RBC | The county’s IT and communications director, Blake Mobley, informed the board of county commissioners Monday he has accepted a position with Mammoth Networks to help with “Project Thor,” an eight-county fiber network in development across Northwest Colorado, and other broadband projects similar to the one he spearheaded for Rio[Read More…]
Features
The post office is the ‘last mile’ in customer service
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The United States Postal Service (USPS) not only serves its own customers but has become the “last mile” in serving the customers of other shippers as well. “We have ‘last mile’ agreements with several shippers simply because we go to[Read More…]
Donation …
Moon Lake Electric donated $2,500 to the Rangely Fire Department for some high angle rescue equipment. Brad Casto from the Moon Lake Board of Directors presents the gift to Fire Chief Andy Shaffer. Jen Hill Photo
Poor oral health can impact children’s school success
By KARI BRENNAN Special to the Herald Times RBC | In light of February being National Children’s Dental Health Month, I’d like to spotlight the facts of how our school aged children and their attendance to school and performance is being impacted negatively due to poor oral hygiene. “Poor oral health,[Read More…]
Homegrown business working well for Meeker couple
RBC | Disney, Mattel, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Harley Davidson all have one thing in common. Can you guess what it is? Their origin story. Each of these household names got their start in a garage. At first glance, it might seem like an odd place to[Read More…]
Crab Crack takes on a Mardi Gras flair for 2018
County, historical society receive state award for preservation of Coal Creek School
MEEKER | On Jan. 31, 2018, at History Colorado in Denver the 2018 Stephen H. Hart Award for Historic Preservation was presented to the Rio Blanco County and Rio Blanco County Historical Society for the restoration of Coal Creek School. The room was packed with a couple hundred people. History Colorado[Read More…]
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Museum curator retires after 19 years
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | After 19 years as the curator of the White River Museum, Ardith Douglass is retiring at the end of February. Having moved to Meeker from Yuma, Colo., in 1970 and raising her family here, she started working at the museum[Read More…]
Paranormal investigative team returning to Meeker
MEEKER | A team of paranormal investigators is returning to Meeker for another round of investigations. Last weekend Hector Zeferino, the founder of Hotchkiss Paranormal Investigators (HPI), returned to Meeker to investigate potential paranormal activity in some of Meeker’s buildings. The HPI team last visited Meeker in 2016 for an[Read More…]
LeBlanc debuts Gnar Bike prototype in White River Rumble
MEEKER | God and gnarly are not usually used in the same conversation, unless you are conversing with Barney LeBlanc about his patent-pending Gnar Bike. LeBlanc rode the snow bike competitively for the first time in the third annual White River Rumble cross country snowmobile/snow bike race held last Saturday[Read More…]
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