RANGELY | The Rangely School District looks forward to an exciting 2019-2020 school year. A few changes are taking place starting with new classes. Astronomy, home ec., and STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) will be offered to Rangely High School students and robotics will be offered to the Rangely Junior High students. New[Read More…]
Features
Livestock virus spreading across Western Colorado
RBC | Vesicular stomatitis, or VS, is a virus that primarily afflicts horses and but can also affect pigs, sheep and goats. Flies and midges are the primary vector for the virus, which causes mouth ulcers and can cause lameness if it affects the coronal band, among other symptoms. It[Read More…]
Check out CPW hunting opportunities on 21 properties, reservations begin Aug. 18
RBC | Beginning today, hunters can head over to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) Hunting Reservation Page (https://cpw.state.co.us/HuntingReservations) to learn more about the hunting opportunities on 21 properties (primarily offering small game and waterfowl), and log on to their account in CPW’s new Hunting Reservation System. Although reservations will not[Read More…]
State of Immunization: Where does Meeker stand?
MEEKER | According to the Oxford Dictionary, community or “herd” immunity is defined as “the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination. The level of vaccination needed to achieve[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Technology: tyrant or tool?
As a member of Generation X, in our lifetime we’ve witnessed a rapid acceleration in technology that has taken us from computers that were programmed by cassette tapes and used televisions for monitors and cell phones the size of bricks, to computers in our pockets that double as phones. Remember[Read More…]
Back to the drawing board for building code resolution
Resolution passed in July did not meet statutory requirements RBC | A resolution passed in July by the board of county commissioners “amending the building code to recognize the importance of private property rights” has been deemed null and void because the resolution failed to comply with a state statute[Read More…]
Bulls-eye …
Aug. 8 rodeo results: Ranch broncs—Sheridan Harvey, No. 8 team roping—Paula Cooper and Joe Wood, Mixed pairs roping—Ellie Anderson and Kash Atwood, No. 11 team roping—Joe Wood and Brett Watson, Dally ribbon—Cody Edinger and Augie Holstead, Open breakaway—Madison George, Ladies breakaway—Madison George, Barrels—Katye Dennison, Jr. Barrels—Melayni Wagnild, There was no[Read More…]
The wheels on the bus …
Rangely students returned to school this week at all three schools. See the new year update and photos of new teaching staff on Page 6A of this week’s paper. Brittny Campos/Kandis Dotson/Roxie Fromang photos
Public Notices: August 15, 2019
RIO BLANCO COUNTY EMPLOYEES TOTAL GROSS SALARY PAID IN JUNE 2019. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO COMPENSATION DURING JUNE WAS 50% OF GROSS SALARY. TITLE, GROSS SALARY Airport Coordinator, 104.52 Assessor, 6,728.08 Assr Appraiser, 3,198.00 Assr Cartographer I, 4,116.67 Assr Chief Appraiser, 2,535.00 Assr Office Asst, 2,946.67 Assr Office Asst,[Read More…]
Ya-Ya’s thrift and consignment shop now open in Meeker
MEEKER | Lacey Richardson Morales is no stranger to running a thrift and consignment shop. She started helping her great-grandmother Lena Richardson in her thrift shop in downtown Meeker almost 30 years ago. That experience is part of the inspiration behind the name of Meeker’s newest thrift and consignment shop:[Read More…]
Apply for free deer or elk hunts by Aug. 16
MEEKER | Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Louisiana Purchase Ranch are offeringbig-game hunters an opportunity to apply for a limited number of free, unguided private property elk and deer hunts this fall. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is accepting applications until the Aug. 16 deadline. The hunts are open to all[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s not all black and white
On occasion, the esteemed former editors of the HT seem to speak to me when I’m going through the archives, and their words of wisdom are always timely. This week it was a brief note from 100 years ago by Meeker Herald editor and proprietor James Lyttle. “Many a good[Read More…]
