March 8, 1935 ~ June 12, 2020 Beverly Jane (Purkey) Pierce, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, passed away June 12, 2020, at Heritage Park Care Center in Carbondale, Colorado. She was surrounded by her family and was peacefully embraced into the loving arms of her lord and savior. Beverly[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
PMC opens $12 million expanded on-campus orthopedic facility
Pioneers Medical Center announces the completion of its 11,000 square-foot expansion of the hospital’s orthopedic and specialty center. According to the hospital’s Chief Communications Officer Margie Joy, the expanded facility is scheduled to open on July 8 and will offer a broad array of orthopedic services. In addition to knee[Read More…]
Obituary: William Alfred Tuttle
July 27, 1926 ~ May 16, 2020 July 27, 1926, was just another day for most folks, but for Gladys Mae Rice Tuttle, the 10 minute trip from Russell, Kentucky, to the hospital in Ironton, Ohio, seemed to take forever. Little could she have guessed how it would change her[Read More…]
Obituary: Daniel David Russel Wood
Feb. 17, 1941 ~ June 7, 2020 Daniel David Russel Wood was born in Parshall, Colorado, on Feb. 17, 1941, to Kenneth and Josephine Wood. He was brought up in a devout Catholic lifestyle where he remained until his death on June 7, 2020, at the Pioneers Hospital Walbridge Wing[Read More…]
Learn how state, fed water policy impacts Western Slope water use
Join the Colorado River District for a lunch hour Zoom webinar discussing Western water policy and its impacts on residents of Western Colorado. Experts will present the latest developments in water policy at both the state and federal level. Tune in to the webinar from noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday,[Read More…]
Obituary: Simon Lee Boudreaux
Jan. 31, 1941 ~ June 14, 2020 Simon Lee Boudreaux, 79, of Rangely, Colorado, passed away peacefully at his home on June 14, 2020, with his devoted wife, Ellen, by his side after fighting numerous illnesses. A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Simon settled in Rangely in 1985 and quickly[Read More…]
Obituary: Scott Lynn ‘Scotty’ Hansen
March 20, 1998 ~ June 21, 2020 Scott Lynn “Scotty” Hansen of St. George, Utah, formerly of Rangely, Colorado, passed away at age 22 due to complications with his health. He was born on March 20, 1998, to MaryAnn Hackford Hansen in Salt Lake City, Utah. Scotty was a unique[Read More…]
News Briefs: June 25, 2020
Enter the July 4th Parade! MEEKER | The theme of the 2020 parade is “FREEDOM”. The annual parade is hosted by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce and is held downtown Meeker on Main Street starting at 10 a.m. Anyone can enter the parade — whether you are an individual, an[Read More…]
Potential wolf sightings increase
With warmer weather and decreasing restrictions, more people are recreating in the outdoors, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeing an increase in the number of sightings of potential wolves in the state. “Public reporting vastly increases our ability to know what’s happening across the state,” says Dan Prenzlow, Director[Read More…]
Good, old-fashioned adrenaline …
The Meeker Summer Rodeo series is in full swing. This free weekly rodeo is every Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. Last week’s winners are: Open breakway — Ellie Anderson Ladies breakaway — Kyra Cordon Jr. barrels — Cylee Dunsmore Bull riding — Keenan Hays Mixed pair roping — Wendy McKee/Brett[Read More…]
Tuition waivers save locals more than $3 million in college costs
Tuition will be waived once again for local students attending Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) after the re-authorization of funding for a generous assistance program. The waiver covers the cost of standard tuition rates for most CNCC classes after the College Opportunity Fund is applied. However, students may have to[Read More…]
Conservation Corner
As we end our trilogy on the who’s, why’s, and how’s of the “Land and Natural Resources Plan and Policy” (Plan) here in the Conservation Corner, you may be wondering, how is it used? Since the Plan’s inception in 2016, it has been referenced numerous times on issues addressing “wild”[Read More…]
