RBC | This year my fella and I carved a pumpkin a bit too early, the poor thing probably won’t see this weekend, let alone Halloween. In our defense, we did know it wasn’t going to make it that long, but he was leaving on a longer job and we[Read More…]
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Home Fire
kim ekstrom photo Meeker Fire and Rescue was paged at 6:18 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9 for a fire on a porch on County Rd. 36. “We arrived to heavy smoke and fire with extension into the house. The fire was knocked down within a few minutes, but the fire[Read More…]
Jury convicts Meeker man on felony sexual assault charges
MEEKER | Meeker resident Joey Dean Muir, 35, was convicted by a 12-person jury in Rio Blanco County District Court on Oct. 5, 2023. Muir had pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of sexual assault, including assault with no consent and assault with a 10-year age difference. Muir was[Read More…]
Meeker School District meeting report: Oct. 9th, 2023
MEEKER | Meeker School District Board of Education met Monday, Oct. 9 for a short special meeting followed by work sessions. During the special meeting the board approved personnel hires of Nicole Baldwin as a classified substitute (custodial) and Kevin Borchard as a Middle School Boys Basketball assistant coach. They[Read More…]
Reviewing HoCo 2023
BY OPAL MUNGER Special to the Herald Times RBC | Homecoming Week of 2023 happened this past week, it was quite busy. A fierce competition between the four classes commenced between dress-up days, Coin Wars and the parade. The students chose Family Game Night as the Homecoming theme this year.[Read More…]
Oktoberfest 2023 Schedule of Events
Walking the Talk
Kenda Slaugh and her family (left) organized the Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Meeker last Saturday in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), sponsored by New Earth Spiritual and Metaphysical Healing. JESSE MCCANN/DID I SHUTTER PHOTOGRAPHY MEEKER | In 2015, Kenda Slaugh lost her best friend[Read More…]
2023 quilt show highlights
MEEKER | Some fortunate young women will receive scholarship assistance for their higher ed endeavors thanks to P.E.O.’s successful 2023 quilt show. Featuring 118 never-before-displayed quilts, this year’s event attracted nearly 300 visitors. The local P.E.O. Chapter BA in Meeker sponsors this annual event as its primary fundraiser. More than[Read More…]
Ain’t it Grand …
The 34th annual Colorado Grand rolled into downtown Meeker Tuesday with 100s of classic cars and thousands of dollars in donations for the Meeker Lions Club and HopeWest. Volunteers served the group lunch before they set out on the next leg of their journey.
That Classic magic …
The 36th annual Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials entertained hundreds of attendees this past week. Here are some photos from the event.
Forest Fun
All Aboard
Meeker was visited by the Colorado Airstream Club during the Meeker Classic. They brought with them a large donation to the Meeker Food Bank. Willie Delgado, the organizer of the food drive, has been collecting donations since February, and even asked his friends and loved ones to donate nonperishables in[Read More…]
