By Ben Goldfarb High Country News Special to the Herald Times RBC | On Aug. 21, 2017, the moon will ride its elliptical orbit precisely between Earth and sun, plunging the land below into the crepuscule of a total solar eclipse. Beginning at around 10 a.m. Pacific Time, the dark[Read More…]
Features
Promotion …
Connie Theos named Colorado Wool Grower of the Year
MEEKER | Connie Theos of Meeker was named the Colorado Wool Growers Association (CWGA) Wool Grower of the Year at the association’s summer convention last month in Montrose. CWGA underscored Theos’ lifelong love of sheep, her dedication to protecting ranchers, both large and small, and tirelessly advocating for the roots[Read More…]
Rangely museum fundraiser Sept. 4
RANGELY | Arrest your friends, co-workers, family, etc., on Sept. 4 for $2. Or buy a stay-out–of-jail card for $5. It’s $3 to bail yourself out, and $2 to bail someone else out. The fun will start at the parade and continue at Elks Park. Contact Margaret Slaugh at 970-675-2625[Read More…]
Summer …
MHS students create decorative benches for a community project
By ALLIE WILLEY Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | This year the Meeker High School created a Community Development Group. The group came together in the fall of 2016 through the United States Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) and Meeker High School. Victoria Houser, recreation staff officer;[Read More…]
Golden Spade Awards…
How Colorado Fiber Community is working to prevent future outages
By Paul ReCanzone Special to the Herald Times RBC | When we do surveys to identify the characteristics people consider to be the most important in their internet connection, the three that are always the most prominent are speed, cost, and reliability. Rio Blanco County has implemented a brilliant public-private[Read More…]
Another fair is in the books
RBC | After a couple weeks of intense county fair activity, County Extension Agent Bill Ekstrom, at his office—abuzz with after-fair activity—was philosophical and grateful. First and foremost, he expressed his enthusiasm for the fair—his 32nd in Rio Blanco County—having been the smoothest run fair in his memory. Ekstrom credited[Read More…]
The end of an era…
Trifecta …
Happy 133rd birthday
RBC | With this week’s edition, the Rio Blanco Herald Times begins its 133rd year of continuous operation. The newspaper published it’s first edition on Aug. 15, 1885, under the auspices of James Lyttle. That first paper was a four-pager that cost 10¢. The Herald Times is the county’s oldest[Read More…]
