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Neslin to leave as director of COGCC

Special to the Herald Times RBC I David Neslin will resign from his post as director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to return to the practice of law effective in February. Neslin was appointed director of the COGCC in November 2007.

Meeker Locals

Happy Groundhog’s Day! Hey, who cares what happened in Pennsylvania, did our local groundhogs (i.e. whistle pigs and/or ground squirrels) see their shadows this morning? Oh, who cares. We all know we’ve got at least six more weeks of winter. Put on your mittens and suck it up.

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Community

First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers are with the family from Rangely who suffered a tragic loss last week. There are many events to bring people together in the shortest (but sometimes longest) month of the year.

The Storyteller: Kay Bivens

MEEKER I It is probably common practice to take for granted all that our educators do. In our unfortunate situation with our school this last year, amazing people stepped up to make things happen for the good of the children. One of those educators is school librarian Kay Bivens. With[Read More…]

CORRECTION

There was a mistake in last week’s feature article about Byron and Jo Linden. The article stated that they owned the TI ranch. This information was incorrect. Byron’s great-grandparents worked on the TI ranch at one time. They owned the ranch next to the TI ranch, property now owned by[Read More…]

Funeral Notice

Traker Frank Dembowski, of Rangely, Colo., born Aug. 2, 2010, son of Scott and Melissa Dembowski, and little brother of Kastyn, passed away on Jan. 29, 2012. Services will be held Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Bible Baptist Church, 1402 East Main St. in Rangely, Colo.

Joy pleads guilty in court

MEEKER I Neil James Joy pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter, a class IV felony in the shooting death of James “Jeb” Berthelson on or about Aug. 5, 2011. Joy also pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of firearm while he was under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance,[Read More…]