January, 2017 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

County

Historical society officer elections reset for Feb. 12

RBC | Rio Blanco County Historical Society conducted their annual membership meeting on Jan. 8 at the Old West Heritage Culture Center. A five year report from the outgoing president, Ellene Meece, was a looping photo slide show during the luncheon. Afterward, there were committee reports and a Powerpoint presentation[Read More…]

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Cabin fever cure at WRBM …

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Smoking River …

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Rangely Development Agency talks to grocery chain owner

RANGELY | The Rangely Development Agency (RDA), met last Thursday and discussed the current state of grocery availability in Rangely and the potential improvements they envision. Mayor Joseph Nielsen gave a quick current status update. According to Nielsen, Darren Hill, owner of White River Market, intends to leave the Rangely[Read More…]

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Sledding …

Bobby Gutierrez photos

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Opinion

Guest Editorial: DeVos deserves a fair chance in Rankin’s view

By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | Members of Congress began confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees this month. Regrettably, some lawmakers—spurred on by K Street lobbyists, public smear campaigns and the media—signaled their intent to sink some of the appointments even before the gavel called[Read More…]

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News Notes

Meeker Education benefit Jan. 29

MEEKER | On Jan. 29 (the Sunday before the Super Bowl), the Meeker Education Foundation will hold its third annual benefit dinner and auction at the Fairfield Center. The evening’s proceeds will help fund the foundation’s grant award program for the coming school year which provides staff/student grant awards for[Read More…]

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White River Conservation District recognizes supporters

MEEKER | Thriving Rio Blanco County community partnerships were recognized at the White River Conservation District’s annual meeting Friday with many landowners, energy companies and local, state and federal agency representatives participating in the celebration. Following a great meal from Ma Famiglia, executive director Callie Hendrickson gave a report on[Read More…]

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Cowboys undefeated in league play, 6-0

MEEKER | The Meeker boys’ basketball team remains undefeated (6-0) in league games after beating the Plateau Valley Cowboys and the Vail Christian Saints last week. The Cowboys will be idle this week and next host the Little Snake River Rattlers Feb. 2. Meeker needed an overtime period to earn[Read More…]

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Lady Panthers win two league games

RBC | “Between our defense getting 21 steals which led to a lot of our scoring and our offense shooting 48 percent from the field, we were able to pull away from a very scrappy DeBeque team who was playing without two of their main players,” said Rangely girl’s basketball[Read More…]

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Douglas Pass Avalanche …

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Meeker Education Foundation dinner and auction benefits students and teachers all year long

MEEKER | For the third year in a row, the Meeker Education Foundation will host its annual dinner and auction to benefit Meeker schools. The funds raised will provide school staff and student grant awards for academic and activity enrichment opportunities, professional development and classroom needs. Last year’s benefit dinner[Read More…]

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