The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A typical “Wandering Willie” went through town Monday, walking in from Rifle and going north at a two-mile-an-hour aint. “Ragged Jack” wasn’t in it. Water Commissioner Moog reports less trouble with ranchmen as the summer advances. Not on account of rain, but because[Read More…]
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‘Perfect storm’ of conditions causes largest Mormon cricket hatch in recent memory
RBC | Rural living comes with the cost of dealing with Mother Nature, sometimes at her worst: high winds, big snows, drought, forest fires, flooding and on occasion, really ugly insects. And Mormon crickets are among the ugliest of them all. These creatures have been increasing in numbers over the[Read More…]
Air Force cadets to build new bridge for Spring Cave trail
MEEKER | Through a unique partnership between the Air Force Academy and the White River National Forest, some of the brightest young minds in the country will design, plan, and build a new bridge on the Spring Cave Trail near Meeker this month. Air Force Academy cadets and Forest Service[Read More…]
Back on Board …
The community bulletin board at the Meeker Post Office has had a thorough facelift and been returned to service thanks to Barone Middle School student Gracee Gardner, Meeker resident Chakwah Brink, and Boadachia of Bowah Media. With fresh cork and paint, the board is ready for flyers, notices, handbills and[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from history, No. 5
Special to the Herald Times The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army[Read More…]
MHS students compete at FCCLA nationals
The 2023 FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) took place in Denver, Colorado, from July 2-6, drawing more than 7,900 students, educators, and guests from across the nation. This gathering provided a valuable platform for attendees to expand their leadership skills, sharpen their talents, explore career pathways, and listen to inspiring[Read More…]
Change of name for Methodist church
MEEKER | The 130-year-old Methodist Church at 809 Park Ave. is now operating as White River Methodist Church, Inc. Same church but with a new name. The church’s story is rich in history with several entity and name changes through the years. July 10, 1893, the pioneer congregation started[Read More…]
The value of historic preservation
MEEKER | What does historic preservation mean to you? Browsing through museums? Walking by or through old houses? Shopping in old stores and drugstores, eating in vintage restaurants, frequenting banks and other commercial buildings? Touring historic battlegrounds? Pride in our local buildings and landscapes? None of the above? Don’t give[Read More…]
ERBM’s Run for Your Life 5K results
Female – Walking 1. Halandras, Tawny – 38:36 2. Granquist, Alison – 39:35 3. Upshaw, Jennifer – 39:29 4. Bauer, Emma – 39:52 5. Lanoha, Kady – 40:11 6. Rholl, Cindy – 40:24 7. Theos, Dani -40:26 8. Phelan, Mya – 40:47 9. Elder, Kieran – 40:49 10. Leblanc, Ruth[Read More…]
Parade winners …
The Range Call parade winners are as follows: The parade is put on by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce each year. TIFFANY JEHOREK/LUCAS TURNER/MICHELLE FROST/MEEKER CHAMBER PHOTOS
After 27 years, Bartlett leaves Meeker’s library in good hands
MEEKER | Mike Bartlett has been the library director of the Meeker Public Library for 27 years. June 30, 2023, marked his last day before that title passed to Kristina Selby. The two have been working together since Selby began as a library assistant in 2019. Barlett feels confident he[Read More…]
Roberts, Lukens host Town Hall
State House District 26 Representative Megan Lukens and Senator Dylan Roberts of Colorado’s 8th District hosted a joint Town Hall meeting at Meeker Public Library on June 28. They fielded questions from RBC residents about wolf reintroduction (both Lukens and Roberts voted against.) Other discussions and questions revolved around water[Read More…]
