RANGELY I The Rams of Soroco traveled to Rangely on a beautiful Friday night to open up league play for both teams. Rangely entered the game at 1-0 and were looking to avenge a home loss from last season that jeopardized the Panthers playoff hopes. The Rams entered the game[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Days Gone By: Oct. 22, 2020
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • Never spread an evil report about your neighbor until you know positively that it is true, and don’t do it then if he is a good deal bigger than you are. • A lazy man never believes that his pay is high enough.[Read More…]
Application period opens for Judicial Nominating Commission positions
RBC | Applications are now being accepted for upcoming vacancies on 11 Judicial Nominating Commissions throughout Colorado. As of Dec. 31, 2020, there will be 13 vacancies as detailed below. Judicial nominating commissioners are volunteers and serve six-year terms interviewing applicants for judicial vacancies and nominating candidates to the governor.[Read More…]
Obituary: Connie Marie Theos
April 14, 1945~Oct. 11, 2020 Connie Marie Theos was born to Nick and Aileen Theos on April 14, 1945, in Hayden, Colorado. She passed peacefully at home on Oct. 11, 2020. From the day she was born she was taught the value of hard work and dedication to the ranching[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 22, 2020
Be a good neighbor Dear Editor: At this point your readers might have learned that the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Colorado and in the nation is on the way up and I do not need to repeat the facts and numbers… COVID-19 kills or at least it is not[Read More…]
Guest Column: Who Judges the Judges
The question is sometimes asked, especially at election time, “who judges the judges.” Judges in Colorado are initially appointed by the governor from a list of screened qualified candidates. The retention of those judges after their initial term is a matter for the voters to decide. In 1988 Colorado created[Read More…]
Changes…
Peak leaf peeping season is just past us, but you can still find some pretty great fall colors along pockets of the White River.
Chevron donation will help fund replacement of 15-year-old Rangely dispatch system
RANGELY | Chevron announced more than $100,000 in investments in four Colorado emergency management agencies, including De Beque Fire Protection, Garfield County, Mesa County and the Town of Rangely, to assist after the devastation of the Pine Gulch Fire and other local emergencies. The Pine Gulch Fire was declared[Read More…]
Regionals…
The Meeker High School cross country season ended at the regional meet this year. Brighton Bair was Meeker’s top finisher in the girls’ race, at 22 minutes 17 seconds, and 14th place overall. Savannah Mendenhall again was Meeker’s second to finish, in 29th place at 23:43. Ainsley Selle dropped more[Read More…]
Good eats…
There has been undeniable positive economic energy in Rangely over the past month, with several new business opening. In the past week, two new eateries established a home in Rangely. It was a joint effort to fill the empty space next to the Blue Mountain Inn. Town officials, residents, and[Read More…]
News Briefs: Oct. 15, 2020
ERBM program updates MEEKER | Oct. 18 is the registration deadline for all dance classes. Oct. 23 is the registration deadline for Tiny Tumble ERBM Dance Company will perform during half-time of the Meeker High School football game on Friday, Oct. 23, home game. Drop in to the Saturday, Oct.[Read More…]
Feasibility study planned for proposed rural water district near Rangely
RANGELY I The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) Board of Directors is taking a step forward on a proposal to create a Rural Water Enterprise. The project would provide a reliable, high-quality supply of drinking water to properties outside the Town of Rangely, that are not served by the[Read More…]
