Author: Special to the Herald Times
Rangely eighth graders pull together for 25-18 win over Hayden in first season game
RANGELY | Rangely’s eighth-grade boys did an excellent job in their first basketball game of the season. They came together as a team to pull off a 25-18 win in a close game against Hayden. With only seven players suited up they had to fight through being tired and work[Read More…]
Cowboys best Rangely Panthers, Cedaredge Bruins in first two games of 2021 basketball season
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy boys’ varsity team opened their season against two league opponents, capturing wins with both and are headed into week two with a 2-0 record. At the half the Cowboys had a commanding 21 point lead that the Panthers could never recover from. As the game[Read More…]
After wanting to die, learning to live
AURORA | Navee Essien has grown up keenly aware of her gifts. More times than she can count, people have reminded the senior at Aurora’s Rangeview High how fortunate she is to have a close family and strong support system, academic and athletic talent, ease making friends, and the kind[Read More…]
Cowboy grapplers start 5-0 as a team
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys ended the first weekend of the winter season 5-0 as a team. Wrestling varsity last weekend was Trae Kennedy at 113 pounds, Ty Goedert (120), Tyson Portwood (132), Kaden Franklin (138), Connor Blunt (145), Trinden Powell (152), Kelton Turner (160), Brendan Clatterbaugh (182), Colby Clatterbaugh[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys end second week of season 0-3
FRIDAY UPDATE: Meeker girls’ JV team were bested by Grand Valley Thursday with a score of 40-52. MEEKER | As the season opened last Friday, the girls’ varsity team took the court for the first time in the brand new gym as hosts to the Rangely Panthers. A young team,[Read More…]
Rangely girls 1-1 on season
RANGELY | Basketball season is once again in full force as Rio Blanco County rivals squared off against each other on Friday, Jan. 29, in Meeker High School’s new gym. The lady Panthers enter the 2021 season with an overhaul of the team they put on the floor from the[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: Feb 4, 2021
Rio Blanco economic update MEEKER | On behalf of Colorado Mesa University, the public is invited to a presentation on the Rio Blanco economy with Nathan Perry, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at Colorado Mesa University. The presentation will cover the following topics: How has COVID-19 impacted Rio Blanco, the[Read More…]
Cattle: The Ultimate Upcyclers
Every day, cattle graze and unknowingly turn natural resources like solar energy and pastureland into high-quality proteins and other invaluable products. They’re upcyclers that take otherwise useless materials, add nutritional and environmental value, and transform them into something more — a better product in disguise. What is Upcycling? A little[Read More…]
White River Alliance sets planning goals for 2021
RBC | Members of the local White River Alliance met this past Wednesday to chart the course of their work for the coming year. The board was re-elected by unanimous consent with area fishing and hunting outfitter Shawn Welder taking the helm again as president. The group will continue their[Read More…]
Shed antler collecting is prohibited through Apr. 30
RBC | To protect wintering big-game animals and sage grouse species, collection of shed antlers on all public lands west of I-25 is prohibited from Jan. 1 through April 30. “The purpose of the closures is to reduce disturbance of wintering wildlife during the time of year they are most[Read More…]
Openings on various county boards and commissions
RBC | There are multiple boards and commissions that oversee or advise various aspects of life in Rio Blanco County. The following boards have positions available at this time. If you have an interest in a particular board or commission, or are simply interested in giving back to the community[Read More…]