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

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Two Rangely teens head to FBLA national competition in Atlanta

RANGELY I Rangely freshman Phalon Osborn and junior Savannah Neilson will travel to Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Nationals in Atlanta, Ga., this week following their qualification at the state event in Vail in April.

July 5, 2016 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled

Rangely Jr./Sr. High honor roll

RANGELY I Rangely Jr./Sr. High School honor roll and perfect attendance for the fourth quarter of 2015-2016.

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

MSD looks at high number of valedictorians, acts on budget

MEEKER I Meeker Board of Education (BOE) member David Smith reported during the board’s June 20 meeting that several people had asked him following the Meeker High School commencement what the deal was with having so many potential valedictorians for the Class of 2017. Nine 2017 students received mantles at[Read More…]

July 4, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

OHV Club meets Wednesday

MEEKER I The Wagon Wheel OHV Club will meet Wednesday July 6 at 7 p.m. at Meeker Drug. If you ride, be sure to attend. New members welcome. The club will assist with several trail improvement projects this summer.

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

Stolen Rangely chamber money returned; charges still pending

RANGELY I Last week, the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce released a statement regarding the theft of more than $30,000 that had occurred earlier in the spring. The statement, in part, confirms that full restitution of the funds has been made.

July 4, 2016 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Meeker

A crowd at fishing day …

Meeker’s annual family free-fishing day was a huge success as close to 200 men, women and mostly children took part in the fishing event Friday at Meeker’s Circle Park, located across the bridge from Meeker Town Park. Colorado Parks and Wildlife stocked the pond with 300 fish for the event[Read More…]

July 4, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to those helping with county land plan

Dear Editor: The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts are excited that nearly three years of planning and work have culminated in the finalized Rio Blanco County Land and Resource Use Plan.

July 3, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Tipton comments on news of huge gas deposits in the Piceance Basin

RBC I U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) submitted remarks to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) during a listening session on the administration’s review of the federal coal program on June 23. The DOI has launched a comprehensive review of the federal coal program to identify and consider potential reforms.

July 3, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Free legal clinic Tuesday in Meeker

MEEKER I A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5 at Meeker Public Library, located at 490 Main St.

July 3, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Officer Mendenhall recognized for his lifesaving skills

MEEKER I Meeker Police Chief Bob Hervey presented Meeker Police Officer Gardner Mendenhall with a letter of recognition and lifesaving award at the June 21 town council meeting.

July 3, 2016 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

Rangely

The TANK…

July 3, 2016 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Spring Cave in county plays important role

Dear Editor: My name is Stephanie Bouchey, and I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science at Brown University (Providence, RI). I study planetary science, an interest that led me to intern at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.) in 2009.

July 2, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled