RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers baseball team enjoyed a 2-1 mark on their season last week. The Panthers fell to the Meeker Cowboys 10-1 on Thursday and had to turn around and play the Cedaredge Bruins on Saturday. The doubleheader against the Bruins was originally scheduled to be played in[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Panthers compete at Western Slope League Championships
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers got their first taste of championship competition this past weekend as they competed at the Western Slope League Championships in Grand Junction at Stocker Stadium. The meet took place over two days and gave the Panthers a sense of what it’s like to compete in[Read More…]
CPW to host meetings for big game season structure
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites the public to have a voice in big game hunting regulation changes that will form the foundation for policy in the years to come. As part of its Big Game Season Structure (BGSS) planning process, CPW will hold a series of in-person open[Read More…]
CPW gives final approval to wolf restoration plan
RBC | After more than two years of extensive statewide stakeholder meetings and outreach via a series of public hearings, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Wednesday gave final approval to the final Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The plan was unanimously adopted through a two-step approval process[Read More…]
Youth turkey hunters and their mentors take to the field
MEEKER | On a cold, snowy weekend in mid-April, seven young turkey hunters and their mentors huddled quietly on pristine private land along the White River Valley near Meeker, scanning the terrain for their elusive quarry. Participating in their first turkey hunt, the youngsters battled the snow, frigid air and[Read More…]
Death Notice: Lee Light
March 21, 1931 ~ April 25, 2023 A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later time. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Pioneers Hospital Walbridge Wing.
Obituary: Hazel “Jean” White
Oct. 28, 1937 ~ April 23, 2023 Hazel “Jean” White, 85, retired elementary school teacher, died Sunday, April 23, 2023. Funeral services will be held in June at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wichita, Kansas. Hazel and her husband Frazer owned property upriver from 1966 to 1999 and were involved in[Read More…]
Obituary: Cheryl Ann Chytry Whiteman
Feb. 16, 1938 ~ April 25, 2023 Cheryl Ann Chytry was born Feb. 16, 1938, to Eugene Henry and Dorothy Jean Oldland Chytry in St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. Dr. E.O. Munroe, who was a friend of the family, delivered Cheryl. Jean was working at St. Mary’s Hospital[Read More…]
Obituary: Vicki Lee McPhail
Vicki Lee McPhail was born on Jan. 10, 1952, in Denver, Colorado. She was wife to Tony; mom to C.J., Amber and Dusty (and a second mom to dozens of their friends); sister to Gail, Chuck, Kathy, Mike and Cindy; daughter to Chuck and Shirley; grandma to Jordan, Tyler, Sawyer,[Read More…]
Obituary: Herbert Eugene Hughley
May 7, 1936 ~ April 19, 2023 Herbert Eugene Hughley of Meeker, Colorado, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Wednesday, April 19, at the age of 86. Herb was born to Ayotte and Adelaide Hughley in Roseville, Minnesota, on May 7, 1936. He grew up[Read More…]
Obituary: Ellen Nieslanik
Dec. 10, 1962 ~ April 24, 2023 It is with great love and heartbreak that we announce the death of Ellen Strang Nieslanik. After a 25-plus-year battle with scleroderma and other autoimmune conditions, Ellen passed away peacefully on April 24, 2023, at her home in Waldport, Oregon, surrounded by family.[Read More…]
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
This past weekend 11 students traveled to Denver to compete at the state level for National History Day. “Although no students are moving on to the National competition I am extremely proud of each of them,” said BMS teacher Kris Casey. “Their hard work and dedication to their projects was[Read More…]


