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Taking the plunge

Rangely’s annual event uses the chilly waters of Kenney Reservoir to raise funds for Special Olympics Colorado RBC | Saturday Nov. 9 Rangely came together to raise money for Special Olympics Colorado during their annual Polar Plunge event. Donning an Eeyore costume, crowd favorite Kay Nickson, 84, was the first[Read More…]

November 15, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Sheep Alert! Watch for sheep this weekend and next

RBC | Angelo Theos will be trailing his sheep down County Road 8 on Nov. 16 and 17 (this Saturday and Sunday.) Sunday morning one herd will go through town and turn down the Rangely Highway, through Powell Park and stop at the Etchart ranch. The other herd will do[Read More…]

November 14, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Local veteran’s story included in new book

MEEKER | EDITOR’S NOTE: Dave Cole downplays his own Vietnam experience in light of what others endured, but he did play a role and his story deserves to be told. Author William F. Brown agreed, and asked Cole to be interviewed for a chapter in a new book, “Our Vietnam[Read More…]

November 10, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Well-shod …

Meeker International Ecology Group would like to thank Watt’s Ranch Market and Meeker Drugs for helping collect more than 1,500 shoes. The group is still collecting to raise funds for their Galapagos trip. Their goal is 2,500 shoes total, which will be bagged and picked up by Funds2.org. Donate at[Read More…]

November 9, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Flu vaccines available again

RBC | Rio Blanco County Public Health is again providing flu shots for all ages. Receiving a flu vaccine in November is still in time to keep patients protected for flu season, according to the CDC. Call to schedule: 878-9520 Meeker, 878-9525 Rangely.

November 8, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

PMC begins search for new CEO

Harman to depart for Wyoming at end of month MEEKER | The Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of CEO Ken Harman as he prepares to begin a new position with Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyoming. The board anticipates appointing an interim[Read More…]

November 8, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Through the Cracks: A stranger, a police shooting, and a rural town’s silence (Part 2)

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part collaboration between The Colorado Independent and The Rio Blanco Herald Times. Part one was published yesterday, read it here before beginning part two. If you are a print or online edition subscriber, the full story (parts one and two) are both[Read More…]

November 8, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 5 comments

Election Results 2019

RBC | According to RBC Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell, 2019 election turnout was 59%. Of 4,402 active voters, 2,382 returned ballots. For a breakdown of this year’s issues, click here. Here’s how you voted this year: LOCAL ISSUES RANGELY RE-4 SCHOOL DISTRICT WINNERS – SARAH HUME NIELSEN – TODD[Read More…]

November 7, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Through the Cracks: A stranger, a police shooting, and a rural town’s silence (Part I)

By Niki Turner and Susan Greene | Special to the Herald Times Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part collaboration between The Colorado Independent and The Rio Blanco Herald Times. We will post the second part tomorrow, Nov. 8. This week’s Editor’s Column addresses the pursuit of this[Read More…]

November 7, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 6 comments

Editor’s Column: The stories that must be told

Every story starts with a question. Sometimes those questions are easy to find the answers to, and sometimes, well, sometimes they’re not. In this week’s edition of the Herald Times you’ll find a story unlike anything we’ve printed for a very long time, if ever—an in-depth investigative journalism piece. How[Read More…]

November 6, 2019 by Niki Turner 8 comments

MHS construction on track

MEEKER | The new Meeker High School is under way despite the cold windy winter weather approaching us. Besides the speed bumps and having the take the “long way” to the sports gym, Haselden Construction has nestled their way into our small town. The building of the new school has[Read More…]

November 5, 2019 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Painted rocks rock. Here’s why.

RBC | For hundreds of thousands of years, humans have been driven to create. From practical necessities like shelter and warmth to items that seemingly serve no purpose (Rubix Cubes, anyone?), we are a creative species by design. Survival certainly isn’t the struggle it used to be, but one thing[Read More…]

November 2, 2019 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled