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RBC | “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” Dickens’ infamous opener has been an accurate description of our world since it was printed in 1859. Wars, recessions and natural disasters continue alongside astounding leaps in science, technology, and human imagination. The explosion of[Read More…]

March 16, 2019 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

SNOWPACK …

River basins in the area continue to report above average snowpack, with the White River basin at 120 percent of normal, Laramie, North Platte, and Yampa basins at 106 percent, and the Little Snake river basin at 107 percent. For the most up to date information about Colorado snowpack and[Read More…]

March 16, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Breaking down the cannabis debate (part 1)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series to examine the impact of cannabis on our health, our economy and our communities. RBC | There are few subjects that stir up stronger emotions among doctors, policy makers and the public than cannabis—aka marijuana. (Cannabis is the actual name[Read More…]

March 15, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County Beat: March 14, 2019

RBC | Members of the public present for Monday’s meeting of the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners urged the board to “use every tool in the tool box” to fight back against SB19-181. “There was a power failure in Rangely yesterday [Sunday],” said Rangely resident Jimmie Dearman, 80, who[Read More…]

March 15, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Fire Rescue members honored at annual banquet

RBC | At the 85th annual Meeker Fire Rescue Banquet on Saturday, March 9, Gary Merriam received an award for his 40 years of service to the department. Some, not all, of the members of Meeker Fire Rescue, were present Saturday to receive their recognition awards for years of service,[Read More…]

March 14, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

New CPW District Wildlife Officer in Rangely

RANGELY | In January, Parachute native Garrett Smith relocated to Rangely and took on his new position as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Manager. Officer Smith, a wildlife biology graduate of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, took over management of unit 10 and the north end of unit[Read More…]

March 12, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Water Conservancy District in pre-permitting phase for Wolf Creek Dam

RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) is as busy as ever with many projects in the works that affect residents on both ends of Rio Blanco County. District Manager Alden Vanden Brink explained that the board is in the pre-permitting process for the White River Storage Project.[Read More…]

March 12, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Nuclear medicine new to PMC

MEEKER | A mere four weeks ago, in addition to other state of the art technology recently launched, Pioneers Medical Center added “nuclear medicine imaging” to its services, a year-long process that has finally arrived. Greg Hanberg, PMC’s radiology director, discussed this cutting edge technology with the HT. Hanberg received[Read More…]

March 11, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

CNCC Flight Team headed to nationals, fundraising efforts underway

RANGELY | On Tuesday, Feb. 26 members from the Colorado Northwestern Community College’s flight team met with community members about the team’s past successes and to ask for contributions to help the team attend the 2019 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) competition to be held May 16-19 in Janesville, Wisc.[Read More…]

March 10, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

SNOW DOGS …

Bikejoring, skijoring and dog sledding were on the agenda last weekend at the C Lazy S Ranch. The races are sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Sled Dog Club, which was established in 1960. Race results were not available online as of press time. Visit www.rmsdc.org for more information. KIM EKSTROM[Read More…]

March 8, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

YOGI SHOP …

The Meeker Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Meeker’s newest business, Sleepy Cat Yogi Shop, located at 1130 Market St. The shop will be open Friday through Monday from 11a.m.-7 p.m. Owner Adrienne Wix has a selection of yoga supplies, jewelry and gifts, as[Read More…]

March 8, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County Beat: Feb. 28, 2019

RBC | “The whole project has been an excellent learning lesson for my entire department, said Rio Blanco County project coordinator Eric Jacquez of the Fairfield Center Remodel Project Monday, explaining to the Board of County Commissioners why they’re still wrapping up payments for the project. “We were writing our policies[Read More…]

March 4, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled