Meeker
Historical signage installed around town
MEEKER | Meeker is rich in history and culture from its beginning in the 1800s to today. The White River Valley, from Trappers Lake to the state line of Colorado and Utah, is home to […]
Rio Blanco County Historical Society
County
NEWS NOTES: January 13, 2022
Historical Society quarterly meeting MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society will hold its January meeting on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Heritage Culture Center (517 Park). We’ll be discussing preservation […]
County
News Briefs: October 21, 2021
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS Trick or treat Oct. 23 RANGELY | The graveyard has been sleeping—it’s time to wake up all the goblins, witches and ghosts to join us in bringing back trick-or-treating at Halloween. Come join […]
Anniversary
125th anniversary of the thwarted bank robbery
Editor’s Note: This document was typed verbatim as the author originally published it in the Meeker Herald, Saturday, Oct. 17, 1896. All misspellings and grammatical errors were left in intentionally to preserve the historical integrity […]
Meeker
Letter: See the Coal Creek School
Dear Editor: Come out to the Coal Creek School on July 25 at 2 p.m. and join the Rio Blanco County Historical Society at their quarterly meeting and see how they have preserved our area […]
Columns
Milk Creek Tour: Saturday, July 3
Meet at the Milk Creek Battlefield Park (turn right off Hwy. 13 north of Meeker on County Road 15 and go about 17 miles to get to the site) on Saturday, June 3 at 10 […]
Meeker
HISTORICAL SOCIETY …
Members of the Rio Blanco County Historical Society heard presentations from history contest competitors from Barone Middle School and Meeker High School Sunday, April 18 during the first quarterly membership meeting for 2021. | COURTESY […]
County
NEWS BRIEFS: April 15, 2021
Historical society quarterly meeting MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society quarterly meeting is set for April 18 at 2 p.m. at the Heritage Culture Center. Bring your own lunch. VA resource tour April […]
Opinion
Kaye’s Corner: Historical Society update
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society started around 1949 when a group of women devoted time to preserving historic artifacts. They collected items and stored them in a spare room of the Taggert […]
County
News Briefs: Jan 7, 2020
It’s not too late to get health insurance RBC | It’s not too late to get health insurance for 2021. Join a free virtual drop-in Second Chance Health Insurance Enrollment Event and get help from […]
County
Give where you live on Colorado Gives Day
RBC | It’s better to give than receive, and our nonprofits need our support more than ever this year. Tuesday, Dec. 8 is the 11th anniversary of Colorado Gives Day, a statewide opportunity to support […]
County
DO YOU REMEMBER …
What do you remember about the Yellow Creek School? The Rio Blanco County Historical Society and Bureau of Land Management, White River Field Office are tracing the history of the Yellow Creek Schoolhouse and request […]
