By Pat Turner [email protected] RBC | What’s the purpose of a brand? In agriculture a brand separates one man’s cattle from another man’s cattle by marking them in a way that sets them apart from all the others. In commerce, when a brand is known for being good or unique,[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Weekly Call Review: January 5, 2017
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to the names or addresses on any incident. Dec. 19-25 The dispatch center[Read More…]
4-H enrollment and sledding party Jan. 5
Meeker | Current and new 4-H members join us Jan. 5 from 4-7:30 p.m. for sledding and tubing at Paintbrush Park followed by chili and hot chocolate at the RBC Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Please bring your own sled. The CSU extension agent, 4-H program director and local 4-H leaders will[Read More…]
Hoops for Charity champions give to local non-profits
MEEKER | These are the champions of the 2016 Hoops for Charity 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held Dec. 20 and hosted by the ERBM Recreation & Park District. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to each division winner’s charity of choice. Not pictured are the third-fourth grade girls’ “Thunderbolts”[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to fire, sheriff, ambulance, dispatch departments and WREA
Dear Editor: A huge thank you to the above people who successfully extinguished our house fire last week. Their prompt response, necessary equipment, and man/woman power in the middle of the night was crucial to saving our home with minimal damage. Thanks again! The Moyer Family Meeker
BLM taking public comments on sage-grouse projects
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on a plan to streamline the approval process for habitat improvement projects to benefit Greater Sage-Grouse and other wildlife in northwestern Colorado. As BLM begins developing a programmatic environmental assessment that takes a broad look at possible projects in sagebrush[Read More…]
Obituary: Marilyn Cunningham
Marilyn Cunningham July 21, 1929~Dec. 8, 2016 I have been tasked with putting into words my mother’s “dash,” that little line between the dates of birth and death that truly defines not how long but how much a person lived. Anyone who knew Marilyn knew that her dash was substantial,[Read More…]
Obituary: Sally Carter Brown
Sally Carter Brown June 3, 1946~Dec. 25, 2016 With heavy hearts, we share the news that Sally Carter Brown earned her angel wings on Dec. 25, 2016. Sally was born on June 3, 1946, to Lynndyl and Gladys Carter of Provo, Utah. She attended Provo city schools and on May[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Drug can counteract opioid overdoses if given in time
Dear Editor: The use of Naloxone can save a life. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist used in opioid overdoses to counteract the life-threatening depression of the respiratory system. It allows an overdose victim to breathe normally. Although traditionally administered by emergency response personnel, naloxone can be[Read More…]
Safe driving practices around snowplows
RBC | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) encourages drivers to be aware of snowplow operations as crews are actively working to maintain the roadways. “In the past few weeks, several passenger vehicles have crashed into our plow trucks while they were clearing snow from the roads. All were attempting[Read More…]
Keeping New Year’s resolutions demands strategic planning
By Bryan Golden Special to the Herald Times RBC | Almost 90 percent of Americans will make at least one New Year’s resolution. Less than 20 percent will succeed in accomplishing even one. The beginning of the year is a great time for life improving resolutions. Common resolutions include losing[Read More…]
Bidding farewell to 2016 and welcoming 2017
RBC | Contentious, tumultuous and full of surprises are all ways to describe 2016. It was “the best of times, and the worst of times.” Here’s a brief glimpse at some of the things that transpired during the last 12 months in Rio Blanco County. – Pioneers Medical Center welcomed[Read More…]



