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Rangely Oktoberfest {PHOTOS}
Final redistricting maps submitted to Colorado Supreme Court
Proposed Congressional Redistricting Map Proposed State Senate Redistricting Map Proposed State House Redistricting Map For more. on the proposed changes, including potential ramifications for RBC’s current State House Representative Perry Will and State Senator Bob Rankin, read this piece by Thy Vo and Sandra Fish of The Colorado Sun. Caitlin[Read More…]
Meeker Oktoberfest {PHOTOS}
Oktoberfest attendees in Meeker packed the house at Smoking River Brewing Co. this weekend for locally crafted German brews, entertainment and a nice selection of lederhosen. Festivities included a stein hold contest, beer chugging contest, yodeling, face painting, cornhole and more. Lucas Turner Photos
Herald Times chosen for #newsCOneeds fundraising campaign
We’re thrilled to announce that we are one of the 26 newsrooms selected to participate in the @co.mediaproject #newsCOneeds matching challenge— a campaign that drives membership and contributions to homegrown, Colorado newsrooms (like us!). More details to come on how readers like you can play a significant role in helping[Read More…]
White River Alliance members rev up their chainsaws
RBC I White River Alliance members created a loud chainsaw concert as they got to work felling, girdling, and applying herbicide to the fast spreading and thirsty invasive Russian olive as they worked to clear these invasive trees from another property in Meeker starting behind the Vet Clinic. One of[Read More…]
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County Beat: Oct. 14, 2021
RBC I The following topics were covered at Tuesday’s commissioner meeting. PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19 cases have surged in Rio Blanco County and surrounding areas, stretching healthcare services thin. Public Health departments are feeling the squeeze too, including in Rio Blanco County. RBC Public Health Director Alice Harvey informed the board[Read More…]
91% of state ICU beds full
Special to the Herald Times RBC I The weekly COVID-19 update from the county was not available as of press time. The county’s website indicated 55 new cases and six hospitalizations in the last 14 days as of Wednesday, Oct. 13. There were 11 cases recorded in the two school[Read More…]
RSD asks for “BEST” decision
RANGELY I The Rangely School District and Board of Education is asking the community to use their voices and make their “BEST” decision for the needs of the schools and students. Issue 4A on the November ballot asks voters to empower the Rangely RE-4 district to make a “financially prudent[Read More…]
Oktoberfest this weekend
MEEKER | Oktoberfest celebrations span centuries, continents and cultures.This weekend, thanks to the hard work of the folks at Smoking River Brewing Co., the tradition is making its way to Meeker. Bavarian-inspired festivities are slated to kick off with a Volksmarch (more on that below) Friday, Oct. 15 at 4[Read More…]
Anniversaries…
The cool, damp weather on the anniversary of the Meeker Incident and the Milk Creek Battle may well have mirrored the weather from the time, based on historical accounts. Photos are from Sept. 29, 2021, 142 years after the events. TERESIA REED PHOTOS
