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Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Water was turned into the town ditch this week. James Lyttle and family were passengers on Wednesday’s outgoing stage bound for Pittsburgh, PA. The roads between here and Rifle are said to be worse now than they have been at any time this spring,[Read More…]
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is accepting membership applications for the Colorado Outdoor Partnership (CO-OP) and is seeking organizational/business/community leader representatives in the areas of outdoor recreation, wildlife/natural resources conservation and/or agriculture/working lands. Interested individuals are invited to fill out this membership application (https://bit.ly/4a2SpaS) no later than May[Read More…]
MEEKER | Barone Middle School track and field hosted the yearly Meeker Relay Meet this past Thursday at Starbuck Stadium. “The kids had a great time teaming with their teammates to compete on Thursday,” said head coach Marki Grant. “We had a great turnout and are grateful for all the[Read More…]
Meeker Golf continues with successes from its team. This week they went to Eagle Ranch. Vivian Brown played individually and shot a 107. “The wind was terrible and the course was very long but she played really well,” commented head coach Amanda Back. Coach Back also took Joelle Soler and[Read More…]
RANGELY | The Colorado 1A/2A Western Slope League Track and Field Championships took place this past weekend in Grand Junction at the prestigious Stocker Stadium. The meet was two days, with prelims, finals and the most competitive athletes on the Western Slope. The Rangely Panthers showed up ready to go[Read More…]
MEEKER | The Meeker track team is winding down the season as it wraps up the two-day league meet in Grand Junction. “I thought the kids did an outstanding job rising to the occasion and competing,” commented head coach Hallie Blunt. Lots of placers and beginning with the champions three[Read More…]
MEEKER | On April 30, the Meeker High School Scholastia Chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 22 new members at a ceremony in the MHS auditorium. The National Association of Secondary School Principals met in Omaha, Hawai’i in 1919 and pushed for an organization that recognized well-rounded students who[Read More…]
MEEKER | Opal Munger, a senior at Meeker High School, has been selected as a recipient of the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship. Boettcher Scholarships recognize Colorado’s top students by providing them with the funds to attain an excellent in-state education and access to additional opportunities to enrich their time in college[Read More…]
RBC | Volunteers and campers are invited to attend a weekend filled with activities designed to help children navigate grief. For kids entering grades 3 through 8, HopeWest Kids’ Camp Good Grief at Camp Cedaredge is the place to be from July 19-21, 2024. This event offers a weekend filled[Read More…]
RBC | Rio Blanco County Fair sponsorship letters have been mailed and responses are coming in. Anyone who would like to be included on sponsorships, please contact the extension office at 970-878-9490 or the County Budget office at 970-878-9442. Sponsorships flow through the county budget process but do not become[Read More…]
May 31, 1940 ~ April 27, 2024 James LaVon Dunn was born on May 31, 1940, in Provo, Utah, to Joseph and Leora Dunn. The youngest of three, the oldest Vern, and older sister LaPriel. At 4 years of age, he relocated with his family to Meeker, Colorado. Jim was[Read More…]
Special to the HeraldDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Indian Affairs,June 3, 1879 Sir: At a recent awarding of contracts for supplies for the Indian service, no proposals to furnish your agency with 20,000 pounds of oats and 1,500 pounds of salt were received, and now N.W. Wells has made a[Read More…]
