MEEKER I Former Meeker resident Jessa Mehlhoff was selected as Miss Metropolitan 2012 at the first local preliminary competition held in November for the Miss Colorado pageant.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
MVB robber suspect makes court appearance
Jock Waylon Thacker appeared in Rio Blanco County Court April 13 after being arrested yesterday, charged with Robbery and Theft (both Class IV felonies) of Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker. A request by deputy public defender Sara Steele for Thacker to be released on a personal recognizance bond was denied[Read More…]
Obituary: Joan Brumback
Joan “Ike” Welch was born on June 23, 1930, in Meeker, Colo., to Milton and Helen (Cotten) Welch. Joan spent her childhood in Meeker and graduated from Rio Blanco High School in 1948.
Banish boredom with books
MEEKER I It is springtime and everyone is looking forward to the end of school. But once school has been out for a few weeks the students have done everything they’ve been wanting to do all school year and start crying “I’m bored!”
Obituary: Vern Bowman
Vernon “Vern” Lee Bowman was born March 30, 1941, in Sterling, Colo., to Esther and Joe Bowman. He passed away peacefully in his sleep next to his wife of almost 48 years on April 4, 2012.
Letters to the Editor: April 12, 2012
Thank you! Dear Editor: I would like to start off by saying thank you to the Rangely community and surrounding areas for all of their support. As many of you may know already my son Jamie Brasfield was diagnosed with melanoma cancer on Feb. 21.
News Briefs: April 12, 2012
RBC Fair Board meeting April 19 MEEKER | Fair Board meeting, Thursday, April 19, 6 p.m., RBC Fairgrounds kitchen.
Classifieds: April 12, 2012
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RHS track team kicks off season
— Scoggins, Ficken, Phelan lead Panther tracksters — The RHS Panthers track and field season is off to a great start. Team captains are junior William Scoggins and sophomores Chelsea Ficken and Connor Phelan.
Corrections
RBC I In last week’s issue of the Herald Times, we incorrectly reported that Leif Joy is Neil Joy’s “only sibling.” The Joy brothers also have a sister, Amy Chinn.
New Colorado license plate promotes hunting, fishing
Senator Jean White, R-Winter Park, sponsored House Bill 1275,which creates a Colorado Wildlife Sporting license plate to promote hunting and fishing in Colorado.
Bowhunter classes offered in Meeker
The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District is offering a one-time only bowhunter education class.
