August, 2019 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Meeker

‘Away to me, walk up, lie down’

MEEKER | This is where the dogs come in. Be it a farm on the east coast, the Scottish borders of their native descent or the wide open range of western ranches, the border collie stands alone in its ability to help on the farm or ranch. Bred and selected[Read More…]

August 21, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Keetch to serve as interim director for Aspen-Sopris Ranger District

RBC | Visitors to the Aspen-Sopris Ranger Station will see a new face over the next few months: Curtis Keetch will take a break from his District Ranger position on the Blanco Ranger District in Meeker to serve as acting District Ranger on the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District until the position[Read More…]

August 21, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Meeker Classic Memorial Scholarships

MEEKER | The recipients of the 2018 Meeker Classic Scholarships receive their awards this year in honor of the late Gary Dunham. 2020 recipients will receive their scholarship in honor of Tom Zulim. “Volunteerism helps young people develop skills essential for building strong communities in the future, we are so proud[Read More…]

August 21, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

White River Whopper …

Herald Times subscriber Vance Herring caught (and released) a whopper of a trout in the White River. An avid fisherman, Herring said the fishing on White this year is good, and that stream flows are almost double the norm for this time of year. Courtesy Photo

August 21, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 7 comments

Letters To The Editor

Letter: Rector will be greatly missed

Dear Editor: I read with great regret about the passing of Peggy Rector. She indeed was one of a rare breed—a true public citizen who served honorably and well with only the best interests of the public as her motivation. It was mainly because of her that I accepted the[Read More…]

August 21, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Higher landfill rates needed to balance budget

RBC | Rio Blanco County Road and Bridge Director Dave Morlan, who also oversees the county’s landfill and landfill administrator Jeni Morlan spoke to the county commissioners Tuesday in a work session about the necessity of raising landfill fees. “We’ve been running at a deficit for about three years,” Morlan[Read More…]

August 20, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By

Days Gone By: August 15, 2019

The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The Herald overlooked one very important historic item last week, viz: The seventh anniversary of the last Ute outbreak (?). How time flies! – Frank Sawyer met with an accident on Monday at the Sheridan sawmill by which he lost the little finger[Read More…]

August 20, 2019 by Herald Times Staff 4 comments

Cross country begins season, plans community race for Aug. 30

MEEKER | Fall is in the air and practices for the 2019 season began Aug. 12. The Meeker Cowboys cross country team began their season at 7 a.m. and are hitting the streets for two-a-day practices. The team is growing in number. Head coach Marty Casey said they have “eight[Read More…]

August 20, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Burke named to Dean’s List at UNC

MEEKER | Kinzy Burke of Meeker has been named to the 2018-19 Dean’s List of Distinction at the University of Northern Colorado. Students who earned this distinction earned a combined GPA of a 3.75 or higher during at least two academic semesters and completed a minimum of 24 semester hours.

August 20, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 6 comments

Meeker

School supplies …

Meeker residents filled three boxes with school supplies to be donated to students during Mountain Valley Bank’s School Supply Drive this year. COURTESY PHOTO

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County Beat: August 15, 2019

RBC | During the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the board named Leif Joy as the planning director following the resignation of former planner Rachel Gates. The planner position was advertised in July and several candidates responded, according to RBC Human Resources Director[Read More…]

August 19, 2019 by editor 1 comment

New faces at Rangely School District

RANGELY | The Rangely School District looks forward to an exciting 2019-2020 school year. A few changes are taking place starting with new classes. Astronomy, home ec., and STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) will be offered to Rangely High School students and robotics will be offered to the Rangely Junior High students. New[Read More…]

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