RANGELY I After months of studying the possibility of switching to a four-day school week, Rangely School Board members made it official Tuesday. They unanimously approved making the change.
Features
Clearing the air: Residents question issues around water storage study efforts
Yellow Jacket board, property owners call meeting ‘productive’ MEEKER I Some questions were answered, some weren’t. But concerned landowners accomplished one of their main goals — they got a face-to-face meeting with members of the board of directors of the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District.
Locals gather to form Tea Party group
MEEKER I Reminiscent of the 1976 movie, “Network,” there are plenty of people who are “mad as hell, and they aren’t going to take it anymore.”
WATER FIGHT: Landowners upset over Yellow Jacket plan
MEEKER I Every six years, the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District is required by law to file for “a finding of due diligence,” in order to preserve its conditional water rights.
Election results: Davis wins mayor position
RANGELY | Paula Davis defeated Dan Eddy in Tuesday’s election for mayor. Clayton Gohr received the most votes for trustee. For more information about results of the mayoral and trustee election, see this week’s Herald Times. Mayor Paula Davis 334 Dan Eddy 244 Trustee Clayton Gohr 385 Elaine Urie 364[Read More…]
LeBlanc takes fourth at NCAA tournament
MEEKER I Former Meeker High School wrestler and state champion Joe LeBlanc won his first three matches in the NCAA Division I championships, advancing to the semifinal match in the 184-pound bracket, guaranteeing the redshirt Wyoming Cowboy sophomore All-American status for a second year in a row.
Splitting wood is out of Jesper Jonsson’s hands from now on
Jesper Jonsson makes his living with his hands. So when he almost lost a finger in a log-splitting accident in January, it threatened not only his career, but his livelihood. Jesper, a chef with an international reputation, owns and operates The Bistro restaurant in Meeker with his wife, San.
Classifieds: March 18, 2010 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected]
Three vie for seat on county commission
RBC I Editor’s note: In advance of party caucuses March 16, the three candidates, all Republicans, vying for a seat on the Rio Blanco County Commission, which will be vacated by Joe Collins, who isn’t seeking reelection, were asked to respond to the same set of questions.
Hold her tight and pray
Four-year-old Kacey Pozorski of Meeker has inoperable brain tumor Kacey Pozorski celebrated her fourth birthday Feb. 9. Two days later her parents — Kurt and Jackie Pozorski — took her to see a geneticist in Grand Junction, who then referred Kacey to have a brain and spine MRI done in[Read More…]
Meeker considering return to four days
MEEKER I As school districts scramble to respond to impending state budget cuts, one option being considered on both ends of the county is the four-day school week. Rangely’s school district has held public forums and surveys while it studies whether to switch to the four-day school week.
Witherell is state champ at 152 pounds
For the first time since 1997, Rangely has a state wrestling champion. Senior Travis Witherell recorded a takedown in overtime to win the individual title in the 152-pound weight class Saturday at the state wrestling championships in Denver.
