During the regular monthly Board of Directors’ meeting for Pioneers Medical Center, the board welcomed three new board members. Regas Halandras, Suzan Pelloni and Mark Schryver were sworn on to the seven-member board. “We are thrilled to have Suzan, Regas, and Mark join our board. They each bring a[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Fishing Derby, Hill Climb in Rangely this weekend
Rangely has a busy weekend line-up where you can enjoy the outdoors and easily social distance. The Colorado Hill Climb Association has submitted a COVID-19 safety plan with the Rio Blanco County commissioners and was granted approval to hold their third annual Canyon Pintado Hill Climb event this Saturday, June[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Distance
“Remember to give them their distance all the time.” was the caption below the picture of a mother bear and her cubs in a recent edition of this newspaper. Those among us, who spend their daily lives up in the high country, never take the need for distance for granted.[Read More…]
If you’re struggling right now, you are not alone.
The lack of mental health resources in rural Colorado and the rate of suicide in rural areas has prompted a partnership between the state’s Department of Agriculture and the Department of Human Services to promote Colorado Crisis Services. Colorado Crisis Services is a statewide behavioral health crisis response system that[Read More…]
Guest Column: What have we learned?
COVID-19 has provided us much new vocabulary including, recently, the phrase “coming out the other side.” Who knows when that will be or how we will know when we arrive? If we do not learn from our problems, we have missed critical opportunities to grow and become stronger. Looking ahead,[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund announces scholarship winners
The Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund is pleased to announce the winners of their annual scholarship. The Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund, formerly the Rio Blanco County 4-H Foundation, serves the 4-H Youth in Rio Blanco County through awards, scholarships, and sponsorship. The group is made up of[Read More…]
Colorado only state in U.S. with updated automatic voter registration system
Colorado’s Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) system, the only one of its kind currently being utilized in the country, is now operational across the state, streamlining the process for eligible Colorado voters to register at Department of Motor Vehicle offices. The new AVR system keeps Colorado on the vanguard of election[Read More…]
Dinosaur Natl. Monument increasing camping, river access
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Dinosaur National Monument is increasing recreational access to camping and river use. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely[Read More…]
Natural gas initiative uses ad to press Oregon governor to move forward on Jordan Cove project
The Western States and Tribal Nations natural gas initiative, which includes representation from multiple states, counties and industry groups, including Rio Blanco, paid for a sponsored full page ad in the Sunday Oregonian newspaper with a letter to Governor Kate Brown about how the pipeline will help Oregon recover from[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: May 28, 2020
Support for Rankin Dear Editor: Bob Rankin is the best conservative politician I have ever known, and I have known several. While I am very conservative, I would be a terrible politician. I would make a lot of noise and accomplish nothing. On the other[Read More…]
Things you don’t see every day …
Meeker residents may have been startled by the sight of a mysterious flying object drifting over town Tuesday. The UFO turned out to be a stray tent, fortunately unoccupied, that eventually came in for a landing near Gofer Foods on Market Street. Photographer Kim Ekstrom posted the photo on social[Read More…]
News Briefs: May 28, 2020
White River Museum now open MEEKER | The White River Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays with attention given to physical distancing and sanitation. Pop-up driver’s license office in June MEEKER | The driver’s license office in Meeker will be open Thursday, June[Read More…]
