RANGELY | This past weekend, the Rangely High School track and field team was able to stay home and host 11 schools for the Rangely Panther Invitational. Both the boys and girls competed very well as they ran, threw, and jumped personal bests. At the end of the day, the[Read More…]
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Main St. improvements underway
RANGELY | Rangely trustees met May 25 to discuss the following public business. PUBLIC COMMENT René Harden spoke with Rangely Trustees about the community garden, emphasizing that she could use help with the work in the form of volunteer hours, donations or other support. Harden said “I need people” for[Read More…]
Etheridge hired as town administrator
MEEKER | During public participation at the Meeker Board of Trustees meeting June 1, Meeker Skijor board members Alex Plumb and Sabine Murray thanked the Town for its support of the event. The Town of Meeker contributed financially toward the event as well as assisting with event preparation. “Our event[Read More…]
Hats Off: MHS Class of 2021 graduation photos
Meeker High School’s 114th commencement exercises were a return to normalcy after more than a year of hampered celebrations. Watch a full replay of the ceremony at theheraldtimes.com/2021-mhs-graduation-livestream/meeker/
Honor and Remember: Memorial Day 2021 Photos
VFW Post 5483, American Legion Post 74 and the Ladies Auxiliary conducted Memorial Day wreath ceremonies Monday in Meeker. Flags and flowers decorated Highland Cemetery, where one of two wreaths was placed. A biodegradable wreath was dropped into the White River by World War II veteran Roy Light, the oldest[Read More…]
Pedaling for a good cause
MEEKER | Pennsylvania native Bob Gardner lived in the quiet town of Bellville for many years and worked as a motel manager in State College. His youngest son, Kyle, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis more than 30 years ago and Gardner spent many years supporting and playing in the annual[Read More…]
MACHO V-BALL …
Rangely High School’s Student Council officer team and the high school boys basketball team hosted a “Macho Volleyball” charity game on Monday, May 10. The players participated in a few open gyms or “practices” and split into two teams. The green team chose to represent the Rangely Outdoor museum. The[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Sandhill cranes in Rio Blanco County
Have you noticed the long-legged, long-necked Sandhill Cranes in the hayfields along the White River? You may not have seen these birds here twenty years ago as crane breeding distribution has expanded throughout NW Colorado over the past 25 years. According to the CPW, up to 200 cranes now gather[Read More…]
CPW’s latest wolf reintroduction education session focuses on managing livestock conflicts
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife held its second wolf reintroduction education session last week with a focus on what other states have done when releasing wolves and managing conflicts with livestock. One of the speakers, Ed Bangs, was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s grey wolf recovery coordinator for[Read More…]
MUSICAL THANKS …
The Barone Middle School Band has been traveling around town to thank local businesses for their support. They recently stopped by Wendll’s. | TIFFANY JEHOREK PHOTOS
‘Stellar showing’ for Panther girls
RANGELY | After competing in the Cardinal Invitational in Parachute, Colorado, this past weekend, the Rangely Panthers track and field team is quickly approaching the midway point of the season in full stride. For the third week in a row the Panthers were led by stellar performances of the upperclassmen[Read More…]
Middle school track hosts Night Relays, travels to Steamboat Springs
MEEKER | Meeker’s middle school track team had a busy week, hosting Rangely, Craig and Hayden at our Night Relays meet on Thursday, and then travelling to Steamboat Springs for Saturday’s meet. The home meet, as the name implies, featured only relay races, and even the field events consisted of[Read More…]