RANGELY | CNCC Rodeo celebrated their 2017-2018 season Saturday night at their seventh annual Spurs and Sparkles awards banquet. Morgan Crouse and Spartan cowboy Ethan Cook of Fruita provided outstanding live music while a few faculty members, parents and athletes enjoyed a top notch barbecue meal. The traditional banquet dress code[Read More…]
Month: May 2018
Letter: Can a woman win the third congressional district?
Dear Editor: This question maybe would have been relevant in the 1950s, or perhaps even in the 1960s. But with powerfully able women leaders as Ambassadors to the UN, as Justices of the United States Supreme Court, as governors and U.S. Senators, as business heads—it is a question of yesteryear.[Read More…]
PMC Board Candidate Q&A
MEEKER | Four open seats on the Pioneers Medical Center Board of Directors will be filled at the special district election May 8. The Herald Times asked each of the five candidates eight questions via email. These are their responses. The election will be held in conjunction with ERBM Recreation[Read More…]
Guest Column: Access to international trade critical for Colo. agriculture
By Don Brown Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture RBC | If you live in Colorado, or if your business is touched in any way by any aspect of the agricultural industry, the ongoing national discussion about trade agreements and import tariffs should mean a lot to you. Colorado farmers and ranchers[Read More…]
Community 6K for water event May 19
MEEKER | A community 6K for Water event will take place May 19 and is sponsored by Meeker United Methodist Church. Register today online at 6kMeekerUMC.org. Each registration of $50 brings clean water to one person in need! Everyone is invited to register and join the walk at Sanderson Park at[Read More…]
Canyon Pintado: Past, Present and Future
RANGELY | The first Fireside event of the season sponsored by the Rangely Outdoor Museum will begin at 6:30 p.m. on May 11 at 200 Kennedy Dr., in Rangely. Join Glade Hadden and Richard Ott for an evening’s tour through the archaeology and history of Canyon Pintado National Historic District,[Read More…]
Spring cleaning? Take hantavirus precautions
RBC | As spring cleaning gets underway, the state health department reminds Coloradans to take steps to avoid hantavirus, a rare but potentially fatal respiratory disease from a virus carried by deer mice. People are most likely to get hantavirus by breathing in dirt and dust contaminated with deer mouse urine,[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: April 23-29, 2018
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Are you eligible to vote tomorrow?
MEEKER | Are you eligible to vote in tomorrow’s election? More than likely, at least when it comes to Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation & Park District’s board election. Per ERBM’s Designated Election Officer Cathy Kiser, “A huge percentage of our population in the District will be able to vote.”[Read More…]
Special Guest at MES …
“You can do anything as long as you believe in yourself,” Denver Broncos cheerleader Chelsea Jones told kindergarten through third graders Monday at Meeker Elementary School. Jones, 24, is the niece of kindergarten teacher Jackie Myer. Third graders wrote letters to Jones asking her to visit the school. Jones said[Read More…]
Guest Column: High school’s facility needs topic of three open houses
By CHRIS SELLE MSD Superintendent MEEKER | As mentioned in previous newspaper columns, two separate studies of the immediate and long-term capital improvement needs at each of Meeker School District Re-1’s facilities were completed last year. The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) updated its 2008 facility condition assessment for the[Read More…]
Arbor Day …
Winners of the “Why I Want a Tree” essay contest, Bow, Peyton and Luke Muxlow and Jody Meakins, attended the Arbor Day celebrations Saturday, April 27 at Sanderson Hills Park. Becca Nielsen was the other essay winner, but wasn’t able to attend the tree planting. Each of the winners won[Read More…]
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Our next Marketing Mixology Spotlight is the one-of-a-kind Home.Made in downtown Meeker, Colorado.
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18 hours ago
The Grand Opening of The Museum Store is at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4 at Heritage (594 Main St. ~ The Hugus Building) in Meeker. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-museum-store-opens-saturday-at-heritage/meeker/
1 day ago
Panther track pulls back-to-back meets prepping for state. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/panther-track-pulls-back-to-back-meets/sports/
2 days ago
With two weeks to the state track competition, the Cowboys are headed to the league meet in Grand Junction this weekend. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/mhs-track-team-heads-to-league-meet/sports/
2 days ago
This is the 22nd year wildlife biologist Mary Cunningham has introduced classes of students from Meeker Elementary and Barone Middle School, as well as members of the public, to our local assortment of birds in honor of World Migratory Bird Day. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/celebrating-our-migratory-birds/meeker/
3 days ago
There will be three cannon test shots fired downtown on Friday, May 3 as a test run for the 4th of July. For more information on the cannon itself, visit https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-sound-of-history-come-to-life/meeker/
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