January, 2016 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Lady Cowboys find ‘edge’

MEEKER I After a 30-point loss in Wyoming on Friday, the Meeker High School girls’ basketball team found their “competitive edge” and beat Plateau Valley in Collbran on Saturday.

January 31, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Farm Bureau lauds no-wolf ruling

RBC I On Jan. 13, Colorado’s Park and Wildlife Commission approved a resolution that prevents the reintroduction of grey wolves to Colorado, and Colorado Farm Bureau members attended the hearing to show support of the resolution.

January 31, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

TGIF events set for fun and info on mine Feb. 5

MEEKER I White River Electric Association and Tri-State Transmission are hosting “TGIF Meeker” events on Feb. 5 to get area residents out and about on a Friday afternoon and evening and to disseminate information and gain public comment on the environmental permitting process for the Collom Area Development Project at[Read More…]

January 31, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Waiting to race…

The series of Family Fun Day events at Ute Park and a chili lunch were hosted by the White River Snowmobile Club.

January 31, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Rangely girls win both cage contests

RANGELY I The Rangely High School girls’ basketball team prevailed in its two games over the weekend, quite handily defeating Hotchkiss by a 48-31 margin and Caprock by a 54-14 one-sided landslide.

January 30, 2016 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Feds announce moratorium on any new coal leases

RBC I The Interior Department announced Jan. 15 an immediate moratorium on new federal coal leases, as it undertakes a multi-year review of a program that provides about 40 percent of the coal used for electricity nationwide.

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RSD considers all-day kindergarten

RANGELY I The Rangely School Board kicked off Jan. 19 meeting with a performance by the Parkview Elementary School fourth/fifth-grade choir, led by Parkview music teacher Sarah Campbell, setting the mood for some good news, including pay raises for certified staff.

January 30, 2016 by Jennifer Hill 1 comment

Meeker

Cultural, Heritage task forces sets the stage for 2016 progress

MEEKER I The Heritage Culture Center Committee and Heritage Tourism Task Force met Jan. 19 at the Old West Heritage Culture Center to set the stage for 2016.

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Cowboys place 10 in Screamin’ Eagles mat tourney, three are champs

MEEKER I “We are still improving,” Cowboy wrestling coach J.C. Watt said after his team wrestled in the competitive Screamin’ Eagle tournament in Paonia on Saturday, less than one month before the 2016 Colorado State Wrestling Championships.

January 29, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Carbondale man challenges Tipton

Dear Editor: I email you to announce my candidacy for Congress in Colorado’s third congressional district. I run to truly annihilate Islamic terror and to reclaim our Constitutional heritage.

January 29, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely, Meeker have full slate of folks seeking town offices

RBC I The filing deadline for nomination petitions to be turned in for the Meeker and Rangely town council elections was 5 p.m. on Monday, and there are enough candidates this year to have elections in both towns. According to Meeker Town Clerk Lisa Cook, Mayor Regas Halandras filed his[Read More…]

January 29, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

Panthers get preview of regional mat tourney

RANGELY I Competing in the Screamin’ Eagle wrestling tournament in Paonia last Saturday, the Rangely High School wrestlers got a preview of the regional tournament.

January 29, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled