MEEKER | Meeker High School senior Kallie McCain is one of 10 Colorado winners of the Burg Simpson Scholarship Competition, receiving $1,000 for her 1,500-word essay about the importance of the civil jury system as the guardian of American rights and liberties. Partnering with the Colorado High School Activities Association[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Job happiness and resilience workshop
RBC | Improve productivity and office culture by understanding character strengths, positive coping skills and resiliency. Free workshop offered by RBC Economic Development, Colorado Workforce, Mind Springs Health and Colorado SBDC on Wednesday, April 3 at the Meeker Public Library from 8-9:30 a.m. and in Rangely at Rangely Town Hall[Read More…]
Do you want to start a food business?
RANGELY | RBC Economic Development and Colorado Small Business Development Center are hosting a free workshop Thursday, March 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rangely Town Hall. The workshop will cover the opportunities and difficulties of starting a business in the food industry, including catering/food service, food trucks,[Read More…]
Corrections for March 14, 2019
In the photo of the fire and rescue department on Page 2A of the March 14 edition of the HT, J’Leah Richardson (front row, far left) was inadvertently left out of the photo caption. We regret the omission. The County Beat story on page 7A of the March 14 edition[Read More…]
Obituary: Jane Miller
Jane Miller Feb. 19, 1948 ~ March 10, 2019 Jane Miller, 71, long-time Rangely resident and business owner, passed away March 10, 2019, after a short battle with cancer with her family by her side. Jane was born in Dickinson, N.D., Feb. 19, 1948, to Edmund and Cecilia Leintz where[Read More…]
Letter: Water Conservation Board clarifies floodplain issue
EDITOR’S NOTE: We received the following in response to an article from Feb. 28, 2019, requesting an update/correction of information presented in the Town of Rangely’s work session Feb. 26. As the email was too long for a correction, we are printing it in its entirety here. Dear Editor: The[Read More…]
Seeing green: the cannabis economy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series to examine the impact of cannabis on our health, our economy and our communities. RBC | Cannabis (marijuana) legalization in Colorado has had a powerful impact on the state and local economies. Although sales of medical cannabis began prior to 2014,[Read More…]
County Beat: March 21, 2019
RBC | The Board of County Commissioners of Rio Blanco County called their monthly meeting in Rangely to order on March 18 at 11 a.m. Commissioners Jeff Rector, Si Woodruff and Gary Moyer were in attendance. Because of a lack of new business on the agenda the commissioners moved into open[Read More…]
Rangely track runs in Rifle
RANGELY | The Rangely High School track and field team took to their first meet on Friday, March 15 in Rifle. With all the snow and cold weather lately this was the first time many of the athletes had touched the track this season. “I was impressed with how well[Read More…]
Fairfield grants now available
MEEKER | The deadline for Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grant applications will be 5 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2019. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, Colo., 81641, or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received not postmarked April 1, 2019.
Community Networking Meeting March 26
RANGELY | The Community Networking Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 26 from 12-1:30 p.m. The senior aquatic biologist from Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be presenting about fishery topics such as the endangered fish recovery programs. Please RSVP by March 22 to [email protected] or call 970-675-3219.
Obituary: John Francis Sullivan
John Francis Sullivan May 11, 1925 ~ March 11, 2019 John Francis (Frannie) Sullivan passed away at his home on March 11, 2019 at the age of 93. He was born May 11, 1925, in Hayden, Colo., to Brendan Patrick and Mary (Marshall) Sullivan. He was the seventh of 13[Read More…]
