– Free monthly movie March 6 at 1:30 p.m. in the Meeker Rec Center MP room. Featured film: Florence Foster Jenkins. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – Free legal clinic at Meeker Public Library for parties who have no attorney from 2-3 p.m. on March 8. Call 970-878-5911 to be[Read More…]
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Classifieds: March 2, 2017
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** The Rangely Food Bank is open on Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407. ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards.[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act has high cost for local hospital
RANGELY | Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 budget struggles have been nothing new for Rangely District Hospital. Dwindling Medicaid payments coupled with booming Medicaid participants exacerbated those financial challenges. The hospital budget operates under a variety of revenues. There are two mill levies associated with[Read More…]
CNCC Foundation banquet March 25
RANGELY | The 13th annual CNCC Foundation fundraising banquet and auction will be held March 25 at 6 p.m. in the Colorado Room at CNCC in Rangely. Funds raised from the live and silent auctions will go toward scholarships for CNCC students at all CNCC campuses. Tickets for the prime[Read More…]
Conservation district talks funding, water
RANGELY | The Douglas Creek Conservation District held its annual meeting and banquet on Saturday. The event, which was attended by members, district stakeholders and numerous speakers, provided an evening of rangeland and water information. The Douglas Creek Conservation District covers county land west of Cathedral Bluffs and north of[Read More…]
I Ride With James…
Mathcounts …
Eight students from Barone Middle School competed in the regional Mathcounts competition in Grand Junction at Holy Family Catholic School on Feb. 4 The students that participated were Abbigail Moon, Carter Strate, Colby Clatterbaugh, Ryan Phelan, Tatumn Kennedy, Aspen Merrifield, Lyndsie Palmer and Kate Lockwood. Mathcounts is a national math[Read More…]
New traffic pattern at MES …
Students design new patch for Meeker Fire & Rescue Dept.
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | On Feb. 16, a beautiful and unseasonable warm day, there was a short ceremony outside Meeker High School to first recognize Ben Quinn’s art class students and then reward the four students who won a contest to design the new[Read More…]
Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage…
Harvey continues family tradition, wins state championship title
MEEKER | On the wall above the doors entering the Meeker High School wrestling room from the main gymnasium hang the names of all of the Cowboys to win individual state wrestling titles and state place winners, as well as a plaque for each team placing in the top 10[Read More…]
St. Pat’s Day Festival to support MS
MEEKER | The first annual Saint Pat’s Day Festival in Meeker is set for March 17. There will be activities for kids in the afternoon and a dance with an Irish theme later in the evening at the Hugus Building. Leading up to the event we will be raising funds[Read More…]
