RANGELY | On Oct. 21, 2017, at approximately 2:53 a.m., the Rangely Police Department was dispatched to the 600 block of East Rio Blanco in reference to a 22-year-old male who was found unresponsive. Members of the Rangely Police Department arrived on scene and immediately began life-saving measures followed by[Read More…]
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SGM announces 2018 scholarship availability
MEEKER | SGM, a civil engineering, consulting, and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with additional offices in Aspen, Gunnison, Grand Junction, Salida, Durango, and Meeker, awards up to five scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to assist aspiring civil engineers and surveyors in pursuit of their studies. The[Read More…]
Register for community ed classes now
MEEKER | Spring CNCC Community Education Classes starting mid-January through February are open for registration. Don’t miss these opportunities to learn or create something new. Jan. 23-Feb. 13, Microsoft Word- 6-8 p.m.; review basic skills and learn new tricks and techniques with the computer. Jan. 25–March 15, photography workshop, 5-7[Read More…]
MHS girls win two more games
MEEKER | “In both of the games, the girls found a rhythm, where they were playing as a total unit,” Meeker girls’ basketball coach Jamie Rogers said of the league wins her team earned last week. The lady Cowboys will be idle this week, since Vail Mountain does not have[Read More…]
Guest Column: There’s a ditch on both sides
RBC | I have fun childhood memories of my grandparents’ ranch. They didn’t have livestock —unless you count the extremely obnoxious Appaloosas who would swipe your soda and suck it down in three seconds flat—but they had all the other essentials. Rusty trucks, barbed wire, endless hay bales and yards[Read More…]
Rangely hosts public forum to review police procedures
RANGELY | The Rangely Town Council met Tuesday in a packed regular meeting where they solicited feedback from the community on current police department practices. Town attorney Dan Wilson introduced the forum by saying the town has heard concerns about community policing. He discussed the need to balance the department’s[Read More…]
Horseshoes for Hope FFA fundraiser for local teacher
By ALLIE WILLEY Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Horseshoes for Hope is being run by the Meeker FFA organization to raise money to help Kris Casey. Casey was diagnosed with breast cancer and is getting ready to undergo radiation treatment. The FFA organization made the decision to help[Read More…]
Lady Panthers beat Debeque, North Park
By COLT ALLRED Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | The Lady Panthers had a big weekend, winning both games against Debeque and North Park. The weekend started off with the Debeque Dragons coming to Rangely for a league game. The Panthers came out swinging and scored 23 points in[Read More…]
Cowboys lose duals, wrestle well in Paonia
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy wrestling team lost three dual meets last week but according to their coach, they “wrestled well” in the Screamin’ Eagle tournament, held last Saturday in Paonia. The Cowboys wrestled Moffat County, Tuesday and will host the Palisade Bulldogs Friday, starting at 6 p.m. “We didn’t[Read More…]
Finally …
Coombs wins Screamin’ Eagle Tournament
RANGELY | Four Panthers wrestled in the Screamin’ Eagle wrestling tournament last Saturday in Paonia and returned with one champion. The Panthers will travel to Ignacio this weekend for another tournament, in the southwest corner of the state. “Tytus wrestled a very smart and technical tournament,” Rangely head coach J.C.[Read More…]
Editor’s column: Hitch it up and let’s go!
Every job comes with some unexpected perks. While I spend several nights a month covering meetings, many of which are drier than dust, Tuesday I got to do something new. I was asked to be a judge for the district spelling bee. It’s the most fun I’ve had in ages.[Read More…]
