RBC | Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Borchard and sports medicine and nutrition physician Dr. Justin Grant work together to help Colorado Advanced Orthopedics’ (CAO) patients with elevated Body Mass Index (BMI) who need orthopedic surgery. BMI is a ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms divided by their height in[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
CPW provides update on Chronic Wasting Disease
RBC | At the May CPW Commission meeting in Sterling, CPW Terrestrial Programs Supervisor Matt Eckert provided an update to the Commission on the agency’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing efforts. Eckert summarized the agency’s findings from mandatory CWD testing for the 2021-2022 hunting season as well as lessons learned[Read More…]
Track your ballot with BallotTrax
RBC | Colorado voters in all 64 counties will have the opportunity to track their ballot for the 2022 Primary Election using BallotTrax, a program that was implemented statewide by Secretary of State Jena Griswold in 2020. BallotTrax enables voters to receive notifications by phone, email, or text about the[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Simplifying Rangeland Monitoring
How is your range holding up during this drought? Is the production holding steady or is it declining? We all know it is hard to “find” time to conduct monitoring of the rangeland. But what if monitoring could be made so simple that you could do it while you are[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: So long
“So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.” Like the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music, I am signing off from writing my column. I may contribute occasionally but it is time to take a hiatus from the weekly pressure of creating an interesting story. I’ve been writing weekly since[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Enough
Enough is one word that I need to say aloud more often. I do say that word often to close family and friends when I have been pushed beyond my limits. I also said it often throughout the more than 30 years that I was charged with the care of[Read More…]
Theodore ‘Ted’ Dane Williams
Oct. 26, 1946 ~ May 21, 2022 Ted Williams was born Oct. 26, 1946, in Greeley, Colorado, to George and Doris Williams. He was an ornery, loved, ball of fire from day one. He moved around a lot with his father, after his mother’s death when he was just 12[Read More…]
Obituary: Brandi Leigh Stewart
May 1, 1981 ~ May 17, 2022 Brandi passed away peacefully from this life on the morning of May 17, 2022, after suffering from severe medical conditions and her decline in health became too much for her human body to bear. She was surrounded and supported by loving family and[Read More…]
Update on Rio Blanco Lake
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife will continue working to restore the Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area fishery. The lake will remain open during this work; however, the lake will likely not fill with water in 2022. In 2021, CPW began work to remove fish that are not compatible[Read More…]
GRAD …
USAF TSGT David Ormsbee, grandson of Bob and Gloria Ormsbee of Dinosaur, Colorado, graduated from Community Colleges of the Air Force Friday, 6 May, 2022. Ormsbee is assigned to the 62nd Maintenance Group of the 62nd Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord in Washington State. Ormsbee received an associate degree[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: June 2, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • The shower was very acceptable.• There is a brisk demand for rentable houses.• We were premature last week in predicting that the river had reached its highest stage. The warm weather of this week has brought it up to a higher point than ever.[Read More…]
RPD completes crisis intervention training
RANGELY | The omnipresent factors of life can cause a person to lapse in coping with difficult circumstances. Taking a look at the news or any given social media platform, it’s easy to see why there is an increase in mental health crises. Sometimes resources are available, but they are[Read More…]
