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

Hosts sought for students from foreign countries

RBC I World Heritage Student Exchange Programs is looking for American families to host high school students from Eurasia. All these exceptional students have received scholarships through the U.S. State Department-sponsored Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) Program and will spend an academic year in the U.S.

April 21, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Nick Theos

Nick Theos, 92, known by many as Papou, of Meeker, Colo., peacefully passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013.

April 21, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Wrestlers do well in Hayden

RANGELY I The Rangely youth wrestling team continued its success in Hayden on Saturday with 20 kids wrestling, including 13 in the championship match. Many of the young Panthers will be in Meeker on Saturday for the Casey Turner Memorial Tournament.

April 21, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboys run, jump and throw in two track meets

MEEKER I With a “somewhat shorthanded” team the Meeker High School track team competed in two meets last weekend and several of the athletes attending did well.

April 21, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Panthers take out Cowboys, twice

RBC I On Saturday, the Meeker baseball team played what was supposed to be the first home games of the season against the Rangley Panthers, but the games were moved to Rangley after the Meeker fields were subject to rain and snow.

April 21, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Community Networking meeting April 23

RBC | The next Community Networking Group meeting will be held Tuesday in the Weiss Conference Room on the Colorado Northwestern Community College campus in Rangely with the public invited. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m.

April 20, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker principals get contracts

MEEKER I Not without controversy, all three of Meeker’s school principals received offers for one-year contracts Tuesday night from the Meeker School Board.

April 20, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Letter from White River Electric Assoc.

Dear Editor: This is an open letter to White River Electric Association members. Please consider contacting your Colorado legislators today to ask them to vote “no” on Colorado SB 252.

April 20, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Young wrestlers travel to Hayden

RBC I The Meeker Youth wrestlers traveled to Hayden on Saturday to compete in what turned out to be their toughest competition so far. Twenty-two kids entered the tournament with 17 wresting in the morning session, which includes ages 8 and under, 6 and under and 4 and under divisions.

April 20, 2013 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Rangely

New CNCC statue unveiled; capsule delayed by storm

RANGELY I That Colorado Northwestern Community College’s 50-year anniversary celebration culminated in blizzard conditions didn’t faze the approximately 30 people gathered under the Hefley Gym eaves for a time capsule dedication ceremony and unveiling of a new Spartan statue Tuesday afternoon.

April 20, 2013 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled

MSD offers Goettel one-year contract

MEEKER I The board of trustees of Rio Blanco RE-1 Meeker School District voted unanimously after an executive session on Thursday night to offer current superintendent Susan Goettel a new one-year contract.

April 19, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Health fairs slated for Saturday

RBC I With health fairs in Meeker and Rangely on Saturday, residents of Rio Blanco County will have two chances to have their health checked for free or low-cost and to gather information regarding known and unknown health problems they may have.

April 19, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled