By ALLIE WILLEY Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | This year the Meeker High School created a Community Development Group. The group came together in the fall of 2016 through the United States Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) and Meeker High School. Victoria Houser, recreation staff officer;[Read More…]
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Golden Spade Awards…
Hurricanes take three to state championship
RANGELY | Three of the Rangely Hurricanes adventured down to Lamar, Colo., for the seasonal state championship meet this past weekend. The seasonal meet changes locations each year which is fun since it gives swimmers a chance to experience different pools and different areas of the state. Rangely had the[Read More…]
Range Call Royalty tryouts Aug. 26
MEEKER | Girls ages 9 to 18 who have their own horses are encouraged to try out for the 2018 Range Call Royalty. There will be a horsemanship clinic Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon, and tryouts will be Aug. 26 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Both events will be[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: On learning…
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” ~ Henry Ford That applies to all areas of life, from spirituality to spelling and from politics to perception. There’s always something we can learn and in our modern world a multitude of[Read More…]
How Colorado Fiber Community is working to prevent future outages
By Paul ReCanzone Special to the Herald Times RBC | When we do surveys to identify the characteristics people consider to be the most important in their internet connection, the three that are always the most prominent are speed, cost, and reliability. Rio Blanco County has implemented a brilliant public-private[Read More…]
Another fair is in the books
RBC | After a couple weeks of intense county fair activity, County Extension Agent Bill Ekstrom, at his office—abuzz with after-fair activity—was philosophical and grateful. First and foremost, he expressed his enthusiasm for the fair—his 32nd in Rio Blanco County—having been the smoothest run fair in his memory. Ekstrom credited[Read More…]
The end of an era…
Trifecta …
Fire ban lifted in county
Special to the Herald Times RBC | The fire ban for unincorporated and private lands in Rio Blanco County was lifted Monday, Aug. 7 following recent rains and a positive long term fire weather outlook, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office (RBCSO). The Bureau of Land Management lifted[Read More…]
Happy 133rd birthday
RBC | With this week’s edition, the Rio Blanco Herald Times begins its 133rd year of continuous operation. The newspaper published it’s first edition on Aug. 15, 1885, under the auspices of James Lyttle. That first paper was a four-pager that cost 10¢. The Herald Times is the county’s oldest[Read More…]
