MEEKER | Senior Cole Rogers, nominated by the Western Slope League coaches to the All-Conference team was also named co-player of the year for the league, and as the Western Slope Senior Player of the year he will get to go to the all state games this June. Rogers was[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
You can still apply for benefits, report child abuse and neglect
RBC | As the novel coronavirus continues to affect Colorado, our fellow citizens still need human services, and there are easy, online ways to apply and get benefits for you and your family. Please visit: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdhs/benefits-assistance We at the Rio Blanco County Department of Human Services also want to remind the[Read More…]
Loose Ends: A small price to pay
MEEKER | More than 100 years ago, members of this community had their own version of staying-in-place. It was called homesteading and eventually ranching. Stories passed down from the families that settled here always include the bond they felt with the people who lived the closest to them. They may[Read More…]
With proper precautions, Cowboys continue to practice
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…]
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…]
