The spirit of Christmas has been swirling around Rangely as snow falls and holiday parties occur. On Saturday, Dec. 10, good cheer and Christmas magic blew through Rangely as they do only in a small town. Celebrations were prepared by the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation District including a pancake[Read More…]
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Cowboys first at Delta Invitational
The Meeker Cowboys weekend of wrestling began Friday in Cedaredge in a dual meet against Buena Vista. With two known weights, the Cowboys defeated Buena Vista 48-36 before falling to Cedaredge 43-35. “It was a good night of wrestling with solid performances across the board,” began assistant coach Stryker Lane.[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: More on the water call, landfill preparations
Rio Blanco County Commissioners and staff discussed the nuance and minutiae of water administration in the White River Valley during a special work session Tuesday. “It will be tough for sure” said Commissioner Ginny Love, noting that residents will have to adjust to using less water, or even having water[Read More…]
Area gas development big driver behind state’s $393M in resource revenue
RBC | Colorado was the source of nearly $400 million in federal energy and other natural resource revenue in the recently concluded 2022 federal fiscal year, with natural gas development in Garfield County alone accounting for about a quarter of that revenue. According to Department of Interior Office of Natural[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Dec 15, 2022
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The committee of the town council, consisting of Messrs. Oldland, Young and Welch, who were appointed to look into the matter of the purchase of the town ditch, after a careful investigation, in which they were assisted by County Surveyor Moog, reported favorably[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Good deeds
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. ~ William Shakespeare The best thing about this time of year isn’t the gifts or the decorations or the obligatory holiday parties (definitely not the best part). It’s certainly not the media hyperbole[Read More…]
Guest Column: Thank you, voters
To the voters of Colorado’s 8th State Senate District: thank you. Last month, tens of thousands of voters across Central and Northwest Colorado filled out their ballots with our state’s future in mind, and I am honored to have earned your trust to serve as your next State Senator. Whether[Read More…]
Guest Column: TSA
This holiday season, you may be crisscrossing the country by air. Rules change constantly, so my wife Tracy checked the latest and greatest TSA rules for what we could pack. She was reading some of the more bizarre items to me. I thought they would make a good laugh at[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Hurried holidays
Time feels as if it is speeding up. It is common knowledge that this general feeling, of being behind before one has even started, takes over as one ages. Unfortunately after the lengthy siege of various forms of the pandemic, the off-balance feeling that one gets that time is snapping[Read More…]
HEY, JAY
According to the CornellLab Merlin Bird ID ap, this is a Steller’s Jay. These birds are widespread in North America from Alaska to Nicaragua. We enjoyed the nice pop of color they brought to our morning coffee and bird watching session on a dreary winter day. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
First Baptist thanks retiring pastor for 32 years of service
RANGELY | The congregation at First Baptist Church (FBC) in Rangely, Colorado, would like to thank Pastor David Morton and his wife Carol for 32 years of faithful ministry to the Lord, FBC and the Rangely community. When the young couple first pulled into Rangely along with their young son[Read More…]
West Springs Hospital in full compliance according to CDPHE audit
RBC | West Springs Hospital, the 48-bed, inpatient psychiatric facility owned and operated by Mind Springs Health, is now in full compliance with its licensing agency, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), who also licenses on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Earlier[Read More…]
