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

Obituary: Evelyn Metzger

Longtime Meeker native Evelyn Adeline Metzger was called home on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2015. She was 102 years old.

January 8, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

The Meeker Cowboy wrestling team, currently ranked No. 3 in 2A by On the Mat Rankings, will host Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley tonight at Meeker High School, starting at 6 p.m. The Cowboys and the Rangely Panthers are both in the field of 32 teams wrestling in the[Read More…]

January 8, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Rangely and Meeker’s high school teams back in action this week

MEEKER I Winter sports teams in Rio Blanco County will start the 2016 portion of their schedules tonight, when the Meeker Cowboy wrestling team hosts two teams, while Rangely’s wrestling team and the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will take to the courts starting on Friday.

January 8, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Community Calendar: Jan. 7-13, 2016

• Science Friday with Doc Bob. Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Meeker Public Library. • Winter Blast at Paintbrush Park Saturday. Join ERBM Recreation and Park District for a fun-filled winter day at Paintbrush Park! The day will kickoff with a Cardboard Derby, followed by free[Read More…]

January 7, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

From My Window: Act before it’s too late; Broncos saga continues; watch for students

It is with quite a bit of irony that I chose this Christmas, New Year’s and even Thanksgiving to focus my columns on the importance of family and renewing the relationships with family members when they had become lost and the importance of forgetting the past and looking forward to[Read More…]

January 7, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

County

2015 Year in Review: Part 2

RBC I This is part two of our annual “year in review,” covering news and events that occurred between July and December 2015.

January 7, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Ice fishing on Lake Avery…

Sunday was a great sunny day to do some ice fishing at Lake Avery, about 21 miles east of Meeker. In addition to a couple of snowmobilers, the fishermen and women hauled bait, rods, reels, chairs and powered augers to cut a hole through the ice. One gentleman fisherman, who[Read More…]

January 7, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Classifieds: January 7, 2016

Ads for 01/07/16 ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations online 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 meets 2nd[Read More…]

January 7, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Cranes…

No, it isn’t a flock of naked turkeys or even turkeys at all. A huge gathering of sandhill cranes gathered in this old hay field, just outside of Jensen, Utah, in mid-December. Jensen is located just on the other side of the Utah border from Rio Blanco County on the[Read More…]

January 6, 2016 by René Harden Comments are Disabled

State changes from ACT tests to SATs for college entrance, sophs

MEEKER I On Dec. 23, when virtually no public school or administrative offices in the state were open, Colorado school superintendents were notified by email that the New SAT and the PSAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and the Preliminary SAT) had been chosen by an independent selection committee to serve[Read More…]

January 5, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Superintendent in Meeker still being impressed by students in district

MEEKER I It has been my privilege to be a part of the Meeker School District for a full semester. In applying for and subsequently accepting the superintendent position in the district, it was my belief that committed adults were working with phenomenal students.

January 5, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Free legal clinics begin on Tuesday

MEEKER I A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be featured from 2 to 3 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Meeker Public Library, located at 490 Main St. in Meeker.

January 4, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled