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RANGELY SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES …

Rangely School Board of Education candidates met with parents, educators and students on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Rangely Jr./Sr. High School for Meet the Candidates Night. Standing are Todd Low and Nicholas Swails, seated are candidates Ryan Torsell and Sarah Nielsen. There are two seats up for grabs for a four[Read More…]

November 2, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

A good cause …

Parkview Elementary School Principal Carlene Cantrell and Parkview Administrative Assistant Cheri Smith are friends and work well together in the office. However, when it comes to rooting for their favorite professional football teams, they couldn’t be more different. They have come up with a way to include students in their[Read More…]

November 1, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Ekstrom arrested on felony charges, first court appearance set for Dec.

RBC | Former county extension agent Bill Ekstrom was arrested Thursday, Oct. 24 on 12 felony charges ranging from wrongful branding to cattle theft to concealing estrays, according to a press release received from the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office. An estray is defined as “a domestic animal that is[Read More…]

November 1, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

True Value ‘smash and grab’ under investigation

RANGELY | Multiple suspects are sought in a Sept. 30 “smash and grab” break-in and burglary at Rangely True Value in which a variety of firearms were stolen from a display case. Rangely Police Chief Ti Hamblin said suspects smashed a back window, gained entrance to the store, smashed a[Read More…]

October 31, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Spoooooky …

Scarecrow Contest Winners: Funniest—El Agave’s taco scarecrow, first place; Rangely Public Works, second; Kolton and Daxton Wilczek, third. Scariest—Ed Miller’s “Jeepers Creepers” inspired scarecrow; Bertha Tolley, second; Rangely Conoco, third. Most Creative: White River Village with their interactive scarecrow display, followed by Rio Blanco Schools Federal Credit Union, and Giant[Read More…]

October 31, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Residents, officials and CNCC staff speak up for Granger

RBC | A cadre from Rio Blanco County, Rangely and Colorado Northwestern Community College staffers gave the Moffat County Junior College Board an earful for college president Ron Granger Monday in Craig. Twenty five people stood in support of Granger. Granger has been under attack from a contingent in Craig[Read More…]

October 27, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

County hears grant requests for 2020

RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners have had two budget workshop sessions, one in Rangely and one in Meeker, this month. Tuesday, the board listened to Meeker Superintendent Chris Selle. The Meeker School District is requesting $55,000 to pay for half of a new school bus. The new school bus cycle[Read More…]

October 26, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

{Editor’s Column} Cheap, fast and easy: not always healthy

Adapt or die. That’s the message print media is getting. Print is decried as “too expensive” and “you can’t track its metrics” as advertisers jump ship for social media. Social media—like fast food—is cheap, fast and easy. Also like fast food, it exacts a price on the backside you[Read More…]

October 25, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

New state 911 requirements will increase costs; 911 boards urged to be more efficient

RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners listened to concerns about the future of the county’s emergency communications system during a work session on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Rangely. Next Generation 911 refers to an initiative aimed at updating the 911 service infrastructure in the United States and Canada to improve[Read More…]

October 25, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County Beat: October 24, 2019

RBC | Bringing broadband internet to some of the more remote areas of Rio Blanco County via wireless towers is in its final testing phases. “We’re looking to go live Nov. 1,” said Communications Director Cody Crooks. The secondary towers will provide high-speed internet access to areas not supplied directly[Read More…]

October 25, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Free mammograms offered for Breast Health Awareness month

RBC | The Women’s Wellness Connection urges women ages 40 years and older to talk with their doctors during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October about screening for breast cancer. Women who can not afford mammograms may be eligible for free screening from a local health care provider. “Breast[Read More…]

October 25, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fluoride. It’s everywhere.

MEEKER | Since the late 1940s, fluoride—the ionic form of fluorine, which is the 13th most abundant element in the earth’s crust and is found naturally in water and air—started being added to some public drinking water supplies in the United States and Canada as a means of preventing dental[Read More…]

October 24, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 2 comments