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Leatham serving mission in Little Rock, Arkansas

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Sister Sember Leatham is a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is serving for 18 months in the Arkansas Little Rock Mission from Jan 2020-June 2021. Right now she is serving in the Choctaw area of Arkansas. Her[Read More…]

May 27, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Heroes among us

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Memorial Day speech was submitted by the American Legion. Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out. Now, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the[Read More…]

May 24, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Town of Meeker offering Business Recovery Grants

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Businesses that were forced to shut down completely due to the state’s public health orders for COVID-19 are eligible to apply for a Business Recovery Grant from the Town of Meeker. Businesses must have been forced to completely close their main operation due[Read More…]

May 23, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Public Notices

Legal Notices: May 21, 2020

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Meeker Recreation Center (MRC) Roofing Replacement A Public Works Project Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District 101 Ute Road, Meeker, Colorado 81641 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (“ERBM”), a political subdivision of the State of[Read More…]

May 21, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

LDS Grads…

Congratulations goes out to these two remarkable senior girls from Rangely, Chloe Filfred and Dillya Wagner. On Saturday, May 16 they will receive graduation certificates from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Seminary Program. Due to COVID-19, the graduation ceremony will be over a Zoom meeting with graduates[Read More…]

May 20, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Guest Column: It Always Takes More Time

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Many years ago, I was complaining to a colleague that a project was taking more time to complete than I expected. He just laughed and said, “Kaye, it always takes more time.” That comment has stayed with me over the many years and[Read More…]

May 17, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

School construction on schedule

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Meeker Board of Education had a walk-through of the construction progress at the high school and bus barn before the regular board meeting. Superintendent Chris Selle said the coming weeks will see a spike in expenditures for the construction projects, which is[Read More…]

May 17, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: A little validation goes a long way

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] This week marks the 197th issue published under Solas (which means “light” in Irish Gaelic) Publications, Inc. That’s 197 weeks of tracking down news, finding reporters to cover stories, sitting through meetings, taking pictures and videos, updating the website, building ads, selling ads,[Read More…]

May 16, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Bittersweet …

Students and families led a parade around Pinyon Circle in Rangely on April 29 to honor RE-4 paraeducator Patsy Wanstedt. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wanstedt, who is retiring this year, was unable to finish the school year with her students. She has been with the district for nearly 19[Read More…]

May 16, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

HT takes home 10 awards, ‘Service to the First’ honor in statewide competition

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Rio Blanco Herald Times has earned 10 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest for 2019. The contest includes entries from news organizations statewide and is judged by members of a different state’s press association. Entries are divided into[Read More…]

May 15, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Open for business?

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] County commissioners submitted a letter to the state’s Department of Public Health and Environment on April 29 requesting a variance for the county in relation to COVID-19 related restrictions, citing low caseload and plans in place. The board received a response via[Read More…]

May 14, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Public Notices

Public Notices: May 14, 2020

RIO BLANCO COUNTY CR 7 M.P. 4.24 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT project REQUEST FOR BID Rio Blanco County is seeking a qualified contractor to replace a sub-standard bridge with a 16’ x 10’ concrete box culvert (poured in place) and remove existing bridge. Construction specifications will follow the “2019 Colorado Department of[Read More…]

May 14, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled