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

Meeker

Tabernash pilot dies in single-engine plane crash off of County Road 20

RBC I The crash of single-engine airplane claimed the life of a 62-year-old Tabernash, Colo., man on Thursday in Rio Blanco County, approximately 15 miles west of Meeker.

January 21, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Classifieds: January 21, 2016

Ads for 01/21/16 ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or email to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80[Read More…]

January 21, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Sign up now for Little League and softball

RBC I Now is the time for boys and girls to sign up for Little League baseball and softball.

January 20, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Family Fun Day is Jan. 23

MEEKER I The White River Snowmobile Club will be hosting its Family Fun Day on Jan. 23 at Ute Park, located just west of the Meeker city limits.

January 20, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Snow deer…

With snow every day or every other day, the mulies are liking the food available in downtown Meeker. This 4×4 buck was one of many Saturday that could be seen walking the streets and alleys in Meeker, trying to get close to some vegetation to eat. It is a now[Read More…]

January 20, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Rangely No. 3 safest town from burglaries in Colorado

RANGELY I ConsumerAffairs.com analyzed FBI and Census Bureau data from 2014 to create a map displaying the safest cities in the United States, and Rangely is ranked No. 3 in Colorado for the lowest odds of a burglary taking place.

January 19, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Rangely School Board eyes budget and reserve

RANGELY I The Rangely School Board met Jan. 5 for a work session in which the board members began preliminary discussions about the 2016/17 school-year budget, specifically how much to spend out of reserve funds and where to make cuts.

January 19, 2016 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Conservation districts launch horse, burro info

RBC I The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts joined with the National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition (Coalition) to launch a public information and education campaign to provide insights to the general public of the challenges excess wild horses and burros pose to Western rangelands.

January 19, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Sledding season…

This young gentleman found out that going down a straight line on a bumpy hill isn’t always a smooth ride as his sled is getting ready to dump him on his way down the hill at Paintbrush Park in Meeker on Saturday during the Cardboard Derby. Sponsored by the ERBM[Read More…]

January 19, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Huitt termed out as mayor; Rangely board to change faces

RANGELY I This coming spring, the Town of Rangely will be electing several new members to the Town Board of Trustees, or Town Council, including the position of mayor and three town trustees, referred to as council members. Mayor Frank Huitt will be leaving his position and is prevented from[Read More…]

January 18, 2016 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Meeker Town Board approves dispatch, Better City accords

MEEKER I At the Jan. 5 Meeker Town Council meeting, Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola requested that the town buy in to a new distribution of costs for the shared law enforcement, fire and public safety dispatch operation.

January 18, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

A Look at the News: Who killed the XL Pipeline?

RBC I On Earth Day 2014, a group of farmers, ranchers and Native Americans who live along the proposed Keystone XL pipeline route marched and rode horseback through Washington, D.C., wearing cowboy hats and feather headdresses. On the National Mall, they erected tipis and held ceremonies; a couple of days[Read More…]

January 18, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment