February, 2014 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Free insurance help available

MEEKER I Free health insurance help is available in Meeker over the next two weeks through the Rio Blanco County Department of Human Services, representing Connect for Health Colorado.

February 23, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

MES Library keeps kids busy, entertained

MEEKER I During January, Meeker Elementary School students enjoyed special happenings in the library. Students enjoyed a 4-H program presented by Dessa Watson and Jamie Moyer as well as Science Week and Spirit Week.

February 23, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

RBC Sheriff’s Office announces scholarship

RBC I Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff announced Monday that the County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC) will award a $5,000 scholarship to a deserving Rio Blanco County student this spring.

February 22, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Broadband important to rural Colorado

RBC I The 260 residents of Ten Sleep, Wyo., drive at least 26 miles to buy groceries and 112 to catch a plane. Local businesses include the Crazy Woman Café and Dirty Sally’s, a soda fountain and souvenir shop. You wouldn’t expect an Internet entrepreneur to launch a startup here.

February 22, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Merriam~Buckley Engagement…

Gordon and Beth Merriam of South Jordan, Utah, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Taylor Renae Merriam, to Luke Jerome Buckley, son of Marsha Buckley of Golden, Colo., and the late Jerry Buckley.

February 22, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

CNCC ice tower lays groundwork for winter outdoor activities

RANGELY I Headed up the hill on College Drive, south of Highway 64 in Rangely, you don’t have to travel far to notice a huge monolith of ice on the right as you enter the campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College.

February 22, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Rangely 8th-graders finish middle school career undefeated

RANGELY I The middle school girls from Meeker and Rangely concluded their basketball seasons Saturday with the final tournament in Steamboat Springs.

February 22, 2014 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Wayne Eugene Moody

Wayne Eugene Moody was born March 13, 1919, in Chanute, Kan., to William Henry Moody and Hazel Jordan Moody. He died Feb. 8, 2014, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo.

February 21, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Tickets on sale for chamber dinner

MEEKER I Tickets are now available for the 2014 Meeker Chamber annual dinner, when Meeker’s outstanding businesses and citizens will be honored. The dinner will be held Feb. 28 at the Fairfield Center at 200 Main St. Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour. Dinner will be[Read More…]

February 21, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Superintendents seek more K-12 funds; local surveys returned

MEEKER I Mark Meyer, superintendent of Meeker School District RE-1 (MSD) and 167 other Colorado superintendents endorsed a letter to the Colorado General Assembly and Gov. John Hickenlooper to express, “shared concerns regarding the extreme state of inadequate funding for Colorado’s public schools.”

February 21, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Lady Panthers lose two; play Hotchkiss

RANGELY I The Rangely High School girls’ basketball team had two tough games over the weekend.

February 21, 2014 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Billie Beatrice Cook Hutton

My mother and my children’s grandmother went home to be with the Lord and her family on Feb. 13, 2014. Billie Bea was born July 20, 1928, in Rocky Ford, Colo., to Frank Cook and Icy Leona Cowan Cook.

February 20, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled