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

Letter to the Editor: Obama! Jobs you created

Dear Editor: Obama! Jobs you created. President Obama, you claim to have created hundreds of thousand of jobs.

March 20, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Still time to comment on county land, resource plan

RBC I The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts, in partnership with Rio Blanco County, hosted four input sessions for the Land and Resource Use Plan across Rio Blanco County on March 8 and 9. Input sessions were held in Meeker, Rangely and at the Piceance Creek Clinic.

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

Meeker

New business…

Friends, family and fellow business owners joined the Meeker Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Vanessa Trout, owner of Blanco Cellars, at the outlet’s ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening on Friday. From left to right are: Kathy Trout, Dave Arnold, Katelin Cook, Stephanie Kobald (Chamber of Commerce), Ellene Meece,Trudy Burri[Read More…]

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

Obituary: Clarence Clifford Cress

Clarence Clifford Cress, 94, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Heritage Park Care Center in Carbondale, Colo. He was born Nov. 17, 1921, to Clarence and IdaMae Cress in Talmage, Kan. His schooling was in Abilene, Kan. and Longview, Texas.

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

A Look at the West: With oil, gas down, where are the critics?

RBC I Just a few short years ago, the shrillest environmentalist voices targeted oil companies’ “obscene” profits. Today, American energy producers are swallowing big losses. Yet rather than celebrating, those same environmentalists have gone silent.

March 19, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Meeker

Candidates for Meeker Town Board present thoughts on the office

MEEKER I There are five candidates for three four-year terms on the Meeker Town Board of Trustees, and the all-mail election closes April 5. Ballots were mailed to voters earlier this week. The board has six members plus a mayor, with three member seats and the mayor up for election[Read More…]

March 19, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

County

Nomination speech…

All 55 delegates, a couple alternates, a few outside politicians and spectators were present Saturday afternoon as Rio Blanco County Republicans gathered in the Colorado Room of the Weiss Activities Center on the Colorado Northwestern Community College campus in Rangely for the county GOP Assembly, where delegates determine who is[Read More…]

March 19, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Barone wrestlers finish in third March 5 in Steamboat Springs

MEEKER I The Barone Middle School wrestling team has been a little under weather lately but 14 members of the team wrestled in the Carl Ramunno Memorial in Steamboat Springs on March 5, returning with a third place trophy and four champions.

March 18, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Young Panthers host final tourney

RANGELY I The Rangely Middle School wrestling team placed several wrestlers within the top four at Oak Creek on Saturday, and the young grapplers will host the Northwest Colorado League Championship tournament on Saturday at the Rangely Junior/Senior High School.

March 18, 2016 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

From the Superintendent: Funding for district still the key to getting back what was lost

MEEKER I “Money, money, money … all the things I could do if I had a little money.” Who would have ever thought the 1976 lyrics from the legendary Swedish band ABBA would best describe the financial state of Colorado’s public schools in 2016?

March 18, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

All commission candidates make ballot

RBC I On Saturday, Republican residents from all points in Rio Blanco County gathered in the Colorado Room on the Colorado Northwestern Community College campus in Rangely for the 2016 Rio Blanco Republican County Assembly. The 55 delegates voted on which county commissioner candidates would appear on the June Republican[Read More…]

March 18, 2016 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Meeker Volunteer Fire & Rescue Banquet celebrates 83 years

At Saturday’s 83rd annual Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue Banquet, there was the annual ritual to slice the anniversary cake, cut by the newest member in Ronda Morgan, left, and the oldest member present in Dale Frisby, center, while Fire Chief Marshall Cook looks on.

March 18, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled