Dear Editor: I was a county commissioner here in Rio Blanco County back in the 1980s and I know a lot has changed since then. But the best choice by far this go around is Gary Moyer. I think he is well-informed and has a good understanding of the people[Read More…]

Dear Editor: In regard to Mr. Hill’s comments on county attorney Kent Borchard and commissioner Woodruff using drones to spy on people to obtain violations to prosecute said violators; both gentlemen being involved in law as long as I have known them, know that the use of any device to[Read More…]

Dear Editor: As research provides further information on the effects of pesticides and as new methods of pest control become available, it is important to adjust our pest control measures.  It is to their considerable credit that Coulter Aviation have volunteered to stop the aerial application of malathion and permethrins. [Read More…]

Dear Editor: I would just like to say, while Mike Hoke is a very well thought of person with great integrity. I believe Gary Moyer is the man most qualified to be our next commissioner. Gary brings to the table over 40 years of being in business in Rio Blanco[Read More…]

Dear Editor: I strongly support Gary Moyer for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. As a board member of both the Douglas Creek Conservation District and the Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center, a small business owner and a longtime worker in the oil and gas industry, I have come to know Gary[Read More…]

Dear Editor: The Colorado River and its tributaries provide water to 35 million people and more than 4 million acres of farmland in a region encompassing some 246,000 square miles. Our rivers are the lifeblood of the Western Slope and might just be our most precious resource. We use it[Read More…]

Dear Editor: Mr. Grant Edinger, manager of the Buffalo Horn Ranch submitted a letter to the editor in the May 17, 2018 edition of the Herald Times regarding the proposed BLM land swap. A response to his letter might help its readers to better understand what is at stake in[Read More…]

Dear Editor: I want to take this opportunity to thank our customers and community members as we have transitioned from Redi Services, LLC to Eagle River Waste and Recycling.  I appreciate the opportunity I have had to serve you for the past 13 years. Although we are under new ownership,[Read More…]

Dear Editor: I am the owner of Nichol’s Store and Hume Distributing in Rangely and I am writing this letter because I support Gary Moyer for county commissioner. I have been on the Plant Center board with Gary for the last 10-plus years. I also participated in the Republican county[Read More…]

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to inform the public that there is a land exchange being discussed in our area. It is a potential exchange between the BLM and Buffalo Horn Ranch. There has been a lot of misinformation or false rumors swirling around so I thought I[Read More…]

Dear Editor: I would like to thank the White River Electric Association, Meeker Sportsman’s Club, Pioneer’s Healthcare Foundation, V.F.W. Post 5843 and Auxiliary, Freeman Fairfield Trust, Richard G. Lyttle fund (Fairfield Scholarship Committee), Meeker High School Football Team/MHS Top Hand Scholarship committee, and Rio Blanco Ranch for awarding me scholarships to help with[Read More…]