MEEKER | Twenty-nine kids were planning on playing Cowboy baseball this spring, and their season, just like all other sports seasons this spring from professional to high school, have been cut short. CLARIFICATION: The Meeker School District understands that many of our student-athletes have chosen to self organize and continue[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Obituary: Larry Cook
Larry Wursten Cook passed away on March 16, 2020, at the age of 79. Larry was born May 31, 1940, to Mary Wursten and Sterling Cook.
GUEST COLUMN: Tips for working from home
MEEKER | Many employees may suddenly find they are expected to work from home and based on more than 30 years of doing this, I offer some tips.
Marriage: Vaughn~Baker
Rilynn and Reagan Brown of Rangely, Colorado would like to announce the marriage of their mom, Emma Vaughn to Kyle Baker of Rangely, Colorado on March 16, 2020. The couple planned to unite in marriage during an intimate ceremony this coming spring but in light of these troubled times they[Read More…]
Obituary: R.A. ‘Dick’ Prosence
Meeker resident and veteran highway engineer and administrator, R. A. “Dick” Prosence passed away at his home in Meeker on March 21, 2020. He was 95. Born in Illinois, he grew up in Colorado and Utah. After serving in the Army during World War II, he received a degree in[Read More…]
Birth: Tayslyn Jean Dinwiddie
Levi and Deneé Dinwiddie of Meeker welcomed Tayslyn Jean Dinwiddie on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at 11:40 p.m. in Glenwood Springs at Valley View Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was 18 inches long. Her grandparents, all from Meeker, are Alan and Becca Nielsen, Greg and Roxanne[Read More…]
Guest Column: A depressed town fights back
RBC | For nearly half a century, coal powered the blast furnaces of the 1,410-megawatt Comanche Power Generating station in Pueblo, a city of 110,000 in southern Colorado. You can’t miss Comanche, the state’s largest coal-fired power plant; it dominates the flat landscape for 40 miles in each direction, just[Read More…]
Sophia’s Soapbox: A brief history of the alternative school
MEEKER | High School is already a confusing time for teens before you add in other factors. A lot of these factors lead to kids not knowing where to go and how to deal with their problems. School can end up making it worse in some cases, and when they[Read More…]
BUY-FLY …
The annual Buy Fly fishing tournament hosted by the White River Community Association was held last weekend. “We had fairly good weather, just a little cold,” said Drenda Forrest. Her husband, Randy, is president of the association. Third place (not pictured) Ty Dunham Team (Ty Dunham, Joby Borquin, Kash Atwood,[Read More…]
Meeker Pop Up Driver License office closed for March and April
MEEKER | In an effort to protect customers and Division of Motor Vehicle team members, the DMV has canceled the Pop Up Driver License events in Meeker on March 19-20 and April 16-17. Currently the DMV plans to host its next Pop Up Driver License Office in Meeker on May[Read More…]
It’s a Way of Life 4H Community Club report
MEEKER | The “It’s a Way of Life” 4-H livestock club held its second business meeting. This club is a community club but mainly for livestock kids who show swine, sheep, goats, cattle, etc.
Rio Blanco County COVID-19 update for March 23
RBC | Multiple agencies in the county are working together in preparation for any COVID-19 patients. According to a press release from the county Monday, there are no laboratory-confirmed cases in RBC as of today, but with increased testing and cases in surrounding counties it’s expected RBC will have a[Read More…]
