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…]
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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…]
CHRISTMAS MAGIC …
Rangely’s weekend of Christmasfest activities brimmed with delight for all ages. Some activities included visiting with Santa, Cookie decorating, a parade, and beautiful decorations on display at Ryan and Dana Huitt’s home during carriage rides sponsored by the Huitt Family, Wildlife Expressions Taxidermy and Western Rio Blanco Recreation and Park[Read More…]
CHAMBER REPAIRS …
The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is feeling thankful for Regas Halandras and Wade Bradfield. The Chamber Cabin had some deteriorating logs and posts that started to fall apart and cave in. Snow was coming and pipes could freeze, so Regas and Wade immediately fit this construction project into their schedule.[Read More…]
Meeker board discusses recycling program
In its final meeting for the year, Meeker’s Board of Trustees gave final approval to the 2022 budget, with an addition of $44 in property taxes from the November public hearing. For the record, trustees Scott Creecy and Travis Day said while they are in support of the budget, neither[Read More…]
Chevron sells Rangely oil field
The recent sale of oil and gas infrastructure in Rio Blanco County represents the end of an era for Chevron and the beginning of a new one for Texas-based Scout Energy Partners. Scout recently purchased the “Rangely Weber Sand Unit and associated facilities,” according to Mike Mercer, Scout’s VP of[Read More…]