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

County presents justice center concept plan

MEEKER I Roughly 90 people were present the evening of March 12 as the Rio Blanco County commissioners unveiled their concept drawing for turning the old Meeker Elementary School into a new justice center, which would hold the county jail, courts, sheriff’s office, county attorney and staff and court-related offices.

March 20, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

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March 20, 2014 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Legislature asked to clear oil, gas issue

Dear Editor: This is an open letter to Colorado’s elected leaders: As current and former locally elected officials in the Republican and Democratic parties, we want to thank those leaders in the state of Colorado who are using their influence to seek a sensible balance between energy development and conservation[Read More…]

March 19, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Udall: Parks need our protection

RBC I Sen. Mark Udall, chairman of the U.S. Senate National Park Subcommittee, said a report issued by the U.S. National Park Service highlights why he has fought to protect Colorado’s national parks, monuments and recreation areas, which support the Colorado way of life.

March 19, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

CNCC Foundation Dinner will be held in Rangely on March 29

RANGELY I The Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation will host its annual dinner dance March 29 at 6 p.m. in the Weiss Colorado Room on the Rangely campus.

March 19, 2014 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled

Hoop Shoot…

More than 120 Rangely youngsters participated in the local Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge, sponsored by the WRBM Recreation and Parks District, with division winners qualifying for the sectional competition in Grand Junction.

March 19, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Doll honored at Fort Hays State University

MEEKER I Former Meeker High School graduate and multiple-time Colorado state track champion Kathryn Doll was recently honored by Fort Hays State University for her academic accomplishment of a 3.55 grade point average, pursuing a degree in nursing in Hays, Kan.

March 18, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Comment on the proposed BLM fence

Dear Editor: This letter is a comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposal for “BLM seeks local input on Rio Blanco County fence.” First, the notice is completely lacking in the sort of detail that would inform the interested public of the when, where, how much and at what[Read More…]

March 18, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Shed antler hunters must stay on roads

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management’s Little Snake Field Office in Craig is reminding people planning to collect shed antlers in northern Colorado this spring that it is illegal to travel off existing roads in a motor vehicle on BLM public lands in this area.

March 18, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers…

Secretary/Treasurer Connie Theos, left, and President Angelo Theos, right, ran the annual meeting on Friday of the Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers Association at Kilowatt Korner in Meeker. Roughly 50 people attended the meeting, where the members heard from representatives of the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the[Read More…]

March 18, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

BLM seeks interns for summer work

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking area summer interns.

March 17, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Oh, those answers by Rio Blanco County

Dear Editor: This is an open letter to our Rio Blanco County commissioners. I told you to be prepared for a response to your answers to my questions of Feb 26.

March 17, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled