Dear Editor: I am requesting the people of Meeker to vote for me for the board of directors of the ERBM Recreation and Park District. I have lived in the great town of Meeker, Colorado, for the majority of my life and have deep roots within the community. I am[Read More…]
Month: May 2020
Obituary: Linda Sue Duke
Linda Sue Duke April 28, 1946 ~ April 21, 2020 Linda Sue Duke, 73, of Cameron, Missouri, passed away April 21, 2020. Linda was born April 28, 1946 to Clyde and Mary Louise (Chubb) Mitchell in Elk City, Oklahoma. Linda was a hairdresser and operated A Cut Above beauty salon[Read More…]
Q&A with candidates for ERBM’s board of directors
By TIFFANY JEHOREK Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The HT asked 10 questions of the four individuals running for two seats on the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Park and Recreation District. The election is May 5. If you have not requested and received an absentee ballot, voting will[Read More…]
Update from Meeker schools
MEEKER | On April 2, after review of information provided by state and local leaders and medical professionals, and after consultation with the Meeker School District Board of Education and administrative staff, our school district made the decision to close on-site learning for the remainder of the school year. We[Read More…]
County Beat: April 30, 2020
RBC | Commissioners discussed budget issues with Finance Director Janae Stanworth Tuesday and scheduled workshops with both school districts in May to discuss funding. While currently the county is close to a balanced budget, uncertainty about the future looms. “We could see major hits. This county could look totally different[Read More…]
Oil and gas associations raise $10K in donations for Food Bank of the Rockies
RBC | Members of both the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association raised more than $10,000 for the Food Bank of the Rockies by way of small, individual donations this past month. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, the Colorado oil and natural gas[Read More…]
Join us for a webinar on rural mental health this Monday
Please join HT editor Niki Turner and the Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene, as well as former police officer and professor of social work Dr. Paul F. Mackie, for a webinar on rural mental health issues. The webinar is organized by the National Press Foundation and will take place this Monday,[Read More…]
HT editor receives Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting
RBC | HT editor Niki Turner and editor Susan Greene of The Colorado Independent have received the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting by the National Press Association for their 2019 work on “Through the Cracks: a stranger, a police shooting, and a rural town’s silence.” “Through the[Read More…]
PMC announces hiring of Liz Sellers as CEO
MEEKER | The Pioneers Medical Center Board of Directors is excited to welcome Liz Sellers to the Pioneers team. “Liz has 20 years of executive level leadership in healthcare that will be a great asset to the PMC team,” said Kim Brown, President of the PMC Board of Directors. “Liz’s[Read More…]
Construction work in Piceance Creek area and County Road 8 starts in May
RBC | Rio Blanco County has issued “Cone Zone Reports” for the Piceance Creek Area and North Fork Road. Details are listed below.
Rangely boys find and report firearms stolen from True Value
RANGELY | In a plot twist worthy of The Goonies, two young Rangely residents made quite the discovery while hiking near Dragon Trail Road this week. Logan Popham and Warren Peterson were enjoying the outdoors with family when they decided to explore a nearby cave. Inside, they discovered not buried[Read More…]