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

Meeker Golf Course busy, hosts RBC Cup this weekend

RBC I The Meeker Golf Course was the site of two benefit tournaments last weekend and will host players from Rangely’s Cedar Ridges Golf Course this weekend for the eighth annual Rio Blanco County Cup.

June 28, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Town of Meeker cracking down on dead trees, unmowed lawns

MEEKER I Meeker Mayor Regas Halandras and the Meeker Board of Trustees have focused their attention on the long-standing weed and property clean-up ordinance.

June 28, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Range Call events begin on Saturday

MEEKER I Endurance, perseverance and stubborn tenacity were characteristic of Meeker’s pioneer settlers. Today’s residents share those same traits, living in a community that continues to survive and do well in spite of booms and busts, droughts and floods, times of plenty and times of want.

June 27, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Road work on Highway 64

RBC I There should be little road work the rest of this week on Highway 64 between Rangely and Meeker, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

June 27, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

From My Window… A countywide look at trash, concerts and Rangely tragedy

I applaud the nudge from the Town of Meeker requiring residents and landlords to pick up limbs and trash from their properties and to require thigh-high grass to be cut.

June 27, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Kyle Smithey

Kyle Lee Smithey, 21, was killed in an auto accident on Colorado State Highway 64 on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. He was a resident of Dinosaur, Colo.

June 27, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

One man dead, 3 injured in accident outside of Rangely

RANGELY I A 21-year-old Dinosaur man was killed and three others were injured in a car accident June 17 outside of Rangely.

June 26, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Range Call Pageant rehearsals set

RBC I Now that the Meeker Range Call will have the Range Call Pageant with a lineup of directors and helpers, a rehearsal schedule has been set up.

June 26, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Mazzola to be next sheriff; Tipton wins nod for House

RBC I All the action Tuesday night was on the Republican Party’s primary ballot in Rio Blanco County as Anthony Mazzola easily outdrew Michael Joos as the people’s choice to follow retiring Sheriff Si Woodruff as the county’s top law enforcement officer.

June 26, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Plein Art wraps up

MEEKER I Artists taking part in Plein Air Meeker 2014 can now be seen along the Rio Blanco County roads and forests within 50 miles of Meeker as the painters focus on outdoor art available thanks to Mother Nature.

June 26, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled