July, 2021 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Obituaries

Obituary: Kenneth L. Maybury

March 3, 1951 ~ Oct. 25, 2020 Lifelong Meeker, Colorado, resident Kenneth L. Maybury passed away Oct. 25, 2020, at the age of 69. Kenneth was born in Meeker on March 3, 1951, to father Arlo Maybury and mother Muriel Thompson Devereaux. He was one of five children. His mother[Read More…]

July 5, 2021 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Obituaries

Obituary: Jay ‘Doc’ Childress

Sept. 19, 1922 ~ Oct. 10, 2020 ”Doc” Childress was born Sept. 19, 1922, in Reedy Ville, Kentucky. His parents moved their young family of nine to the drier climate of Colorado in a flatbed truck. They settled in Grand Junction where Jay graduated from high school. His first paying[Read More…]

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Opinion

Editor’s Column: Independence

Festooned with flags and bunting, we’re geared up for annual Fourth of July festivities. In the midst of planning your barbecue and looking for red, white and blue attire, please take a moment to read or re-read the Declaration of Independence. We’ve published the document on the front page of[Read More…]

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DAYS GONE BY: July 1, 2021

The Meeker Herald125 years ago A large number of horsemen are here from outside points and some interesting races are being looked for today. A circus came to town with a trained bear and a few monkeys. For a time all business operations were suspended while the population “took in”[Read More…]

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Rangely

BUILD A BRIDGE …

Concrete bridge girders stationed along Highway 64 on Tuesday. County road and bridge crews began installation of new girders early Wednesday morning as part of the ongoing replacement of the CR73 bridge crossing the White River. | LUCAS TURNER PHOTO

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Proximity to gas plant increased Oil Springs fire danger

RBC | Thanks to much needed rain, the hard work of local fire protection crews, more than 300 federal firefighting personnel, and a bit of luck, the 12-thousand-plus acre Oil Springs Fire south of Rangely has calmed down considerably. But things didn’t look quite so positive last week, as exceptional[Read More…]

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KAYE’S CORNER: Marriage teamwork

MEEKER | If you picked well and are lucky, married folks have a spouse that truly supports them for “better or worse.” Thus, as we find ourselves stuck in Oregon with various problems to solve, I am grateful that Jay and I know how to work together as a team[Read More…]

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Letter to the Editor – Scott: attacks are personal

Dear Editor: There has been complaints from Moyer recall supporters about the fact that those who sign the petition might get an angry phone call from myself or my husband Matt. If we thought you were a friend and see your name on the recall petition, please plan to get[Read More…]

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Meeker

Meeker Classic honors past handlers with silhouette piece at Ute Park

MEEKER | As September rolls around this year, the Meeker Classic will be celebrating 35 years of what has become a time-honored tradition among handlers, spectators, vendors and the community. Drawing some of the top teams from around the world, 170 border collies will face off against 900 tough western[Read More…]

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Rangely

Hometown dreams, hometown solutions

RANGELY | John and Jen Cottrill are childhood Rangely residents who dreamed of getting out and discovered dreams of returning home. “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side… city life is a full-time job,” they described. John explained how growing up in Rangely instilled secure community values. It[Read More…]

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Meeker

Methodist church welcomes Cobb

MEEKER | Meeker United Methodist Church is happy to announce Cherie Cobb and her husband, Michael, officially moved to Meeker June 23, to fill the pastor position at the Meeker United Methodist Church. Pastoral duties will began July 1. Their first worship service will be July 11. Everyone is invited to[Read More…]

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County

COVID-19 weekly update: June 21–27, 2021

New reported cases, June 21-27: 6 New hospitalizations: 1 Total Cases to Date: 648 Meeker Active: 9 Rangely Active: 6 Current Hospitalized RBC: 4 Total Hospitalized: 49 Deaths: 4 RBC | Rio Blanco County now has seven confirmed cases of the Delta variant B.1.617.2, with the expectation that this is[Read More…]

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