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State award …
Rio Blanco County Emergency Manager Ty Gates received the Northwest Region Emergency Manager of the Year award from the Colorado Emergency Management Association. Present for the awards ceremony in Denver were Chuck Vale, regional field manager for the Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Management; Rachel Gates, Ty Gates,[Read More…]
Wildlife Services could provide help with nuisance wildlife in county
MEEKER | Meeker’s trustees heard a presentation regarding nuisance wildlife and predator control efforts at the regular meeting Tuesday. County Commissioner Si Woodruff introduced David Moreno, the district superintendent for USDA Wildlife Services, and two Wildlife Services specialists: Justin Ewing who is contracted with Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers for predator control,[Read More…]
Board talks bonds, guns at work session
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Education held a work session Monday to discuss a variety of items, but the meeting was dominated by the two main topics: an upcoming bond issue and school safety. The meeting began with a presentation by two Denver-based investment bankers from George K. Baum and Company,[Read More…]
Democratic County Assembly March 11
RBC | The two Democratic candidates, Diane Mitsch Bush and Karl Hanlon, vying to oppose Third District Congressman Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, will be in Meeker this Sunday, March 11. They will attend the Rio Blanco County Democratic Assembly to be held at 1 p.m. at the Meeker Public Library, 490[Read More…]
Season ends for RHS boys with a 15-8 record
By COLT ALLRED Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | Rangely Panthers boys’ basketball season came to an end Friday against Simla during the regional tournament in Meeker. The game started very fast both ways, but the Simla Cubs got a four point lead early in the game. The Panthers[Read More…]
Rangely Racquetball returns March 9-11
Rangely | The 25th annual Rangely Racquetball Tournament will be held March 9-11 at the Rangely Recreation Center. Call tournament director Shirley Parsons, 970-675-5360, or call the rec center at 970-675-8211 for details.
Lady Cowboys end season at regionals
MEEKER | “The game was fast and exciting to the last second,” Meeker girls’ head coach Jamie Rogers said of the Region 7 championship game, where the lady Cowboys, for a second week in a row, lost the team title by one-point, this time to the Clear Creek Golddiggers. “I’m[Read More…]
Pearce undefeated for RJHS wrestling team
RANGELY | The Rangely Junior High School wrestling team had a busy week of wrestling this past week. They traveled to Meeker and had a triangular meet with both Moffat County and Meeker. “In our first dual with Moffat County I thought we wrestled aggressively,” said coach Jeff LeBleu. Winning matches[Read More…]
How to kill your newspaper {Editor’s Column}
Most everyone I talk to agrees with me (at least to my face) about the importance of having a local newspaper, yet we’re often guilty of systematically destroying the very thing we say has value to our towns. I’m not talking about the mainstream media entities recently threatened by a[Read More…]
Lady Panthers headed to state
By COLT ALLRED Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | The lady Panthers basketball team pulled off a couple big wins last weekend as they hosted the regional tournament. The Lady Panthers were matched up with Norwood to start and the Panthers came out swinging. In the first half, the Panthers[Read More…]
Cowboys win region, advance to ‘Elite Eight’
MEEKER | March Madness for the Meeker Cowboys boys’ basketball team tips off tonight at 8:30 p.m., when the Region 5 champion Meeker Cowboys will play the Region 3 champion Highland Huskies (20-3) in the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland. For a fifth time in his 20-year coaching career in Meeker,[Read More…]
