Passion for art fuels Slaugh’s mural projects For 19-year-old Ella Slaugh, art has always been more than something to do. It has been a way to express herself, find an escape and, more recently, bring a little more color to the community she calls home. The Meeker native has[Read More…]
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4-H Week is October 5-9
Enrollment opens today for wide variety of programs October marks an exciting time in the 4-H world at Rio Blanco County Extension. This Sunday, Oct. 4, RBC 4-H’ers will gather to celebrate their achievements from the 2025-2026 4-H year. The Rio Blanco County 4-H Council, our guiding leadership group of[Read More…]
Fairfield public engagement work session set for Oct. 7
The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners invites Fairfield residents and interested members of the public to participate in a public engagement work session regarding the Fairfield Center and Fairfield Apartments on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 6-8 p.m. in the M&M Room at the Fairfield Center, 200 Main St.,[Read More…]
PMC awarded $1.2 million in Rural Health Transformation funds
PRESS RELEASE Special to the HT Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) has been awarded $1,204,379 through Colorado’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to expand after-hours prescription access, modernize pharmacy services and strengthen telehealth and remote patient monitoring for residents of Rio Blanco County and surrounding communities. The funding is part of[Read More…]
Mud, mustangs, and happy endings at 2026 Makeover
The 2026 Meeker Mustang Makeover wrapped up Saturday after mud, hail, a hint of a rainbow and one very happy little girl headed home with her “forever horse.” A torrential downpour Saturday afternoon dumped marble-sized hail and made an already slickery arena from the prior night’s rain even muddier. Plenty[Read More…]
OH HAIL NO
Hail pounded Meeker Saturday afternoon in the middle of the Mustang Makeover, with some stones measuring nearly the size of golf balls. Check out a video of the storm on TikTok @ht.1885 CAITLIN WALKER | HT PHOTO
Library board expresses frustration over radio silence on appointment process
The Meeker Regional Library District Board met in a workshop Sept. 16 to discuss ongoing confusion over trustee appointments and communication with Rio Blanco County. It was the first workshop for newly-appointed trustee Kim Maupin. Also in attendance were trustees Toby Leavitt, Dan Olson, and Keri Grieser, as well as[Read More…]
LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS HALT BLAZE
Local volunteer fire crews responded to a structure fire at Elk Creek Ranch last Tuesday evening saving approximately half of the home, along with many personal belongings. No one was inside the home when the fire started. One firefighter suffered a minor injury requiring stitches. Elk Creek Ranch assisted the[Read More…]
VINES & VITTLES – A funky brew with a long history: Sahti returns
We’ve mentioned this before – but Meeker is quite the place to live. For as small as we are, man we have some really freaking cool places and people. Some of these people have incredibly unique hobbies and when we’re lucky, they’re willing to share these with the rest of[Read More…]
Hopewest Kids offers school-based grief support for students experiencing loss
SPECIAL TO THE HT As students head back to school, HopeWest Kids is once again offering school-based grief support groups for children and teens who have experienced the death of a loved one. HopeWest Kids partners with school counselors in Meeker, to identify students who may benefit from grief support[Read More…]
64 COUNTIES IN 64 HOURS
A challenge to visit all 64 Colorado counties in just 64 hours brought a trio of Front Range adventurers through Meeker, where a stop at the White River Museum offered a quick introduction to Rio Blanco County history and hospitality. The challenge was inspired by the Colorado Counties Colorado Passport[Read More…]
WREA transmission transfer strengthens long-term reliability
SPECIAL TO THE HT White River Electric Association (WREA) has taken an important step in its long-term plan to transfer certain high-voltage transmission facilities to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State), WREA’s wholesale power provider. This transfer includes all of WREA’s 345 kV transmission and certain sections of its 138[Read More…]
