Meeker old-timer Lew Livingston moved to Phoenix in November to live closer to his son Woody and his family. Lew went to the emergency room recently and came out a week and a half later with two stents in his heart. He has been recovering well, stronger than he has[Read More…]
Features
Jury selection begins in Snider trial
Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in the case RBC I Nearly 300 Rio Blanco County residents were summoned to the county courthouse in Meeker Tuesday as jury selection began in the murder trial of Jerry Snider Jr. Snider faces first degree murder charges and aggravated robbery. Snider is[Read More…]
LeBlanc wins in Reno, ranked No. 1 nationally
MEEKER I Former Meeker Cowboy and current University of Wyoming Cowboy Joe LeBlanc won the Reno Tournament last weekend in Nevada and helped his team win the team championship, a first for the Cowboys.
Letter: Theos remembers sheep trailing days
When I read the article on the front page of the Herald Times, written by my granddaughter, Morgan M. Neilson, we were still trailing our sheep and I started thinking about trailing sheep during my lifetime, which at present is 90 years. Years and years ago, what is now Highway[Read More…]
Dinosaur native makes WSC graduation speech
DINOSAUR I Dinosaur native Chandra A. Sheridan presented the student address at the Western State College of Colorado (WSC) Winter Commencement on Dec. 18.
Rangely Chamber of Commerce selects Hames as president
RANGELY I Henry Hames was nominated by fellow board members to become the new president of the Rangely Chamber of Commerce last Thursday at the organization’s December meeting.
Backpacks provide needed food for kids
RBC I Around our country there is a movement to make sure that we are feeding our own children while we feed the world. It was good to find out that in Rio Blanco County the backpack for kids movement has arrived.
Santa stops in Rangely…
Rangely’s Lizzy Heaps has her Christmas wish list ready for Santa Claus. Santa took time to take pictures last Saturday at Parkview Elementary. If you missed him last weekend, Santa will be in Rangely again Dec. 18 at the Elks Lodge.
Leota Cook: She was the Meeker Herald’s voice
MEEKER I With the paper changing editors it seems a perfect time to celebrate one of the incredible women behind nearly 30 years of “The Meeker Herald,” Leota Cook. The Cook family bought the newspaper company in 1964 and owned and operated the company until the early 1990s.
Smithsonian exhibit opens at WR Museum
RBC I The White River Museum will hold an official opening of the Smithsonian exhibit “Between Fences,” Saturday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. “We are excited to be hosting this exhibit,” Dr. David Steinman, Rio Blanco Historical Society board member and project manager for the exhibit, said. Between Fences will[Read More…]
The choking game: ‘Good kids high’ is no joke for teens
MEEKER I “Come on, try it…I dare you.” This was a quote from an episode of Criminal Minds (Risky Business) about a dangerous game called the “choking game.” The FBI team discovers the quote on a website used to convince teens to play the game. “It’s the ‘good’ kids’ high,”[Read More…]
Up and down el Rio Blanco
Here we go again — I hope to have even more fun this time and I’m thankful to Mitch Bettis for another chance to be the editor, or as my predecessor wrote, “the caretaker” of the Rio Blanco Herald Times.