John Franklin Caldwell was born April 2, 1926, to Verne N. and Hannah B. Caldwell on the Old Hoff Ranch up the White River, east of Meeker, Colo., and passed away on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at the age of 88, at the VA Nursing Home in Rifle, Colo.
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Obituary: Irene Lillian Vander Syde
Irene Lillian (Harpel) Vander Syde, 96, passed away Sept. 17, 2014. She was born March 2, 1918, in Sherburn, Minn., to the late Lawrence and Lillie Harpel.
BLM seeking comments on closing public lands near Meeker area
The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public comment on a proposal to temporarily close access to public lands 15 miles north of Meeker for safety reasons.
Meeker likely to vote again on fluoridated water treatment
MEEKER I Town of Meeker water operations supervisor Tobey Willey recently informed the Meeker Board of Trustees that the town’s fluoride monitoring equipment is currently not working and therefore fluoride cannot be added to the water system.
Meeker native sails solo around Pacific on second research trip
MEEKER I Rory Wilson, a Meeker native and 1957 graduate of Meeker High School, is somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sailing alone in his 27-foot sailboat from Bainbridge Island, Washington, on his way to Hawaii first and then on to the center of the North Pacific Gyre[Read More…]
Meeker Arts Council meets on Monday, May 5
The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the Meeker United Methodist Church’s Elbert Hall.
Congratulate Rio Blanco County graduates
The Herald Times is publishing greetings from senior parents, relatives and friends for a job well done.
Jr. livestock judging team wins third
Madi Shults reached down deep and beat the “first loser” demon and won senior high individual overall and reasons while Macy Collins won another individual junior high individual champion “chip” and reasons, gaining her third first, in conjunction with her team’s third win of the year, at the Otero/Lincoln County[Read More…]
Obituary: Gail Chiyoko Yoshida Caldwell
Gail Chiyoko Yoshida Caldwell May 27, 1929 ~ April 21, 2014 Gail Chiyoko Yoshida Caldwell, 84, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014, at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker, Colo. She was the second daughter born to to Hamakichi and Hana Yoshida in Fujisawa Takazagun, Japan. Chiyoko married the love of[Read More…]
Obituary: Billy Don ‘Bill’ Harp
Billy Don ‘Bill’ Harp Nov. 10, 1936 ~ April 23, 2014 Billy Don “Bill” Harp, 77, of Meeker, Colo., passed away at the Grand Junction VA Medical Center on April 23, 2014. He was born November 10, 1936 in Rifle, Colo., to Harry and Florence Parker Harp. He was the[Read More…]
BMS tracksters endure bad weather to stay ready
The Barone Middle School track team has been very busy over the past two weekends, competing in Glenwood Springs two weekends ago and in Rangely on Saturday.
Eskelson new vice chairman of AGNC
The Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado elected new executive board officers at their monthly Board meeting held on April 24 at the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction.




