By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | Recently I was having a conversation with constituents when the following question was raised: “What are we doing for our high achieving students?” Well, it’s complicated. In May 2009, the Colorado State Legislature passed House Bill 09-1319 and Senate Bill[Read More…]
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Rangely museum fundraiser Sept. 4
RANGELY | Arrest your friends, co-workers, family, etc., on Sept. 4 for $2. Or buy a stay-out–of-jail card for $5. It’s $3 to bail yourself out and $2 to bail someone else out. The fun will start at the parade and continue at Elks Park. Contact Margaret Slaugh at 970-675-2625[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys start season with new coach at helm
MEEKER | The lady Cowboy varsity volleyball team’s first match will be in Walden against the North Park Wildcats and will mark the start of a new era with new head coach Greg Cravens leading the team, which returns seven with varsity experience. Two-a-day practices started the week before school[Read More…]
Men’s golf champs …
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Guest Column: Is there such a thing as a good GMO?
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | Are GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) as evil as they are made out to be? Many people fear tinkering with genetics is a slippery slope toward unnatural beings and catastrophic unintended consequences. Others are excited about the possibility. Ever heard of[Read More…]
White River algae meeting Aug. 30
MEEKER | The RBC Commissioners’ office has announced a follow-up meeting on White River algae and water quality concerns for Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the county courthouse in conference room No. 1 beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting is scheduled to run until 3 p.m., but may not need to[Read More…]
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Three petitions out for Meeker school board election
MEEKER | Only three nominating petitions are currently out for the Meeker school board elections which will culminate in November. There are four seats up for election this year. If four or fewer candidates complete the nomination process, the board can cancel the election process, seat all the candidates, and[Read More…]
RHS Senior fall athletes…
Quilt show …
County fair livestock auction nets $206,115
RBC | Bill Ekstrom, county extension agent, reports that the final sum from the 2017 County Fair 4-H livestock sales was $189,425 plus another $16,690 in floors and add-ons, totaling $206,115. All these funds accrue to the individual exhibitors except for a very small one-half percent fee for the county[Read More…]