April 18, 1928 ~ April 3, 2021 Lifelong Piceance Creek resident Dean Burke passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker, Colorado, at the age of 92. Dean was born on April 18, 1928, in Meeker, Colorado, the 12th of 15 children born to Fred[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
LIFEGUARD OF THE MONTH …
Congratulations to our March lifeguard of the month, Logan Kenneally. Kenneally moved to Rangely a few years ago from New York for the CNCC flight program. Rangely was a bit of a culture shock for him but he loves this place and is so happy to be working at the[Read More…]
Letters: Bofinger clarifies PMC board resignation, Rector supports Moyer, Freedom
Bofinger clarifies PMC board resignation Dear Editor: I have had the privilege of serving on the board of directors, for Pioneers Medical Center. Pioneers is a unique part of our community in that it is one of the counties larger employers with an amazing and committed staff. The entire staff[Read More…]
Panthers head to Hayden Friday
RANGELY | The junior varsity lady Panthers were 1-1 this weekend: dropping to West Grand 0-2 but coming together to beat Vail Mountain in three sets Saturday. They worked very hard as a team and were able to come out on top with their first win of the season. Coach Toyne[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys climb to top of 2A
MEEKER | The slight pause in the schedule due to COVID didn’t stop the Meeker Cowboy volleyball team from climbing to the top stop in 2A. After missing three games, the Cowboys made up two of them last weekend, which made for a four game, four city, 341 mile volleyball[Read More…]
BLM seeks public comment on wild horse gathers, fertility control for Sand Wash Basin HMA
FAST FACTS WHO: Bureau of Land ManagementWHAT: Public comment on gathers and fertility control in the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management AreaWHEN: Comments sought by May 2WHERE: Submit by mail to: Little Snake Field Office, 455 Emerson St., Craig, CO 81625 or electronically at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2012689/510 RBC | As part of[Read More…]
Appeals court rules in favor of RBCSO
RBC | Rio Blanco County sheriff’s employees did not unconstitutionally ignore the risk of suicide to a woman who died inside the county jail in 2016, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled. Although there were allegations the employees failed to check on Catherine Rowell hourly, as the[Read More…]
CPW approves sales of annual State Wildlife Area passes beginning May 1
RBC | At its virtual meeting this month, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to approve a new Colorado State Wildlife Area Pass as an option to access state wildlife areas. The new pass will go on sale May 1, 2021. “This is an important step in ensuring[Read More…]
Obituary: Donnalee Pitney Brady Thornton
June 16, 1939 ~ April 1, 2021 Donnalee Pitney Brady Thornton, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, passed away peacefully in her home, on April 1, 2021. Donnalee was born in Maybell, Colorado, to Clyde Barton Pitney and Jesse Fern Jacobsen, on June 16,1939. She married her first love, Lorain Brady,[Read More…]
Death Notice: Shirley Jean Hammond
May 31, 1939 ~ April 2, 2021 By her request a celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Callaway Young Cancer Center in Glenwood Springs.
SPARTAN SHOWDOWN …
Weber State Cowboy Ladd King ties down his steer in the tie down roping event at the CNCC Spartan Showdown on April 3rd to win the buckle for the weekend. King was the 2015 National High School Rodeo Association All Around Champion and is currently sitting at the top of[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Recall Concerns, PAUSE Act
Recall effort doesn’t make sense Dear Editor: As I have read and re-read the letters to the editor in last week’s paper submitted by Terry Smalec (Rangely) and Toby Leavitt (Meeker), I have become more dismayed and bewildered by this recall effort. It doesn’t make sense and I cannot understand[Read More…]