MEEKER I Residents of Meeker and nearby communities will have an opportunity to earn their Hunter Education card by attending a two-day class offered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife at the ERBM Recreation Center.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Letter to the Editor: Dorsett on Ibach doctorate
Dear Editor: I believe the letter from Meeker High School Principal Kim Ibach in your Feb. 27 edition requires a response.
Obituary: Helen Bonnell Halcomb
Helen Bonnell Halcomb, lovingly called Grandma Bunny Rabbit, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Rangely District Hospital on Feb. 28, 2014.
RBC Woolgrowers’ annual meeting is Friday in Meeker
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers’ Association will hold its annual meeting on Friday at Kilowatt Korner, beginning at 9 a.m. with the White River Trail LLC meeting, followed at 10 a.m. with general business.
BLM eyes grassroots effort to close off Western Colorado to drilling
COLORADO I Mark Waltermire squints in the winter sunlight, craning his neck to take in the view from his vegetable farm in Hotchkiss, Colo. He jabs his finger toward a mesa: “There,” he says. “And up in there.”
Letter to the Editor: Theos on saving the elementary school
Dear Editor: On Feb. 22, in a conversation about saving the old Meeker Elementary School with Ila Sturgeon, Bev Steinman, who wants to save the school, said, “I feel helpless.”
10th annual Buy-Fly White Fish Tournament is March 15-16
MEEKER I The White River Community Association is hosting its 10th annual Buy-Fly White Fish Tournament on March 15 and 16, and organizers are seeking teams of interested fisher-folks to join the fun.
CPW offers three youth turkey hunts this year
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering three young hunters a chance to win a mentored spring turkey hunt on private land near Meeker on April 12 and 13.
Letter to the Editor: Snowmobiler tickets called callous
Dear Editor: On. Feb. 16, I had the privilege of attending the fund-raising third annual “I Ride with James” Snowmobile and Poker Run.
BLM seeks local input on Rio Blanco County fence
MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management is asking for local public feedback regarding the proposed construction of five segments of a Herd Management Area (HMA) fence in Rio Blanco County.
Justice center meetings set
MEEKER I In 2013, the Rio Blanco County commissioners launched the Justice Center Project with the objective of improving facilities that serve our citizens, county and district law enforcement, and improve efficiency of county services based in Meeker.
Rangely’s talent…
Rangely seventh-grader Alexis Wiley sings ‘Castle on a Cloud’ from ‘Les Miserables’ during Rangely Junior-Senior High School’s second annual talent show on Feb. 20.


