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Fire Update: July 26, 2018

STEWART GULCH FIRE Location: 20 miles southwest of Meeker Cause: not reported, likely lightning Containment: not reported Started: July 24 Size: approximately 47 acres Resources: BLM on-scene The Stewart Gulch Fire is burning at approximately mile marker 15 of County Road 5/Piceance Creek Road. We’ll update with more information as[Read More…]

July 26, 2018 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

New food pantry debuts in Rangely

RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Human Resource Council is preparing to open their new Resource Pantry food bank at 743 East Main St. They began hosting a food drive on Tuesday with drop off locations at the Rangely Outdoor Museum, chamber of commerce, hospital and Pinyon Tree Liquor. The pantry will[Read More…]

July 25, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

UPDATED: Stewart Gulch fire 100 percent contained

STEWART GULCH FIRE Location: 16 miles SW of Meeker in Rio Blanco County Size: 62 acres Cause: Lightning Containment: 100 percent contained as of Saturday, July 28 A wildland fire in Stewart Gulch/Sprague Gulch area was reported Tuesday afternoon at approximately MM 15 of County Road 5/Piceance Creek. The location is[Read More…]

July 24, 2018 by Caitlin Walker 2 comments

Wade wins Colo. Career Advancement Award

By Heather Zadra Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | Colorado Creative Industries, the state’s art funder, has awarded Rangely resident Samantha Wade a career advancement grant. The award will pay some of the costs of a two-week residency at the Music District in Fort Collins, Colo., where Wade will study[Read More…]

July 22, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

UPDATED: Sulphur Fire 977 acres, 100 percent contained

SULPHUR FIRE Location: approximately 5 miles north of Meeker in steep, rugged, inaccessible terrain; a power line in the area has made things difficult for air resources Size: 977 acres Cause: Lightning Containment: 100% County Road 11/Sulphur Creek Road is now open. MEEKER | Several people called in reports of smoke north of Meeker[Read More…]

July 22, 2018 by Caitlin Walker 3 comments

ERBM addresses concerns, talks 2019 goals

MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District board reviewed and discussed concerns presented at the June meeting by the Herald Times regarding executive sessions and access to public records according to the open meetings and open records law. “Based upon the discussion we did have an oversight,”[Read More…]

July 21, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Seaplanes splash in at Kenney

By Brittny Campos Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | Rangely welcomed the Seaplane Pilots Association on July 14 for the second Colorado Mountain Splash-In. Starting at 8 a.m., the pilots took their aircraft to the Rangely Airport to have an aquatic nuisance species inspection and decontamination of the[Read More…]

July 21, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

UPDATED: Indian Valley Fire 6,310 acres, 80 percent contained

INDIAN VALLEY FIRE Location: 16 miles NW of Meeker in Rio Blanco County and Moffat County Size: 6,310 acres Cause: Lightning Containment: 80% Structures Threatened: not reported Management: approximately 294 Current numbers as of 10 a.m. Sunday LOCATION, SIZE & CAUSE RBC | Another blaze sprang up in Rio Blanco County Friday, July 20.[Read More…]

July 20, 2018 by Caitlin Walker 3 comments

Newsprint tariff has painful consequences {Editor’s Column}

A few months ago we mentioned the 32 percent tariff placed on Canadian newsprint (where almost all uncoated paper in the U.S. comes from) thanks to a single complaint from a paper mill owned by a New York hedge fund, and the potential threat that tariff poses to the newspaper[Read More…]

July 20, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Voluntary Fishing Restrictions

Fishermen on the White River are asked to refrain from fishing between 2 p.m. and midnight effective immediately due to low flows and high water temperatures. Contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife for additional information at 970-878-6090 or visit http://cpw.state.co.us/

July 20, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous & Rodeo 2018

Michelle Cox Photography Photos

July 20, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Town of Meeker institutes outdoor watering restrictions through Sunday

The Town of Meeker has instituted outdoor watering restrictions effective immediately through 5 p.m. Sunday. According to Town Clerk Lisa Cook, the Town is seeing extremely high usage numbers this summer. Last month, Meeker residents used a record 62,000,000 gallons, six million more than ever before. “The Town of Meeker[Read More…]

July 20, 2018 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled