RBC I The Ninth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at the Garfield County Courthouse on May 17 to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the Ninth Judicial District (Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties).
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Sage grouse tours offered
RBC | There will be a special guided tour to see greater sage grouse perform their elaborate mating dances, and the public is invited to join in. The tours will also afford the opportunity to learn more about efforts to preserve this important bird of the sagebrush. The tours will[Read More…]
Champion…
Meeker’s Steve Harman won the annual Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage Tournament sponsored by Silver Sage RV Park.
A lifetime of memories collected in T-shirts were transformed into a wonderful quilt by a group of Rangely quilters and presented to Bettie-Jo Hackford. The group, including Dalene Hazelbush, Vicki Watson, Karen Packer, Pam Berrett and Ellen Boudreaux, meets once a week to hone members’ skills. Bettie-Jo is thrilled with[Read More…]
Obituary: Curtis “Bud” Duffy
Curtis “Bud” Duffy of Meeker, Colo., passed away March 4, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. He was 76.
FCCLA enjoys national week
MEEKER I Have you ever seen a group of kids on the side of the road picking up trash? Or bought a box of peaches from a kid talking about the club FCCLA? Well, that’s who we are: the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
WRBM, town consider future of parks and trails
RANGELY I Following the termination of a town parks maintenance agreement, the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (WRBM) and the Town of Rangely have started the planning process to ensure the future upkeep of the community’s parks and trails.
Lincoln re-enactment
Roughly 60 Meeker residents spent an educational two hours on April 14 at Meeker High School, learning firsthand about President Abraham Lincoln. John Voehl of Littleton captivated the audience at the free performance with stories and anecdotes about Lincoln’s childhood, young adulthood and his presidential years.
Locals try to save old Rangely tank
RANGELY I When musician and composer Bruce Odland first came to Rangely in 1976, it was the last stop of the Chautauqua Tour, a traveling arts festival funded by the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Boys’ YBA basketball…
Meeker had two fifth- and sixth-grade youth basketball teams this year and Meeker II beat Meeker I to advance to post-season play in Rifle on Saturday, where they lost to New Castle.
From my window… First week on the job interesting in county
Through my window, my first week working at the Herald Times was a most interesting time. Other than putting out my first newspaper edition in Colorado in more than 35 years, I had the opportunity to meet almost all county government leaders and department heads as well as several folks[Read More…]
Ducey joins Meeker board
MEEKER I Town native Bryce Ducey was chosen Tuesday evening to fill the vacant seat on the Town of Meeker Board of Trustees.
