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Romance versus reality

Range report Sunday, April 11, 2022. Started out in Barcus Creek, road very dry and dusty, several spots were deep mud ruts that had dried. Yellow Creek where it crosses 88 is very low. I saw about 40 horses in the Barcus area. The windmill tank is overflowing making a[Read More…]

August 25, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times 4 comments

RIO BLANCO COUNTY FAIR CHAMPS …

Big winners from the 101st Rio Blanco County Fair included: Cutler Mergelman, grand champion swine Ryann Mergelman, grand champion sheep for the fourth year in a row Jayci Chintala, grand champion poultry Hayden Garcia, grand champion rabbit Cambrey Rogers, grand champion goat Corbin Lucero, grand champion beef More results, including[Read More…]

August 17, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

RESERVE CHAMPS …

This year’s reserve champions are: Hayden Garcia, reserve champion rabbit (top left) Charlie Rogers, reserve champion beef (top right) Nick Gates, reserve champion goat (middle left) Hayden Shults, reserve champion swine (middle right) Miate Carmargo, reserve champion poultry (bottom left) Teagan Smith, reserve champion sheep (bottom right) (Not pictured) dairy[Read More…]

August 17, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

2022 Rio Blanco County Fair Results with Details

August 17, 2022 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

Lucero three-peat Fair champ

Incoming Rangely High School senior Corbin Lucero won big at the 2022 Rio Blanco County Fair, taking home Grand Champion Market Steer for the third year in a row. “It’s unbelievable really, I didn’t really think I could do it, but I don’t know, I just went and found better[Read More…]

August 11, 2022 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

A Fair Lady

Collins celebrates 77 years of county fair entries Donna Collins—better known as DC—hasn’t missed entering something in the county fair for the last 77 years. If you’ve visited the Rio Blanco County Fair anytime in the last 30-plus years, you’ve seen DC’s name on various indoor exhibits and in the[Read More…]

August 11, 2022 by editor 1 comment

FAIR SNAPS …

A few more photos from the 101st county fair. Full results will be published next week. KIM EKSTROM PHOTOS NIKI TURNER PHOTOS

August 11, 2022 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

HORSIN’ AROUND …

The 101st Rio Blanco County Fair kicked off with the annual horse show last weekend. Five adults and 10 youth participated in the ranch horse portion. | KIM EKSTROM PHOTOS

August 5, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Local teens reenact pioneer handcart journey

In July, 55 teens and 38 adults from across northwest Colorado and southern Wyoming gathered to understand a small part of what settlers experienced during the westward migration in the 1800s. They camped along the Sweetwater River in Wyoming for three nights and pushed two-wheeled, hand-drawn carts loaded with food,[Read More…]

August 4, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT …

First responders, family and friends gathered at the 6th Street Field in Meeker on Tuesday to celebrate National Night Out with the community.

August 4, 2022 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Hoot Gibson retires as Veterans Service Officer

RANGELY | John Revell Gibson, or ‘Hoot’ as he has been referred to since he was 18 years old, was named after rodeo champion and actor Hoot Gibson, but he has made a name for himself in the Rangely community since moving here in 1979 with his wife Geniel and[Read More…]

July 28, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Connecting cultures

MEEKER | “Sometimes when we’re in the field of education, there’s so many problems, and a lot of people will just say ‘it’s too much’ and just kind of give up,” said Aubrey Walsh, founder and director of international non-profit OneSeed. “That’s sort of our mountain,” continued Walsh. “We just[Read More…]

July 28, 2022 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled