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

Refreshments on the lawn…

Offering popcorn, juice and other refreshments

July 18, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Farrises invite pals for 50th on Saturday

MEEKER | Tom and Lori Farris of Meeker will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 20 at Circle Park.

July 18, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Citizen survey: County residents mostly happy with RBC

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series that looks at the Rio Blanco County-commissioned resident-satisfaction survey that measures resident satisfaction with the county government and its services. The first part examines the findings of those who did the survey, looking at areas where the county rated at[Read More…]

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‘Stop work’ order given on AT&T’s tower

MEEKER I The AT&T tower under construction south of Meeker on County Road 13 has been hit with a “stop work order,” which puts an instant halt to continuing work on the equipment building at the site.

July 18, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

County

Milk Creek Fire grows slowly, set for control

MEEKER I The Milk Creek Fire, burning 15 miles northeast of Meeker and 3.5 miles east of Yellow Jacket Pass, has grown very little and moved quite slowly for having been burning since July 4, said Ken Coffin, the district ranger for the Blanco Ranger District of the White River[Read More…]

July 18, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Classifieds: July 18, 2013

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Hurricanes swimmers compete at Montrose meet

RANGELY I A dozen Rangely Hurricanes swam in the Montrose Marlin Summer Open Saturday and Sunday in preparation of the Western Slope Championships to be held in Grand Junction this weekend.

July 17, 2013 by editor Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Commissioner Tom Kilduff entertained a large party at dinner on the Fourth.

July 17, 2013 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Don’t destroy elementary school

Dear Editor: I am writing about the old Meeker elementary school in hopes that an intelligent decision will be made and political/personal reasons will not interfere with good judgment.

July 17, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

CPW hiring new rangers in state

RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is accepting applications for state park rangers until Aug. 2.

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William Scoggins defends 5K title

MEEKER I Rangely’s William Scoggins defended the Run For Your Life 5K title he won in 2012 by winning the race again this year, confidently taking time off, crossing the line in 16:57, which was 17 seconds faster than his time last year. Scoggins’ younger brother Patrick stayed home and[Read More…]

July 17, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Swim-a-thon …

Twenty-five swimmers from Rangely participated in the Swim-a-thon, where they attempted to swim 200 lengths of the pool or two hours, whichever came first.

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