The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
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Rangely Animal Shelter vaccine clinic
RANGELY | Make sure your animal pal is up to date on his or her shots at this clinic offered Saturday, April 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 407 1/2 Bronco Rd. No appointments, walk-in only. $15: Van5-Canine Distemper Adenovirus Type 2-Parafluenza-Parvovirus vaccine. $10: Bordetella. $20: FVR- Feline[Read More…]
Cribbage tournament April 2 in Meeker
MEEKER | American Legion “Nicholas Goeder” Post 74 is holding a fundraising cribbage tournament on Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m. at the VFW building at 290 Fourth St. across from Mountain Valley Bank. Meeker’s American Legion post has come back from near extinction and would like to be able[Read More…]
Military service academy info day April 1
RBC | A U.S. Military Service Academies Information Day will be conducted in Grand Junction, Colo., on Saturday, April 1 at noon at Colorado Mesa University Love Recital Hall at the Moss Performing Arts Center (1100 North Ave.). This event provides the opportunity for parents and students to join representatives[Read More…]
Fairfield grant applications due by April 3
MEEKER | Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grant applications due no later than 5 pm, Monday, April 3, 2017. Completed applications may be submitted to a member of the Trust Committee: Scott Hollenbeck, Mike Hoke, Bud Ridings, Niki Turner or mailed to P.O. Box 2302. Mailed applications must be received, not[Read More…]
Obituary: Robert Wayne Berrett
Robert Wayne Berrett Aug. 9, 1930~March 20, 2017 Robert Wayne Berrett was born Aug. 9, 1930, in Park City, Utah to George Albert Berrett and Etta Alice Walke. He was the youngest in a family of eight children. Robert grew up on a ranch in the Altonah, Utah, area. He loved[Read More…]
Heart surgery survivor Alivia Green earns Heart Hero award
By Julie Noyes [email protected] RANGELY | No one would guess by looking at spunky third-grader Alivia Green of Rangely that at two weeks of age she was diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA) and Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD). CoA is a narrowing of the aorta, the large blood vessel[Read More…]
Local groups present at Rangely open house
RANGELY | Last week the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an open house designed to update the public on the status of various local projects and entities. The evening’s presentations kicked off with Rangely School Superintendent Matt Scoggins who said that the local schools are “an economic driver in[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Under the Dome: It’s all about taxes and spending
By Bob Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | The hot issues at the state capitol this session seem to all be about taxes and spending. Or maybe my perspective is skewed by being a member of the Joint Budget Committee with the constitutional responsibility of balancing the budget[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Across the Street: School choice
By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | School choice is a term for K-12 public education options describing a wide array of programs offering students and their families’ alternatives to those publicly provided schools assigned based on the location of their family residence. Two popular school choices[Read More…]
Meeker Town Park project resumes
MEEKER | Construction at Town Park will resume March 27, weather permitting, to complete phase two of the project. Town Park is scheduled to be under construction throughout summer with an anticipated full re-opening in September. Contractors and ERBM Recreation & Park District staff will be working to complete the[Read More…]
