MEEKER | The lady Cowboy basketball team cinched the league title last Thursday with a commanding victory over Soroco, 59-29. “The girls are mentally preparing each week to play different teams, each with different strengths,” commented head coach Jamie Rogers. “Whether they have to guard a three-point shooter like Chloe Veilleux[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Chamber presents awards at Crab Crack
RANGELY I The Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Crab Crack celebrated another successful year. Held at Colorado Northwestern Community College on the evening of Feb. 9, the fun event showcased local businesses, people, and offered a much needed outing for the cabin fevered Rangely community. The theme of the night,[Read More…]
Panthers split league contest
RANGELY | The Rangely boys’ basketball team travelled to North Park on Friday, Feb. 8. Spurred by a good defensive team effort, nine Panthers scored in the first two quarters, and Rangely charged to a 30-19 lead at half-time. North Park fought back in the second, but the Panthers managed to[Read More…]
GOLD KEY WINNERS (PHOTOS)
Meeker High School students Abbi Moon and Addie Joy both received the prestigious Gold Key for printmaking from the Colorado Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Their work will be displayed at the History Colorado Center from Feb. 15 to March 29. They both will be presented with their Gold Keys[Read More…]
LADY PANTHERS …
On Friday the lady Panthers traveled to North Park for a league match. The Panthers played well and closed the gap to get within two but ended up falling to the Wildcats by 13. Hannah Wilkie led all scorers with 17, followed by Thacker with nine, Wiley, Scoggins and Miller[Read More…]
OPED: Show your community some love this Valentine’s Day
MEEKER | Most of us love our community and want the best for it. It’s our home. It’s where we live, work, learn, play and raise our families. And yet, it’s easy to go about our daily lives without ever stopping to think, “What can I do to make my community[Read More…]
Yes, that was nuclear waste … (VIDEO)
Oversized loads traveling Highways 13 and 64 aren’t an uncommon sight, but an oversized load escorted by four State Patrol vehicles and bearing radioactive labels was unusual enough to incite chatter on Facebook last week. Colorado State Patrol Captain Leonard Dittman confirmed Monday that the load was, indeed, nuclear waste[Read More…]
Public Notices: Feb. 14, 2019
RIO BLANCO COUNTY EMPLOYEES TOTAL GROSS SALARY PAID IN 2018. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO COMPENSATION DURING 2018 WAS 50% OF GROSS SALARY GROSS SALARY, TITLE 2,048.36, Airport Coordinator 58,500.00, Assessor 40,312.00, Assr Admin Analyst 35,947.36, Assr Apprsr Trainee 30,297.66, Assr Chief Appraiser 48,397.24, Assr Lead Cartographer/App 14,386.82, Assr Oil[Read More…]
Classifieds: Feb. 14, 2019
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** MEEKER STREAKER MONTHLY SCHEDULE February 2019 NOTE: Please schedule out -of-town appointments before 2:00 PM and call-in advance to set up all medical appointment rides. 970-878-9368 or Cell# 970-456-7701. Chuckwagon: 970-878-5627. Activities are subject to change. Schedule subject to driver availability-thank you for your patience while we are short-staffed![Read More…]
Softball moves to summertime
Special to the Herald Times MEEKER I Previous softball families, coaches and other interested members of the community met a few weeks ago and discussed the current offerings for our girls in youth softball and weighed the past overall experience with our families’ needs and desires. The main goals were[Read More…]
WRBM YOUTH BASKETBALL …
The WRB Rec and Park District thanks the Rangely High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams for volunteering their time to work with them and the third-fifth grade youth basketball players. They would also like to thank Jeff Fielder and Robby Elam for donating their time to work with the[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
