MEEKER I If you need moving boxes, or want to be eco-conscious and recycle those old phone books, or old newspapers, the recycling center in Meeker is where you go. Recently, a few residents—either out of ignorance or simply not wanting to pay the fee—have been taking advantage of this[Read More…]
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Rangely Homecoming Royalty 2016….
Rangely Panthers’ homecoming royalty (left to right) Hunter Hanvey, Audrey Patch, Samantha Lapp, Tyson Bailey, Klaire Denny, Doug Dennison, Mandy and Dylan Smuts, Lindzey Thacker, Troy Allred, Katye Allred, Landon Rowley, Antoinette Dorris and Zach Sulser. Junior attendants: Kenna Ahrens and Kaylub Longley. See more photos on page 13A.
Classifieds: October 13, 2016
**ANNOUNCEMENTS The Rangely Food Bank is open on Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407. ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards.[Read More…]
BLM to gather Sand Wash horses in October
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management will begin gathering up to 50 wild horses from the Sand Wash Herd Management Area in October under a decision signed today. Beginning Oct. 21, the BLM will bait-trap wild horses in northwestern Colorado’s Sand Wash Basin in order to administer fertility control treatments[Read More…]
Letter: Thoughts on election, Rangely coverage
Dear Editor: Who is Donald Moskowitz of Londonderry N.H.? and What the heck does he know about Colorado? In a small way I think we could use a president with the likes of Mr. Johnson, but he isn’t on the ballot, and even if he were and you vote for[Read More…]
Scholarship Awards
MEEKER | The national FFA organization awarded a $5,000 Georgia M. Hellberg Memorial scholarship to Jacob Smith of the Meeker HS-FFA. The scholarship is sponsored by Georgia M. Hellberg Memorial Fund as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Smith plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at[Read More…]
Days Gone By: October 6, 2016
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago It’s so, if you see it in the Herlad (sic). Watch the other fellows and profit by their mistakes. Willard Simms was escorting his Grandma Rees and Aunt Russell in town, Saturday. Fred Kracht of Oakridge park spent Saturday in town. Mr. Kracht is[Read More…]
Six RBC 4-H livestock judges named to all-state team
RBC | This years’ Colorado 4-H all-state livestock judging ceremony was held Aug. 27 at the Colorado State Fair. Junior and senior 4-H judges earn a spot on the respective all-state teams by finishing in the top 10 percent of the overall division in at least three of the eight judging[Read More…]
Scoggins earns second place in MoCo
RANGELY | After running a fast course last week the Rangely cross country team headed to Craig to run the Moffat County Invitational on Saturday. The course was at Loudy-Simpson Park which made the course slower since it was all on grass and included a small hill. The team had[Read More…]
Hwy. 13 project should be done soon
RBC | Motorists traveling Hwy. 13 between Meeker and Rifle can look forward to the end of a six-month construction project at the end of October. The project, which began in April 2016, covered 2.1 miles of highway from milepost 20.7 to 22.8 north of Piceance Creek. The road was widened[Read More…]
Clarification
RBC | A point of clarification concerning the article in the Sept. 29 Herald Times titled “Taxing error, reduced valuation lead to 83 percent cut for conservation districts.” The article states that taxpayers will be paying a reduced amount in 2016. This statement only applies to those properties that are within[Read More…]
Meeker School Board approves goals for superintendent; policies
Meeker | At their regular September meeting, the Meeker Board of Education (BOE) approved a revised set of 2016-2017 goals for Superintendent Chris Selle, now into his second year on the job. The three areas approved are student learning, communication and public relations. To meet the goal of improved student learning[Read More…]
