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NPS implements ticketed entry system for Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur Nat’l Monument

DINOSAUR | The National Park Service has announced the implementation of a temporary ticketed entry system for access to Dinosaur National Monument’s popular Quarry Exhibit Hall that began July 28. This ticketing system will provide the visiting public a reasonable opportunity to comply with COVID-19 public health guidelines by managing[Read More…]

August 6, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Skull Creek may be site of new open pit mine

DINOSAUR | Homeowners in a rugged and remote part of northwest Colorado will have to wait until September to find out if a proposed open pit mine is coming to their neighborhood. The Skull Creek “subdivision” — east of Dinosaur and slightly west of Massadona, about 17 miles from the[Read More…]

August 6, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Dinosaur Natl. Monument increasing camping, river access

Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Dinosaur National Monument is increasing recreational access to camping and river use. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely[Read More…]

June 1, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Dinosaur National Monument modifies operations for health

RBC | Dinosaur National Monument is announcing additional modifications to operations in response to public health concerns. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service wide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely[Read More…]

April 22, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Body found in Brown’s Park believed to be missing camper

RBC | Search crews believe they have found the body of a missing camper who was last seen in the Brown’s Park area of Daggett County earlier this month.

April 20, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dinosaur native continues U.S. Navy Seabees tradition

DINOSAUR | “We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for more than seven decades. The Navy Seabees are an elite group of personnel trained in both combat and the craft skills of the construction industry. Petty Officer 1st Class[Read More…]

April 14, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Utah sheriff asks for info about missing camper in Brown’s Park area

RBC | Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey is asking the public to report any contact with a missing camper who was last seen in the Brown’s Park area earlier this month. Late on the evening of April 4, the sheriff’s office received a report that no one had had contact[Read More…]

April 14, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Search in Dinosaur Natl. Monument finds one injured, one dead

DINOSAUR | Park Rangers at Dinosaur National Monument responded to a request from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, March 19 to assist in the search for two missing Colorado residents. The two men were last reported to be snowmobiling in the Wild Mountain area near the northwest boundary[Read More…]

March 26, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meet Root Routledge in Rangely, Dinosaur on Feb. 19

RBC | Root Routledge, U.S. Congressional candidate for Colorado District 3, will host meet and greet events on Feb. 19 in Rangely from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Main Street Cafe (124 W. Main) and in Dinosaur from 2-3 p.m. at the Highway Bar & Grill (211 E. Hwy. 40) as[Read More…]

February 14, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Missing woman died in crash between Dinosaur and Rangely

RBC | Dinosaur resident Robynne Vonbargen (aka Robin), was found dead in her vehicle on Monday, Dec. 16 in a deep ravine five miles east of Dinosaur along Highway 64. Vonbargen was reported missing six weeks ago.

December 16, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

‘Docile’ bull elk illegally killed in Dinosaur, CPW looking for suspects

DINOSAUR | Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigators are looking for two individuals who may be involved in the illegal killing of a bull elk within Dinosaur town limits last week. Investigators believe the bull—described as ‘docile’ by residents of the small, northwestern Colorado community—was shot through the abdomen on Nov.[Read More…]

November 23, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Woman missing: 57-year-old disappeared from Dinosaur Oct. 31 with her dog

DINOSAUR | It’s been almost three weeks since any of 57-year-old Robynn Vonbargen’s friends or family have heard from her. Vonbargen, who lived in Dinosaur for the last year and a half, disappeared on Halloween with her dog, a car that belongs to her roommate, and $11.50 in cash. “Her[Read More…]

November 20, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment