MEEKER | 9Health Fair is celebrating 40 years of providing access to important preventive health screenings and education with 100 health screening locations across the state this April. 9Health Fair will be in Meeker on Saturday, April 27 from 7-11 a.m. at the Meeker Elementary School. More than 2 million[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
RHS soccer opens season
RANGELY | As spring is here so are spring sports, which mean the athletes are practicing in the sun, wind, rain and snow—spring in Colorado. The lady Panthers soccer team this year includes seniors Marlena Miller, Skylar Thacker, Alanna Wiley and Paityn Myers; juniors Andrea Knight, Ashlynn Heck, Zoe Sheppard,[Read More…]
OPED: The signs are here, the signs are here!
MEEKER | Fifteen beautiful signs that tell the story of the Milk Creek Battle have finally arrived at the Historical Society and will be on display at the April 14 quarterly meeting. The Society invites the community to come enjoy a preview and learn a bit about the story the signs[Read More…]
Historical Society luncheon Sunday
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society will host its first quarterly meeting Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. at the Old West Heritage Culture Center at 517 Park in Meeker. There will be a luncheon, presentation, entertainment, and an opportunity to see the new signs for the Milk[Read More…]
Graveside Services: Alan Roberts
Alan Roberts Sept. 3, 1941~Apr. 5, 2019 Graveside service will be held on April 20, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Highland Cemetery.
CNCC’s Green named James Rardon Student of the Year
RANGELY | Each year, the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) and the Northrop Rice Foundation select one student nationally as the James Rardon Student of the Year. This year CNCC Aviation Maintenance student Mikayla Green joined these prestigious ranks. This award recognizes the outstanding achievement of an aviation maintenance technician student,[Read More…]
Cowboys get PRs at GJ meet
MEEKER | The Cowboy track team was divided on Saturday as seven pole vaulters traveled to Gypsum for the Eagle Valley meet and the rest of the team headed to Grand Junction for the Frank Woodburn Invitational. In Gypsum the vaulters benefited from the good weather. Kenzie Turner had her[Read More…]
Panthers compete in Grand Junction
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers headed to Stocker Stadium on Saturday for the Frank Woodburn Invitational hosted by Palisade High School. With 24 teams and more than 800 athletes, the Panthers were going to have to be at their best if they were going to place. Makenzie Cochrane, rose to[Read More…]
RHS baseball struggles with away games
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers High School baseball team played three games last week (April 1-6) against non-league Grand Valley High School and the first Western Slope league match with powerhouse Hotchkiss. In the first match of the week the Panthers traveled to Parachute to take on a familiar foe[Read More…]
Legal Notices: April 11, 2019
For Sale by Sealed Bid Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District is taking sealed bids for the following equipment: 1991 GMC Pickup 4 Wheel Drive 5.7 Liter V8 Engine Factory A/C Blue Book Low Retail is $2,107 OBO 1992 GMC Pickup 4 Wheel Drive 5.7 Liter V8 Engine[Read More…]
Classifieds: April 11, 2019
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** The Rangely Food Bank is open on Saturdays from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407. ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You[Read More…]
Days Gone By: April 4, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – J.W. Bainbrich came up from Piceance creek on Tuesday, and paid THE HERALD office a visit before returning the next day. He reports that cattle are doing well in his section, and the loss during the past winter, he contends, will be less[Read More…]



