We’re only a week away from Christmas (if you haven’t finished your shopping, there’s a plethora of local options… check out the Shop@Home section!), and we’re two weeks from the new year. That also means we’ve got two weeks till the end of our fundraising campaign for the matching grant[Read More…]
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Letter: One person’s junk
Dear Editor: One person’s junk is another person’s loss of property value and quality of life. We have put thousands of dollars and many, many hours into beautifying our property here in Rio Blanco County just to have what we do aesthetically destroyed by our neighbor’s rapidly growing rubbish and[Read More…]
Support law enforcement
Regardless of which war, or branch of service, all veterans learn early that their survival depends on their ability to ask three critical questions: No. 1) What could go wrong? No. 2) How bad could it get? No. 3) What are they going to do if it does happen? New[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Good manners
Here we are in the holiday season with gobs of entertaining. Good manners are always in style and even more important at holiday gatherings. You really can’t go wrong when you’re a thoughtful guest. BE ON TIME If you’re attending a large gathering or open house, you can show up[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Christmas traditions
While every family celebrates the yuletide differently, there are cultural traditions that some families continue to keep passing on over the years. They can be centered around food, gift-giving, or participating in once-a-year family activities. These traditions were originally passed down from their ancestors and shaped into a version of[Read More…]
Rangely’s Steve Cochrane wins prestigious photography award
Rangely resident Steve Cochrane is an honorary member and award-wining photographer of Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers, an organization that held its 47th annual conference in Alamogordo, New Mexico in September. Cochrane won several awards including best in show and first place in the fauna category for his photo[Read More…]
Eight teams compete at WREA Cowboy Shootout
MEEKER | The White River Electric Association Shootout proved to be a competitive weekend for the eight teams participating. “We knew when we built this tournament that the competition was going to be good,” commented head coach Klark Kindler. “Aspen is a state qualifier returning, Palisade is 3A, Lotus is[Read More…]
MHS wrestling competes in Cedaredge, Delta
MEEKER I Varsity opened the weekend with a dual in Cedaredge, it was supposed to be a tri dual, but due to weather Buena Vista was unable to attend. Each team had two open weights, the Cowboys lost 45-30, but Cedaredge did some shuffling to create one of the open[Read More…]
Panthers compete in first tournament of season
RANGELY | This weekend the Rangely Panther wrestling team competed in their first tournament of the year. Friday they dualed the Soroco Rams coming away with 54-6 victory. “The Rams gave up a lot of weights,” commented head coach JC Chumacero, “but we out-wrestled them, which is what we look[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers in RBC as of Dec. 14
COVID-19 statistics for Rio Blanco County released as of Tuesday, Dec. 14 from RBC Public Health: Cases reported in the last 14 days: 74New hospitalizations in the last 14 days: 6Meeker Active: 35Rangely Active: 16Total Cases to Date: 1,359Total Hospitalized: 120 (8.8% of reported cases)Vaccination rates: Approximate percent of eligible[Read More…]
Commissioners Approve 2022 Budget
Rio Blanco County commissioners issued final approval for the 2022 budget Tuesday evening after months of deliberation, meetings with staff, community members and elected officials. The full budget as-approved in its entirety is available at https://www.rbc.us/160/Budget-Finance. Additional information on all local government budgets is detailed in previous reporting at https://www.theheraldtimes.com/?s=budget[Read More…]
The mental health workforce shortage
This investigation is part of the ongoing “On Edge” series about Colorado’s mental health by the Colorado News Collaborative, the nonprofit that unites more than 160 communities and news outlets like ours to ensure quality news for all Coloradans. The series title reflects a state that has the nation’s highest[Read More…]