May, 2009 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Obituary: Curtis Leroy Durham

Curtis L. Durham, of Hamilton, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at his home. He was 49.

May 8, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Stoner family buries a son who died of overdose at 18

RANGELY — Nearly 200 people attended last Saturday’s funeral service at the Rangely High School gymnasium for Austin Stoner, who died April 19 from an overdose at the age of 18. Here are excerpts of remarks made during the service by his brother, Michael, and his stepmom, Dottie.

May 8, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Developing a plan for the economic growth of county

RBC — Even though the exact form or direction is still taking shape, a group of business people and community leaders is moving ahead with efforts to focus on creating an economic development strategy for the county.

May 8, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Stoner: Austin Stoner family appreciates support

The family of Austin Stoner would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their support, donations, flowers and food. Words do not seem enough to say to show our gratitude.

May 8, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Coming Clean: Rangely man chronicles lifetime of drug abuse

RANGELY — John Durfee was 10 the first time he smoked pot. He was 12 the first — and only — time he smoked, or freebased, cocaine. At 17, he entered treatment for alcohol addiction.

May 7, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Classifieds: May 7, 2009 Edition

Classified ads for May 7, 2009 edition.

May 6, 2009 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Slide Show: Rangely battles league champ but falls 3-2

RANGELY — Senior pitcher Roman Chavez limited league champ Paonia to four hits at last Friday’s District 2 tournament, and Rangely outhit the Eagles 5-4. But it wasn’t enough.

May 6, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Slide Show: Meeker season ends in 7-6 loss to Dolores

MEEKER — The Cowboys had the offense, including an inside-the-park home run, and they had the pitching, giving up just one hit out of the infield.

May 6, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Western Colorado property values buck U.S. trend

RBC — Due to the economic downturn, property owners in western Colorado may be expecting to see their 2009 Notice of Valuation showing a lower amount than their 2007 value.

May 6, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Reminiscing on a first anniversary …

Recently, I covered two events for the paper that brought back memories of this same time a year ago.

May 6, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Part of visitor center to be demolished

DINOSAUR — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a $13.1 million investment to demolish and replace condemned portions of the Quarry Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument.

May 6, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

What is swine flu? What can you do to prevent it?

MEEKER — There has been a lot of media coverage over the recent outbreak of swine flu. First, it is important to remember there are no confirmed cases in Colorado. However, you may wonder, what is swine flu? What are the symptoms and what you can do to protect yourself?

May 5, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled