Meeker
HopeWest CEO honored
MEEKER I Christy Whitney, President and CEO of HopeWest, a Colorado non-profit hospice and palliative care organization, was recently honored with the Community Visionary Award from the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce.
Meeker girls’ basketball team enters regionals as No. 5 seed
MEEKER I Since ending the regular season with an 8-4 league record and finishing sixth in the league standings, the Meeker High School girls’ basketball team had to play two must-win games last week to enter the regional tournament. They did what they needed.
Obituary: Beverly J. Shaw
Beverly J. Shaw was born on April 8, 1927, on the old Brown Ranch up Rifle Creek near Rifle, Colo., to Delbert William and Annie Lee (Moore) Johnson. She was the 10th child and the fifth daughter along with five sons. At the age of four, Beverly’s family moved to[Read More…]
Meeker youth wrestling registration Friday
MEEKER I The Meeker Community Youth Wrestling club will register wrestlers pre-K through sixth grade on Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m., at the high school cafeteria. Practice starts March 9 at 6 p.m. and the Casey Turner Memorial tournament will be held April 25.
Meeker boys still on roll: Win district, still No. 1 seed for regionals
MEEKER I The wins just keep piling up, and with two wins at the district tournament over the weekend, the Meeker High School boys carry the No. 1 District 5 seed into the regional tournament this weekend, two games from being headed to the Colorado Class C State Basketball Tournament[Read More…]
Classifieds: March 5, 2015
Ads for 03/05/15 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 email to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80[Read More…]
Obituary: Sam Kinnamon
Samuel Rhea Kinnamon, 84, passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo. He was born March 29, 1930, to John Brice and Nora Idella (Anderson) Kinnamon in Mansfield, Mo.
MSD track and field rehab funded for future
MEEKER I The Meeker Board of Education on Feb. 17 made a $120,000 commitment toward the resurfacing of Starbuck Stadium track in 10 to 12 years if the effort led by the the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) to refurbish the track and football field comes[Read More…]
B team district champions
Woman skips hearing in school scam case
MEEKER I Kristina Ann Lopez, 23, one of two females who allegedly misrepresented themselves as relatives of Meeker residents in December while claiming to be selling magazines to fund a volleyball team’s trip to Florida, failed to appear at her arraignment Feb. 20 at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, prompting[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: One will find what they are looking for, good or bad
Dear Editor: In this world, you will find exactly what you are looking for—positive or negative—every time. It is a choice? What will you choose? Teresa Anderson 6th grade teacher Barone Middle School Meeker
