[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Sister Sember Leatham is a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is serving for 18 months in the Arkansas Little Rock Mission from Jan 2020-June 2021. Right now she is serving in the Choctaw area of Arkansas. Her[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
MHS graduation plans
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Meeker High School Class of 2020 will have a “Drive-In” graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. at Ute Park. Gates will open at 7 p.m. All attendees will remain in their vehicles. Graduates have vehicle tickets to give to[Read More…]
RHS Graduation 2020
Here is a link to the ceremony livestream (click to start): Here are photos from the event: [smugmug-slideshow domain=”rioblancoheraldtimes.smugmug.com/” key=”d8Qt4Z” autostart_off=”true” navigation=”true” playbutton=”true” width=”300″ /]
History Day award…
Barone Middle School students Gracie Blagg, Aiyana McCook and Lily Cox have been awarded third place in the senior group exhibit at the National History Day State Competition.
The design of your driver’s license is changing, again
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The last design refresh to Colorado’s driver’s licenses left many struggling to locate pertinent information and squinting at the tiny print. The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced a new design update coming this month that will make the cards easier to[Read More…]
Seminary graduation for three Meeker High School seniors
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Meeker Ward, is pleased to announce the seminary graduation of seniors Zach Harman, Ridge Williams and Brynlee Williams on May 16, 2020. These students have completed four years of a daily 6 a.m. scripture study[Read More…]
Farm Bureau raises $68K to oppose wolves
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation has matched $34,000 raised at our local Feb. 22 Dance Without Wolves event for a total of $68,000 to Coloradoans Protecting Wildlife (CPW). Dance Without Wolves was a[Read More…]
News Briefs: May 21, 2020
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Pop-up driver’s license office in June The driver’s license office in Meeker will be open Thursday, June 11 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, June 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by appointment only. Please note, the phone number to schedule[Read More…]
Heroes among us
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Memorial Day speech was submitted by the American Legion. Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out. Now, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the[Read More…]
Obituary: Elaine (Granny) Hoffman
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Elaine (Granny) Hoffman was born on Feb. 27, 1929, in Fort Lupton, Colorado, to Emma Jane Eatherton Woodridge and Virgel Woodridge. Elaine was called home at the age of 91 on May 3, 2020. She married the love of her life, Bill Hoffman,[Read More…]
CPW offering reward for northern pike
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] With the warm weather and plenty of social distancing on the shorelines, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and local partners are back with a way for anglers to make a little money and help remove invasive, predatory fish when they’re fishing at Kenney Reservoir[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: May 21, 2020
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] PMC and Meeker Family Health are open Dear Editor: As I travel around town, I am often asked “Is the hospital open?” Yes, Pioneers Medical Center and Meeker Family Health Center are open. We are here for you. It is important to stay[Read More…]
