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

King finishes cross-country run

January 2, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

Snowpack in Yampa/White River Basins at 108 percent of normal

RBC | Despite a meager amount of precipitation and unusually warm weather this fall and winter, the Yampa and White River Basins are reporting 108 percent of their median snowpack with 100 percent of water precipitation for the year to date, according to a Dec. 26 report from the United[Read More…]

January 2, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

Ice fishing day rescheduled for Jan. 7

MEEKER | The ERBM Recreation & Park District Family Ice Fishing Day has been tentatively rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 7. For more information, please contact ERBM Recreation & Park District at 970-878-3403.

January 2, 2017 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

BLM taking public comments on sage-grouse projects

RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on a plan to streamline the approval process for habitat improvement projects to benefit Greater Sage-Grouse and other wildlife in northwestern Colorado. As BLM begins developing a programmatic environmental assessment that takes a broad look at possible projects in sagebrush[Read More…]

January 2, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Marilyn Cunningham

Marilyn Cunningham July 21, 1929~Dec. 8, 2016 I have been tasked with putting into words my mother’s “dash,” that little line between the dates of birth and death that truly defines not how long but how much a person lived. Anyone who knew Marilyn knew that her dash was substantial,[Read More…]

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Obituary: Sally Carter Brown

Sally Carter Brown June 3, 1946~Dec. 25, 2016 With heavy hearts, we share the news that Sally Carter Brown earned her angel wings on Dec. 25, 2016. Sally was born on June 3, 1946, to Lynndyl and Gladys Carter of Provo, Utah. She attended Provo city schools and on May[Read More…]

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Letter to the Editor: Drug can counteract opioid overdoses if given in time

Dear Editor: The use of Naloxone can save a life. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist used in opioid overdoses to counteract the life-threatening depression of the respiratory system. It allows an overdose victim to breathe normally. Although traditionally administered by emergency response personnel, naloxone can be[Read More…]

January 1, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Cowboys named to all-state team

RBC | Post-season accolades continue for Meeker football players who played on the Cowboys’ state runner-up team. Six of them were recently named to the 2016 Colorado 1A, all-state teams presented by CHSAANow.com, Coloradopreps.com and Maxpreps.com. Meeker seniors Tyler Ilgen, Casey Turner and Chase Rule, along with junior Logan Hughes,[Read More…]

January 1, 2017 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Three MHS students swim for MoCo team

MEEKER | Since Meeker High School does not have a swim team, freshmen Jeni Kincher and Kolbi Franklin, along with junior foreign exchange student Isabel Enzo Feichter swim for Moffat County’s high school team and they are contributing to the varsity team. The trio has already swam in two meets[Read More…]

January 1, 2017 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Rangely’s TANK featured on CBS Sunday Morning

RANGELY | In the last few weeks the TANK Sonic Arts Studio has been featured by Denver’s Fox 31 news, Colorado Public Radio and on Christmas Day on CBS Sunday Morning’s national broadcast. While the unusual musical venue has been in the spotlight of state and local media multiple times[Read More…]

January 1, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

Safe driving practices around snowplows

RBC | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) encourages drivers to be aware of snowplow operations as crews are actively working to maintain the roadways. “In the past few weeks, several passenger vehicles have crashed into our plow trucks while they were clearing snow from the roads. All were attempting[Read More…]

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