Montey Franklin and his fellow sixth grade classmates at Barone Middle School visited the residents of the Walbridge Wing—including centenarian Ethel Starbuck—just before Christmas and read aloud from the Days Gone By section of the Herald Times. To see more photos, grab a copy of this week’s newspaper, download the[Read More…]
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PAYING IT FORWARD …
Seventh grade teacher Jennifer Turner has a holiday tradition for her classes. “Every year I show the movie, ‘Pay It Forward.’ My goal is to have the kids do for others instead of focusing on their ‘wants’ the month of Christmas and all year. Some years the kids really buy[Read More…]
Half of Coloradans now live in wildfire risk areas
RBC | The number of people living in areas at risk to the effects of wildland fire increased by nearly 50 percent from 2012 to 2017, based on new Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment data released this week by the Colorado State Forest Service. As of 2017, approximately 2.9 million people live[Read More…]
Details emerge about fatal Rangely shooting
RANGELY | The man who died in an officer-involved shooting Dec. 10 was a 58-year-old man reportedly driving a stolen vehicle that struck a Rangely police officer’s car during the incident, 9th Judicial District Attorney Jeff Cheney said Friday. Daniel Pierce died during a police pursuit that ended at Colorado highways[Read More…]
New faces at the Town of Rangely
RANGELY | Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Rangely will officially have a new town manager, town clerk and town treasurer. Interim Town Manager Lisa Piering introduced Rangely’s new town clerk, Erica Eyer, to the town’s Board of Trustees at the Dec. 11 meeting. Eyre recently relocated from Denver with her husband, who[Read More…]
Happy Holidays!
Handling the holiday blues
RBC | The holidays are supposed to be a time of celebration and joy, but for some people they are anything but. The “holiday blues” are real and much more common than you may think. Imagine your grandparent, neighbor, friend or coworker silently struggling at home this holiday season. One in[Read More…]
Baumgardner retiring Jan. 21
RBC | Colorado State Sen. Randy Baumgardner officially announced his retirement from his senate seat earlier this week, following a tumultuous year that involved accusations of sexual harassment and an expulsion hearing called for by 16 Colorado Senate Democrats and one Republican. Baumgardner survived the hearing along party lines, but was[Read More…]
SBDC offers tax prep workshop with JFS, LLC
RBC | “Kelly Johnston, the president of JFS, LLC, has a large amount of experience in both the public accounting and private industry accounting fields. Her background includes a Bachelor in Finance and a Master of Science in Accounting, with experience in the healthcare industry with critical access hospitals and physician[Read More…]
Commissioners adopt 2019 budget
RBC | The Rio Blanco Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held a special meeting the evening of Dec. 11 to present and adopt the 2019 County Budget. Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth made the public presentation, followed by Road and Bridge Director David Morlan who described the expected spending of[Read More…]
‘Peter and Wendy’ come to Rangely
RBC | Fifty-eight Rangely students auditioned for the musical play “Peter and Wendy” presented by the Missoula Children’s Theatre company. Pre K through 12th grade students and teachers enjoyed a matinee performance on Friday and parents and the community watched an evening performance on Saturday. The K–12th grade cast of[Read More…]
Christmasfest 2018 {Photos}
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The Barone Middle School track team competed and placed well in the meet in West Grand last weekend. The eighth grade boys won the overall meet. Read the recap online at ht1885.com.
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The Meeker Preschool Roundup will be held this Friday, April 26th from 8am to 4pm!
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Gear up for an unforgettable adventure with the 2024 Ride The Rockies Route, set to unfold from June 9th to 15th! Read all about this new and exciting adventure visiting Meeker this year in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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Rangely Panther Kobey Chism (#22) has been selected to play in the 2024 8-man football all-state game. He’s sponsored by the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation. Story at ht1885.com.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (RBFPD) will begin work on a firebreak northwest of the Town of Meeker this month. Read about it online at ht1885.com.
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You can always find a reason to laugh... start with yourself. Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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The amount of money reported lost to fraud and scams in the United States nearly tripled from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $10 billion in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Learn the tricks to help protect yourself and your family in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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About 80 Meeker Elementary Students participated in the reading competition. Prizes were distributed according to the most minutes read by each student. Story at ht1885.com.
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