March, 2013 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

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A dusting of snow…

Despite an unseasonably warm start to spring, Mother Nature reminded Rio Blanco County residents that it may be too chilly yet for shorts and sandals. A dusting of snow across Rangely on Saturday morning was followed by several days of more typical spring weather.

March 31, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Panthers run, jump, throw

RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers track and field team traveled to Grand Junction’s Stocker Stadium on Saturday to run, jump and throw in the Mickey Dunn Invitational.

March 31, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Sage grouse tours offered

RBC I There will be a special guided tour to see greater sage grouse perform their elaborate mating dances, and the public is invited to join in.

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Kids’ health fairs set in county

RBC I Meeker and Rangely will hold their Children’s Health Fair events on different weekends at the beginning of April, focusing on health screenings and immunizations.

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Rangely

Blood pre-draw in Rangely …

Amanda Fausett, an emergency medical technician, draws Mara Wagner’s blood at the Rangely Community Health Fair blood pre-draw over the weekend at Rangely District Hospital. Roughly 300 people had their blood drawn in preparation for the health fair on April 20.

March 31, 2013 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled

Sizemores persevered until modern times

MEEKER I Perhaps the greatest quality of the people who homesteaded the White River valley in the early 1900s to make a life for themselves was perseverance. The second greatest quality was their innovative methods for earning money.

March 31, 2013 by Hallie Blunt 1 comment

Gas prices steady

RBC | Average retail gasoline prices in Colorado have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.54 per gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,158 gas outlets in Colorado.

March 30, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Ladies play in all-state game

RBC I Meeker’s Kaysyn Chintala and Rangely’s Quincey Thacker represented their schools last Sunday in the Colorado Coaches of Girls’ Sports all-state basketball game last Sunday. The game was played at Arvada West High School. After competing against each other the past four years, the two Rio Blanco County seniors[Read More…]

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Fairfield award, scholarship deadlines next week

MEEKER I The deadline is rapidly approaching for non-profit, governmental or educational entities interested in applying for funds through the semi-annual Freeman E. Fairfield Trust grant process.

March 30, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Blood is life

Dear Editor: My name is Kathy Kottenstette. My husband and I are just past the third anniversary of the birth of our 4-day-old daughter, Makayla Jane Kottenstette. She was born March 23, 2010 and passed on March 27, 2010.

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Home of: Gary and Relda Coulter

MEEKER | Gary and Relda Coulter of Meeker are grateful to live in a small town where they know nearly everyone and where family members are close at hand.

March 30, 2013 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

County

Half-staff

Flags across Colorado have been flown at half staff during the past week — as ordered by Gov. John Hickenlooper — to mourn the death of Tom Clements, his appointed executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections.

March 30, 2013 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled