Aug. 13, 2022 at 1 p.m.Evenson’s Grove, 160 CR 57, Meeker, CO
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Funeral Notice: Clark VanCleve Worrall
June 13, 1992 ~ July 25, 2022 Funeral services for Clark VanCleave Worrall, 30, of Grand Junction, Colorado, and formerly of Rangely, Colorado, will be held Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 12 p.m. at Rangely LDS Chapel (125 Eagle Crest St). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: July 28, 2022
Farm Bureau ribbon cutting MEEKER | Come for the ribbon cutting and enjoy an ice cream social, enter to win a swag basket, and meet new Farm Bureau Agent Kris Deines and staff this Thursday, July 28 at 733 Main St. from 4-6 p.m. Plan ahead for temp bulk water[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: July 18-24, 2022
Editor’s Note: The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office has compiled the following information for publication to keep residents apprised of law enforcement activity within Rio Blanco County. ARRESTS: 40 Yr old male sentenced to 18 months county jail on child abuse charges by Judge Norrdin 43 Yr old male sentenced to 90[Read More…]
A closer look
“Same old, same old” and “It is what it is” may be two of the most annoying phrases that have seeped unnoticed into our daily conversations. So many of our exchanges with family and friends have become laced with cliches, idioms, or all sorts of space fillers. It is an[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Lancasters
Dear Editor: We would like to thank so many people for helping to make the third annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament a huge success! This tournament would not have been such a huge success without the players, sponsors, volunteers and top-notch golf course staff. The following businesses/individuals sponsored holes,[Read More…]
Rodeo results from July 21
MEEKER | #8 Team Roping — Leah Wood/Cody EdingerMixed Team Roping — Leah Wood/Joe Wood 11 Team Roping — Joe Wood/Clay Reynolds Jr./Sr. Team Roping — Whit Watson/Brett WatsonDally Ribbon Roping — Cody Edinger/Sherry DexterOpen Breakaway — Deana WoodLadies Breakaway — Beverly SalazarOpen Barrels — Kendra McMillanJr. Barrels — Landree[Read More…]
Obituary: Hoyte Glade Williams
June 20, 1931 ~ Dec. 21, 2021 Hoyte Glade Williams was born June 20, 1931, to Harold John and Evelyn Gardiner Williams at Vernal, Utah. Hoyte had two sisters who preceded him in death: Syble Barney and Glenda Richardson of Meeker, Colorado. The family moved down by Rangely, Colorado, when[Read More…]
WHEELs & DEALS …
The 2022 Wagon Wheel OHV Poker Run is in the books. “We had an awesome turnout! Thank you, club members, sponsors, participants, USFS Blanco District OHV trail crew, CPW, Meeker Fire Rescue, and Wendll’s! We couldn’t have done without all of you,” said Wagon Wheel Club President Dave Murray via[Read More…]
ROUND UP …
From the Grand Junction Sentinel: “More than 300 wild horses have been gathered from lands in Rio Blanco County and nearly 200 of them shipped to a Utah holding facility, now that operations to reduce their numbers have ramped up with the start of a helicopter-assisted roundup Friday (pictured above.)[Read More…]
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 988, launches
RBC | As of July 16, 2022, Colorado and the rest of the United States are using the 988 dialing code, a new, easy-to-remember three-digit number for call (multiple languages), text, or chat (English only) that connects people to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline), where compassionate, accessible care[Read More…]
Big Tech is steamrolling America’s newspapers
Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy. Google and Facebook have a duopoly of the distribution of digital news content,[Read More…]
