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

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

A program to be proud of: Meeker High School wrestling’s stellar history

MEEKER | If you attended the Warrior Classic in Grand Junction this year you likely picked up a copy of the third edition of the Colorado Wrestling Champions. If so, you were probably struck by the significance of the Meeker Cowboy wrestling program in the state, but you may not[Read More…]

January 4, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Circle Park Pond cost double original estimate

MEEKER | The November board meeting for the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Parks District began with requests from several local entities. First, BLM White River Field Office Recreation Planner Alan Czepinski requested official support for new open OHV areas near LO7 mountain and north of Rangely. These will[Read More…]

January 4, 2020 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

News Notes

Gather and donate your used shoes

MEEKER | Meeker International Ecology Program is hoping you gather SHOES when you gather with family and friends this month. If you are gathering with out of town friends and family please ask them to gather their shoes too. Collections continue at Meeker Library, St. James Church and the Rio[Read More…]

January 3, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

TOPPING OFF …

The Haselden construction team is well underway with the building of the new Meeker High School. During the last busy day of finals week for high school students, Haselden held true to the construction tradition and held a “topping off ceremony.” The history of a topping off ceremony is when[Read More…]

January 3, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

County

State parks moving to camping reservation system this month

RBC | Starting in 2020, it will be easier than ever for visitors to reserve a campsite, cabin, yurt, picnic area, or other facilities at Colorado’s 41 state parks. Effective Jan. 1, all of Colorado’s state parks will require campers to book campsites within the Colorado Parks and Wildlife purchasing[Read More…]

January 2, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Shooters Grill owner enters US House race

RBC | Lauren Boebert’s first job was at McDonald’s when she was still a teenager. Getting those first paychecks — and being able to provide for herself — had a deep impact on her perspective of government and personal responsibility. “I grew up in a Democrat home,” Bobert says of[Read More…]

January 2, 2020 by Niki Turner 1 comment