up County Road 8 about 3 miles to County Road 6 (Little Beaver Road). Turn left on County Road 6 and go about .6 of a mile to visit the restored Coal Creek School on the left.[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Nov. 7, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The Indians are on their annual game slaughtering raid in the western end of the county at the present time. Each year they encroach a little bit farther on the white man’s domain. They are now operating in the Coyote basin region. Of[Read More…]
Milk Creek Battle radically changed Colorado and Utes’ world
RBC | By Sept. 23, 1879, the march toward what would become the Battle of Milk Creek, northeast of the present town of Meeker, was underway. The weeklong battle that began on the morning of Sept. 29, combined with the killing of Nathan Meeker and employees at the White River[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 15, 2018
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Some people are so constituted that they are disappointed when their worst suspicions fail to come true. – Oil prospecting is now a live issue in this county. – Harry Kincher, who recently returned home after spending several years on the coast,[Read More…]
Axial school house moved to Wyman Museum
By Allie Willey Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The old Axial school house, now located at the Wyman Museum right outside of Craig, Colo., is a rich piece of history. The school was founded by William Taylor in 1892 and continued in operation until 1963 when the school[Read More…]
