“Courage is being scared to death, and saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne Hoo boy, y’all. I keep saying I knew what I was getting myself into, and I thought, truly, that I did. I’ve been in and out of the newspaper office since I was 12 years old! Apparently,[Read More…]
Author: Caitlin Walker
IMT wraps up the 3,000-acre Keystone Fire
This is a developing story and will be updated. Update Monday, July 27. Key Message: The fire is now 95% contained. Command will be transferred to a local Type 4 organization tonight at 7:00 p.m. Update Friday, July 24. The fire is now 69% contained. Update Thursday, July 23, 12:45[Read More…]
Update: PL Gulch Fire containment lines holding, no new growth for 48 hours
This is a developing story ad will be updated. Update Sunday, July 19: Containment on the 1,580-acre PL Gulch Fire increased to 45% Sunday morning as firefighters continued making progress along the fire’s perimeter. Personnel assigned to the fire increased to 204. According to the Colorado Incident Management Team, crews[Read More…]
Type 3 Incident Team assumes management of PL Gulch Fire
By Caitlin Walker | [email protected] The Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) assumed management of the 1,580-acre PL Gulch Fire burning in the Piceance Basin at 6 a.m. Friday, July 17. Operations are currently staged at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Why a Type 3 Team: IMTs are assigned[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Is this thing on?
“Never tell me the odds!” ~ Han Solo, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back By CAITLIN WALKER | [email protected] If you know me, you know I am good at a few things, but my true specialty is making it awkward. So this week, we’re going to jump[Read More…]
Search efforts suspended for missing Rifle man last seen along Highway 13
By CAITLIN WALKER | [email protected] RBC | Organized search efforts have been temporarily suspended for 20-year-old Samuel Bower, an at-risk Rifle man who has been missing since Wednesday, July 8. Bower was last seen near Edelweiss Court and Dogwood Drive in Rifle. The last confirmed sighting placed him near mile[Read More…]
Fire Chief comments on this year’s fireworks display
MEEKER | Usually, Fourth of July weekend is punctuated with the booms of fireworks well into the wee hours of the morning. Some people hate it, some love it, but in either case, it’s become tradition. That is until this year, when the Town of Meeker enforced a strict ban[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN(S) – An Unexpected Quest
“Go back? No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible. Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!” ~ The Hobbit When all this kicked off a few weeks back, I dreamed of composing an award-winning column that yanked heartstrings for my first official week as editor of the HT.[Read More…]
And the circus came to town…
The Jordan World Circus came to Meeker last weekend for a Saturday evening performance that included aerialists, sword-throwing unicyclists, and other feats at the RBC Fairgrounds. CAITLIN WALKER Photos
Dance Recital
My turn
Dear community: In October, nearly 200 people joined together to save the Herald through an absolutely WILD $40,000 donation drive. Six months later, we have tons of new subscribers, 2,000+ newsletter readers, and tens of thousands of visitors to the website each month. People read the paper, y’all. (Sure …[Read More…]
Public Notices: February 15, 2024
TOWN OF RANGELY Check Register January-24 AMOUNT, DESCRIPTION A-1 COLLECTION, 951.40, Payroll Deduction AFLAC, 254.51, Payroll Deduction AGNC, 2500.00, Expenses ALL COPY, 1340.01, Expenses ALL WATER SUPPLY LLC, 7722.95, Expenses AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, 572.03, Expenses APCO INTERNATIONAL INC, 375.00, Expenses ATKINSON, LAURA, 127.00, Expenses AXON ENTERPRISE INC, 17567.40, Expenses BAKER,[Read More…]
