Author: Special to the Herald Times
Brush fire threatens power line
MEEKER I Potential calamity was averted when John Wix successfully extinguished a fire Friday evening that had ignited a utility pole, threatening the power lines overhead.
4-H Retreat…
RHS prom April 11; tickets on sale now
RANGELY I Tickets for the Rangely High School Junior/Senior Prom are now on sale. The prom will be held April 11 at the Rangely Junior/Senior High School auditorium. Tickets are on sale through April 9 and will cost $30 for single tickets and $50 per couple. Photos will be taken[Read More…]
Methamphetamines, cannabinoids revealed in man’s autopsy report
DINOSAUR I An autopsy report released this week indicates that James Brent Damon, the man who took a Colorado Parks and Wildlife district wildlife manager and a Moffat County deputy sheriff hostage on March 9 between Dinosaur and the Utah border, had high levels of methamphetamine in his body at[Read More…]
Quinn leading MHS fine arts program on professional, quality path
MEEKER I Ben Quinn directs the fine arts program at Meeker High School and is an amazingly talented and creative artist and teacher, according to his students, their parents, his colleagues and many community members who have seen the creative works of his fine arts students.
Local oil, gas amendment released
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management on Friday released its Proposed Oil and Gas Amendment to the White River Field Office Resource Management Plan, which will help guide oil and gas development in northwestern Colorado’s Piceance Basin for the next 20 years.
Guest Opinion: BLM wants more money; Congress deaf to requests
RBC I The director of the Bureau of Land Management sat across a big oval table from members of the U.S. House of Representatives last week and made his case for more money. The agency needs increased funding, he said, to manage challenges as diverse as a drilling boom and[Read More…]
Rangely police seek those who vandalized 10 trees
RANGELY I The Rangely Police Department is seeking local help in solving a case of criminal mischief committed on some young trees on Rio Mesa Drive in Rangely.
CNCC rodeo team fares well in Utah, hosts Spartan Showdown
RANGELY I The CNCC Rodeo Team has been busy. On both ends of spring break, members of the team competed in regional rodeos at Heber City, Utah, and Ogden, Utah. Those events were in preparation for the two-day Spartan Showdown this weekend at home.
VA to amend 40-mile rule for veterans needing health care
WASHINGTON, D.C. I The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) announced Tuesday it will alter its “40-mile rule” to improve access to health care for veterans living in rural areas.
Superintendent interviews Friday
MEEKER I The two candidates wishing to become superintendent of the Meeker School District will be in Meeker Friday for interviews with six school-related groups and the Meeker School Board.
