July, 2018 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

ERBM addresses concerns, talks 2019 goals

MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District board reviewed and discussed concerns presented at the June meeting by the Herald Times regarding executive sessions and access to public records according to the open meetings and open records law. “Based upon the discussion we did have an oversight,”[Read More…]

July 21, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Seaplanes splash in at Kenney

By Brittny Campos Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | Rangely welcomed the Seaplane Pilots Association on July 14 for the second Colorado Mountain Splash-In. Starting at 8 a.m., the pilots took their aircraft to the Rangely Airport to have an aquatic nuisance species inspection and decontamination of the[Read More…]

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Scholarship awarded to Urista

MEEKER | Lauren Urista, a 2018 graduate of Meeker High School and daughter of Janelle and Paul Urista, is the 2018 recipient of the $1,000 Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau Scholarship, Urista will utilize her scholarship to pursue degrees in ag/business and equine training/management at Lamar Community College in Lamar, Colo.[Read More…]

July 21, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

A day in the life of an Incident Management Team firefighter

By DOC WATSON Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Meeker was for several days host to the Northwest Incident Management Team 11, which from its base at the Barone Middle School managed the Fawn, Sprague, Smith and Ridgetop fires. With all the fires in Colorado this year, it became necessary[Read More…]

July 21, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

CWD advisory group meeting in Rifle July 25

– WHAT: Chronic Wasting Disease Advisory Committee – WHEN: July 25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – WHERE: Colorado Mountain College, 3695 Airport Road, Rifle By REED KELLEY [email protected] RBC | We reported last week on Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s increasing concern about the prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in[Read More…]

July 21, 2018 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

UPDATED: Indian Valley Fire 6,310 acres, 80 percent contained

INDIAN VALLEY FIRE Location: 16 miles NW of Meeker in Rio Blanco County and Moffat County Size: 6,310 acres Cause: Lightning Containment: 80% Structures Threatened: not reported Management: approximately 294 Current numbers as of 10 a.m. Sunday LOCATION, SIZE & CAUSE RBC | Another blaze sprang up in Rio Blanco County Friday, July 20.[Read More…]

July 20, 2018 by Caitlin Walker 3 comments

Newsprint tariff has painful consequences {Editor’s Column}

A few months ago we mentioned the 32 percent tariff placed on Canadian newsprint (where almost all uncoated paper in the U.S. comes from) thanks to a single complaint from a paper mill owned by a New York hedge fund, and the potential threat that tariff poses to the newspaper[Read More…]

July 20, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Voluntary Fishing Restrictions

Fishermen on the White River are asked to refrain from fishing between 2 p.m. and midnight effective immediately due to low flows and high water temperatures. Contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife for additional information at 970-878-6090 or visit http://cpw.state.co.us/

July 20, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous & Rodeo 2018

Michelle Cox Photography Photos

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News Notes

Family Time at The TANK Saturdays

RANGELY | The TANK Center for Sonic Arts is instituting Family Time at the TANK on Saturdays from 3-5 p.m. During these hours we will offer one family at a time their own half hour visit in the TANK, to sing, make music or just experiment with the TANK’s mighty[Read More…]

July 20, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Town of Meeker institutes outdoor watering restrictions through Sunday

The Town of Meeker has instituted outdoor watering restrictions effective immediately through 5 p.m. Sunday. According to Town Clerk Lisa Cook, the Town is seeing extremely high usage numbers this summer. Last month, Meeker residents used a record 62,000,000 gallons, six million more than ever before. “The Town of Meeker[Read More…]

July 20, 2018 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

Harvey, Smith make honor roll at University of Wyoming

RBC | Sheridan B. Harvey and Meghan M. Smith have been named to the University of Wyoming’s 2018 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for[Read More…]

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