Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in the case RBC I Nearly 300 Rio Blanco County residents were summoned to the county courthouse in Meeker Tuesday as jury selection began in the murder trial of Jerry Snider Jr. Snider faces first degree murder charges and aggravated robbery. Snider is[Read More…]
Month: January 2011
Classifieds: January 6, 2011 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected]
Snow removal hot topic
MEEKER I Complaints about snow removal are as predictable as, well, snow. Whether it’s a gripe about how quickly snow is hauled off the streets or a grumble about where the snow is piled until spring, complaints are perennial. Snow removal in Meeker is the responsibility of the town’s public[Read More…]
BLM names new Little Snake Field Manager
CRAIG I The Bureau of Land Management has named Wendy Reynolds as the new Field Manager for the Little Snake Field Office in northwestern Colorado. She will begin in mid-March.
CNCC registration for spring classes
MEEKER | Spring CNCC Community Education Classes starting in early January are open for registration. Spring schedules were mailed mid-December to area residents.
Author of Meeker uprising book in Vernal
VERNAL | At 7 p.m. Jan. 23, 2012, Robert Sibernagel, the acclaimed author of “Troubled Trails: The Meeker Affair and the Expulsion of Utes from Colorado” will visit Uintah County Library for a discussion and book signing.
Farewell to Dr. Boyd at CNCC Jan. 5
RANGELY I The CNCC faculty and staff would like to invite everyone to join them in bidding a fond farewell to Dr. John Boyd on the Rangely campus, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at noon in the Bronco Cafe.
Get ready for Girl Scout cookies!
RBC | Girl Scout Cookie time is right around the corner! This year Girl Scout Cookie time is from Jan. 22 until March 4.
Baumgardner announces campaign
RBC I Representative Randy Baumgardner has announced his intention to run for State Senate District 8 which includes Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Routt, Rio Blanco, Garfield and Summit Counties)
Home of: Rosa Lee Neiberger
RANGELY | Longtime Rangely resident Rosa Lee Neiberger is this week’s “home of” honoree. She moved to Rangely in 1953 with her parents, Joe and Rowena Gurr. Her father drove trucks for B&M Garage, Arnold Weise and P.I.E. Trucking.
Meeker Sanitation District survey available
MEEKER | The Meeker Sanitation District is conducting a survey and needs your help with a rate study to establish what type of rate structure we have.
Let’s add civility, civic skills to our goals this year?
RBC I This is a season of giving, good cheer and forbearance. Too bad that, as the political season begins in earnest with the turn of the year, all those fine sentiments will become just a memory.