January, 2020 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Cowboys 1-5 on season

MEEKER | The Cowboys wrapped up Christmas break by hosting the Little Snake Rattlers Saturday, Jan. 4; losing 60-42 they are now 1-5 for the season. “We didn’t shoot well,” said head coach Klark Kindler, “puts pressure on the rest of the game.” Junior Spud White and seniors Elijah Deming[Read More…]

January 10, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Tri-State announces 10-year plan to close Colowyo Mine, Craig Station power plant

RBC | Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which owns Colowyo Mine and the Craig Station power plant, announced Thursday that the 427-megawatt Unit 1 will close by the end of 2025; and the 410-megawatt Unit 2 and the 448-megawatt Unit 3 will close by 2030. Colowyo Mine operations are expected[Read More…]

January 9, 2020 by Niki Turner 4 comments

Community Calendar: Jan. 9, 2020

– Membership Blitz at the Meeker Recreation Center, Jan. 2–15. Get your annual membership for 50% off during the Blitz! Discount runs from 5 a.m. Jan. 2 though 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 15. No exceptions. Call 970-878-3403 for more info. ERBM Recreation and Park District – WRBM’s 2020 annual membership[Read More…]

January 9, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day today, Jan. 9

RBC | Jan. 9 of each year is set aside as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. This day reminds citizens to recognize and thank the men and women who protect and serve our communities on a daily basis. National L.E.A.D. was started by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), a non-profit[Read More…]

January 9, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

CPW confirms wolf presence

RBC | Even as the Colorado Secretary of State announced Monday that the “Restoration of Gray Wolves” initiative qualified for the 2020 General Election ballot, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials in Northwest Colorado are investigating an eyewitness report in October of six large canids traveling together (see video at the[Read More…]

January 8, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By: Jan. 2, 2020

The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The Pioneers: J.W. Hugus & Company, Inc. Prices Right. Goods Right. We Are All Right. We realize that times are “hard,” and will sell you the best of goods at lowest living prices. Trade at home and save time and money. Support home[Read More…]

January 7, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letters To The Editor

Letter: ‘White River Storage Project’ will be aggressively opposed

Dear Editor: What happens in Rio Blanco County does not stay in Rio Blanco County. That’s because the White River is a beautiful resource whose water and ecological health is of interest to all Coloradans and Americans. Further, the White River flows into the Green River which flows into the[Read More…]

January 6, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Getting somewhere

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” ~ J.P. Morgan You don’t have to wait for the New Year or a birthday or a particular date on the calendar to make a change, but there’s something about the energy that[Read More…]

January 6, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

News Notes

Mending Hearts grief group

MEEKER | Mending Hearts is a grief group that is free and open to anyone coping with the death of a loved one. Sessions are held Mondays, Jan. 6 – March 9 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the VFW Building in Meeker (290 4th St.). Although each person’s grief is unique,[Read More…]

January 5, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letters To The Editor

Letter: What’s wrong with Meeker?

Dear Editor: Meeker’s new slogan “We must build it and urge them to come”? Let me start by stating that I am not a Meeker native nor have I spent my entire life dreaming of leaving this particular small town. My husband and I both grew up on farms in[Read More…]

January 5, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

RBC Warranty Deeds: July-Dec. 2019

JULY 2019 Seller: Michael R. Santulli Buyer: Thomas Digerness Description: Utah Oil Subdivision 115665 9 A 212 Cottonwood Drive Transaction Price: $100,600 Seller: Alvan Theodore Nye aka Theodor T Nye and Tena L Theos POA Buyer: Keith Leon and Valerie-Ann Ester Nye Description: Town of Meeker 14 92 1137 West[Read More…]

January 5, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

D’OH, A DEER …

This fuzzy family discovered snacks under the latest layer of “The Beautiful.” The mother on the right appears to have a wartlike growth near her eye, caused by a viral disease called fibromatosis–essentially a wart–that will likely disappear on its own. But yeah, we totally thought it was a third[Read More…]

January 4, 2020 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled