By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] RBC I Last Wednesday Colorado oil and gas exploration and production company Ursa Piceance Holdings LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, along with affiliated subsidiaries Ursa Piceance LLC, Ursa Operating Company LLC and Ursa Piceance Pipeline LLC. Currently Ursa has producing wells in the[Read More…]
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The CARES Act and local schools
By SOPHIA GOEDERT | Special to the Herald Times RBC I The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law March 27 of this year. Both Meeker and Rangely school districts have taken advantage of some of the funding earmarked[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Sept. 10, 2020
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • A good many people try to cover their own blots with the blemishes of others. • Perry Spurlock met with a serious and very painful accident on Monday last. He was up at the Watkin ranch on Coal creek and seeing a large[Read More…]
Weather whiplash downs power lines, snaps branches
RBC | A strong low-pressure system dropped out of Canada this week, arriving on the doorsteps of Rio Blanco County residents early Tuesday in the form of freezing cold and heavy snowfall. The wet snow and sleet combined with fully-leafed late summer trees meant snow piled up quickly, snapping branches,[Read More…]
A family affair: Allreds to compete in Mustang Makeover
RBC I Who doesn’t know how effective it is when kids pressure their parents to do something? When the Meeker Mustang Makeover challenge was first announced two years ago, Wade Allred’s kids challenged him to enter. This year, he turned the tables on them and challenged them. Challenge taken! This[Read More…]
With a $2.3 million budget shortfall, four jobs are on the chopping block
RBC I Budget work sessions last week culminated in two special meetings Monday and Tuesday as commissioners tackle a shortfall now expected to reach $2.3 million. Late Friday after work sessions, the board issued a notice for a special meeting on Monday at 8 a.m. to discuss “county restructuring due[Read More…]
Farm Service Agency offering coronavirus food assistance program
Special to the Herald Times RBC I The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is currently accepting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to assist producers who have suffered price decreases due to COVID-19 by offering financial assistance. The application deadline is Sept. 11, 2020. Eligible producers are any producer[Read More…]
Human trafficking myths and misconceptions
RBC I The “worst-case scenario” is not something we like to dwell on. When it happens to us, we’re forced to think about it, of course, but when it happens to someone else? Not so much. And when it happens to someone else and it’s concealed in the rougher folds[Read More…]
Interview with Perry Will
RBC I Perry Will of New Castle, Colorado, is running as the Republican incumbent for Colorado House District 57 this election. He faces Colin Wilhelm of Glenwood Springs for the district encompassing Garfield, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties. Will has served the district since February 2019, after being appointed by[Read More…]
Softball 3-6 on season
MEEKER I Games 6-8 were played this past week for Cowboy softball and just like that the season is half over. After a double header in Cedaredge and a Tuesday game in Eagle the Cowboys are 3-6 overall. Saturday the games went 4-5 and 2-9 to the Bruins, no stats[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Sept. 3, 2020
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • This was court week, and The Herald’s hired man has been struggling desperately with lawyers’ arguments and Blackstone to such an extent that this issue resembles the aforesaid hired man — it has a forlorn, tired appearance. If the reader happens to[Read More…]
No deal on 1% sales tax increase to fund local dispatch
RBC | The idea of a sales tax to pay for local dispatch is dead in the water, at least for this year. Commissioners heard unanimous support for keeping dispatch local Monday and Tuesday, and one community member suggested the idea of a sales tax. With the deadline for adding[Read More…]
