CRAIG | The Colorado Department of Transportation, in partnership with Greyhound, will begin providing service between Craig and Denver on Jan. 1, 2021. In addition to Craig, regularly scheduled stops include Hayden, Steamboat Springs, Kremmling, Hot Sulphur Springs, Granby, Tabernash, Fraser, Winter Park, Idaho Springs, the Denver Federal Center and[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
BLM to gather and remove excess wild horses from Sand Wash Basin and Piceance-East Douglas herd management areas
RBC| The Little Snake Field Office plans to gather and remove approximately 50 excess wild horses from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands and private lands within and adjacent to the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area (HMA) in Moffat County in response to written requests from private landowners.[Read More…]
NEW MANAGEMENT …
Daryl LeFevre submitted this photo of the “new management” arriving just before Christmas at the historic K-T Ranch on County Road 8 | DARYL LEFEVRE PHOTO
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for birthday car parade
Dear Editor: I would like to thank all those that staged and participated in the car parade to our house on the eve of my 82nd birthday with gifts, cards and well wishes. It was a surprise, I assure you! It took a few minutes to register with me as[Read More…]
ERBM 40th anniversary, Circle Park reopening
MEEKER | As we all move forward toward embracing a new year in 2021, we hope you will celebrate with us at ERBM Recreation and Park District as we jump into our 40th year of service to the residents and visitors of eastern Rio Blanco County! Founded in 1981, Eastern[Read More…]
Guest Column: Evidence-based discussions need to occur
MEEKER | “It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.”–Sherlock Holmes in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet. This obligatory principle will guide our discussion; but instead of solving a murder case, we will be solving the case of[Read More…]
Ice fishing guidelines for Colorado anglers
RBC | There probably is no such thing as “safe” ice, but there are some guidelines anglers should consider. In Colorado, ice conditions can vary from lake to lake. Along the Front Range, it is especially important that anglers check ice conditions before heading out because of the region’s notoriously[Read More…]
YURT OPEN …
Kick off the new year than with a trip to the yurt on the Marvine Trail. According to the White River Nordic Council, the roads are plowed and the trail is groomed, be careful around the cattle guards, and be COVID smart while at the yurt. | COURTESY PHOTO
Oldland honored for 14 years of service to Cemetery District
MEEKER | The Meeker Cemetery District would like to acknowledge Board Member Jan Oldland for her 14 years of dedication to the Highland Cemetery and community by providing direction and donating her time, in addition to being an integral contributor to the important advances made.
“If the Fates allow”
MEEKER | We’ve all enjoyed or survived Christmas in some 2020 adjusted format. Maybe like our household, you too, experienced highs and lows. We deeply rejoiced in a live Christmas Eve church service, personal visit with our oldest son, and joys of baking holiday treats. Frustrating was the seemingly lost[Read More…]
DRIVE BY BIRTHDAY …
Dozens of friends and family with decorated vehicles participated in a drive-by 50th birthday celebration for Annette Webber on Dec. 20 at the Western Rio Blanco Rec and Park District. Webber’s daughter McKenzie and husband Tim devised a faux scenario to bring Webber out of the house on a snowy[Read More…]
New COVID variant detected in state, local case counts down
DENVER | Colorado public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the presence of the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom, saying the state is the first to identify the strain in the United States. The variant is believed to be as much as 70% more contagious, but[Read More…]