Author: Special to the Herald Times

County retirement party Friday

RBC | The Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will host a retirement party on Friday for County Clerk Nancy Amick and assistant Jackie Brennan. Amick is retiring Jan. 13 and Brennan is retiring Jan. 16. The party is open to the public to share cake and punch. The[Read More…]

Rangely VFW hosts officers tonight

RANGELY | Rangely Post No. 5261 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its next meeting at Rangely Library at 7 p.m. tonight under the direction of Cmdr. John “Hoot” Gibson. District and state officers have been invited, and also present will be a service officer to answer questions.[Read More…]

Hunting rabbits…

Siblings Corbin (10), Brielle (4) and C.J. Lucero (14) are among the Rangely residents taking advantage of a good rabbit hunting season this year. A good cover of snow makes it easier to see rabbit tracks.

Meszaros on Dean’s List

MEEKER I Lexie Meszaros, the daughter of Scott and Stacey Meszaros of Meeker, has been named to the Dean’s List in her first semester at the University of Louisiana—Monroe.

RBC gets $21,262 grant toward historic district

MEEKER I History Colorado’s State Historical Fund Director Steve W. Turner announced that the Town of Meeker, in collaboration with the Rio Blanco County Historical Society’s (RBCHS) National Historic District Task Force, has been awarded a $21,262 grant to fund a professional historical consultant.

CNCC Horse Show Team…

The Colorado Northwestern Community College horse show team has had a good season so far, and competition will resume in February. Members are, from left to right: Kathryn Costales, dean of instruction Judy Allred, Tasha Gibson, Ripley Bellio, Catalina Laguera, Amber Parmley and coach Stacey Bailey.

Congressional bill fully funds PILT program

WASHINGTON, D.C. I The Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which last year provided Colorado counties with $34.5 million to carry out vital services like fire and police protection, school construction, and road maintenance, received $372 million in the government funding bill, which passed Congress last week.