RANGELY | Mark your calendars for several spooky events. – Haunted Pool Party—Thursday, Oct. 25, 7-9 p.m. Take a dive into the spooky pool Thursday for the Haunted Pool Party. Snacks will be provided. While all ages are welcome, those six and under must be accompanied by an adult. Cost[Read More…]
Features
Vaping: Long-term effects, dangers unknown
MEEKER | “Smoking for the 21st century” is one way to describe vaping. Within the last two years things seem to be spiraling out of control. It seems that kids and parents don’t fully understand the consequences that come with vaping. Vaping is the act of inhaling a vaporized liquid from[Read More…]
RBC Search and Rescue kept busy during first rifle season
RBC | The first rifle season in Rio Blanco County had numerous Back Country Rescue and Search and Rescue deployments. Friday, Oct. 12—A 61-year-old male from Tennesse was bucked off a horse and suffered a possible left hip fracture in the Jensen Wildlife area around Mile Marker 55, Hwy. 13. Meeker[Read More…]
Drought contingency plan draws concern
RBC | Early this fall Upper Colorado River Commissioner James Eklund and staff from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office and Colorado Water Conservation Board presented draft Drought Contingency Plans (DCP) for the Upper Colorado River Basin states. The plans have drawn fire from a variety of water groups including the local[Read More…]
Candidate Forum Q & A
RBC | Candidates for the two contested county races had an opportunity to answer questions prepared by members of the Meeker High School Student Council Monday. Due to extenuating circumstances for both the forum planners and one candidate, questions from the public were not taken, but questions can be submitted to[Read More…]
Commissioners choose Visionary to replace LAI
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners named Visionary Broadband, which is a division of Visionary Communications, to replace Local Access Internet as the county’s second value-added reseller of broadband services after hearing interviews with Visionary and with Homestead Fiber Communications, owned by Jared Harvey of Meeker, and receiving recommendations from the[Read More…]
The ballots are coming! Be an informed voter.
By BRIAN EASON | COLORADO SUN Special to the Herald Times RBC | This time two years ago, Colorado voters “raised the bar” in a bid to shrink the state’s ballot and keep potentially devastating policies out of the state constitution. Two years later? In the first test of the new requirements,[Read More…]
Rangely rally against Prop 112
RANGELY | On Wednesday, Oct. 17 the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Colorado Rural Energy Action Council to host a “No on Prop 112 Rally.” The rally, which will be held outside of the Rangely Auto Museum from 2-3 p.m., is aimed at encouraging voters to[Read More…]
CNCC grows Rangely agriculture program
RANGELY | More than 10 years ago the Rangely campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College began the exploring the addition of an agriculture program for students. What started with only an equine focus has grown to include a variety of agricultural topics and options to benefit students from an assortment of[Read More…]
Shults honored for 25 years of livexstock judging coaching
MEEKER | Clint Shults, Rio Blanco County 4-H Livestock Judging Coach of 23 years (25 total) was honored last Thursday as Leader of the Year at the Meeker 4-H Achievement night. Shults began his judging career in 1983 in Texas, moved back to Meeker in 1984 under the direction of Brent[Read More…]
Meeker local opens new counseling office downtown
MEEKER | Like many young people who grow up in small towns, Kelli Garcia didn’t fully appreciate her hometown until she left. Now she’s back, and ready to give back to the community where her “roots run deepest” as a private counselor and psychotherapist. “I am ecstatic to be back[Read More…]
Rangely Royalty …
Rangely High School Homecoming royalty for 2018 were Kassidee Brown, Stetson Cudo, Skylar Thacker, Andreas Donahoe, Paityn Myers and CJ Lucero. For more photos visit rioblancoheraldtimes.smugmug.com Matt Scoggins photo
