A year ago, the leadership of the Colorado Community College System, including members of its Board of Trustees, embarked on a statewide listening tour to hear from employees and students across its 13 community colleges. The goal? To understand the needs and expectations of those they serve and incorporate them[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Rangely Area Chamber: ROARing success of OHV Adventure Rally
PRESS RELEASE RANGELY | The 2025 Rangely OHV Adventure Rally (ROAR) returned with thunderous energy this year, delivering a powerful economic impact to local businesses, sparking community pride, and drawing off-road enthusiasts from across the region. Held in the rugged and scenic high desert around Rangely, ROAR brings in participants[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – July 17th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Someday this country will grow wise enough to cut presidential campaigns down to a single month, which, in these times of electricity, would be quite enough for the issues to be placed before every voter. Since the telephone reached Meeker we can get important[Read More…]
140th Range Call and 4th of July Celebration
Teresia “Terri” Ruckman Reed served as the Grand Marshal for Meeker’s 140th Range Call Fourth of July Parade last week, leading the celebration in honor of this year’s theme, “Women of the West.” A descendant of early pioneers, Reed continues her family’s legacy through her work at the White River[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JUNE 29-July 5, 2025
ARRESTS 7/1/2025- Rangely PD arrested a 25-year-old female on a warrant out of Rio Blanco County for Failure to Comply. She was taken to jail and is no longer in custody. 7/3/2025- Meeker PD arrested an 82-year-old male for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Drugs or both, Child Abuse-Negligence[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – July 10th, 2025
Questioning hospital board’s decision Dear Editor: Thank you for printing Paul “Buckshot” Sheridan’s letter to the editor “Taxpayers urged to consider value of seven-person board for hospital district,” in the June 26, 2025 issue of the Rio Blanco Herald Times and thank you for being a platform the past 140[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Meeker school district accredited with distinction, again
Many of our community members know that student learning is held in high regard in the Meeker School District. During the 2024-2025 school year, several external metrics showed outcomes validating that student learning is our primary goal. In the fall of 2024, we shared with our community that the Meeker[Read More…]
FROM V.F.W. POST 5843: Understanding the purpose of the VFW
As we navigate a rapidly changing world, one constant remains: the unwavering dedication of our nation’s veterans. Today, organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) are vital not just in honoring that dedication but in bridging generational gaps. With a need to revitalize membership, engaging younger veterans is essential[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history No. 90
White River Agency , Colorado September 17,1879 Sir: Your message of 13th instant received today, there is no particular change either for worse or better. No plowing is done, nor will till it can be done in safety. It remains to be seen whether the business and industries of this[Read More…]
Obituary – Damian Orchard
April 11, 1975 ~ June 24, 2025 Damian Orchard was born April 11, 1975, in Taos, New Mexico, to Monte and Mabel Orchard. He spent his childhood moving between Eagles Nest, Penasco, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, before his family eventually settled in Laughlin, Nevada, where he graduated high school in[Read More…]
Obituary – Mary Austena (Kenney) Truitt
Dec. 30, 1941 ~ May 4, 2025 Mary Austena (Kenney) Truitt, 83, of Kendrick, Idaho, passed away on May 4, 2025, in Lewiston, Idaho. She was born Dec. 30, 1941, in Meeker, Colorado. Truitt is preceded in death by her father James Robert Kenney, mother Leah Bly Coy, brother Jimmy[Read More…]
Obituary – Vivian Gloire Genevieve Riffer Gabrielson
July 29, 1927 ~ July 2, 2025 Vivian was born at home to her parents; Valentine G. Riffer and Bella (Farncombe) in Wingard Sask, Canada on July 29, 1927. She passed away on July 2, 2025 at Rangely Long Term Care in Rangely, Colorado. She would have been 98 on[Read More…]
