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Obituary – Linn Pettijohn - The Herald Times
May 24, 1951 ~ Nov. 12, 2024 Longtime Meeker resident, Linn Pettijohn, 73, passed away from natural causes Nov. 12, 2024. Linn was born May 24, 1951, in St. Francis, Kansas, to Alvin and Ellen Pettijohn. He spent his childhood years on the family farm 25 miles northeast of Burlington, Colorado, near the Kansas border.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – December 26th, 2024
Dec 24, 2024 · Books, books, books Dear Editor, I could not live in a world without books. Ever since I could read, probably about third grade, I loved the once-a-week visits to the school library. Students were limited to three books per week. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were popular then. I couldn’t wait to check out the
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Jan 15, 2025 · Sept. 27, 1932 ~ Dec. 8, 2024 Charlotte Adele Counts was born in Craig, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 1932. As the eighth child of parents Robert Taylor Counts and Lula Marie Lilly Counts, Charlotte was welcomed home by four big brothers: Robert, Charlie, James, and Gene; and three sisters: Mary,[Read More…]
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LOOSE ENDS: Remember acts of kindness - The Herald Times
Dec 24, 2024 · Statistics on the increased problems with mental health throughout the holidays continue to support the research. Feelings of loneliness and isolation are most often the incendiary elements that spark furious flare-ups in individuals. Over the years, churches of all faiths encouraged their worshippers to do more than a …
COUNTY BEAT – Commissioners certify mill levies and revenues …
Dec 24, 2024 · RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a brief special meeting on Friday, Dec. 20 to amend resolutions passed earlier this month to correct valuation for property taxes in 2024 to defray the cost of government for 2025. The amended valuations reflect changes from August to December, and are minor amounts. Commissioners certified the levies and revenues for 2024 with approximately $42.7M ...
New name, owners for local bar - The Herald Times
Dec 31, 2024 · Shelton family opens Rigg’s on New Year’s Eve. MEEKER | The town of Meeker celebrates the opening of a new bar — in an old location with new local owners — this week.Rigg’s hosted its grand opening Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 7 p.m. Owners Bob Shelton and his son T.J. Shelton are very excited to unveil their new establishment.
Editor’s Column – Looks like we made it! Thank you!
Dec 24, 2024 · “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” ~ Alice Walker Don’t ask me who sang the song referenced above, or what the rest of the lyrics are. I only get headline-length snippets in my head! Anyway, thanks to you, we
HISTORY LESSONS: Address books - The Herald Times
Dec 24, 2024 · MEEKER | My mother-in-law, Pat Hendrickson lived in Meeker about a year before passing at the age of 94. She didn’t get to meet most of you, so I would like to share some of her humor with you now. Her Christmas letters were hilarious …