[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…]
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CNCC Corner: Graduation in a virtual world
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] For over a month we have been living in a different time under very difficult circumstances. At Colorado Northwestern our campuses have been very quiet with students being gone and most employees working from home. However, slowly those things are starting to change.[Read More…]
New faces: Josh Troxell shifts gears at Northwest Auto
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Like the vast majority of people, Josh Troxell had never heard of Meeker or Rio Blanco County until a friend of a friend threw his name in the hat for a job at the local car dealership. Troxell, who was living in Durango[Read More…]
Heroes among us…
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Recent events have revealed the true heroes in our society. National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week were the first week of May, and this week is National Police Week. Don’t forget to thank these community heroes, and the countless others who[Read More…]
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…]
Obituary: Oscar Kenneth ‘Ace’ Ridgeway
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Lifetime Meeker resident, Oscar Kenneth “Ace” Ridgeway, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker, Colorado. He was 77 years old. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2020,[Read More…]
Death Notice: Jack Findlay
John Ernest ‘Jack’ Findlay Sept. 2, 1948 ~ May 7, 2020 Former Meeker resident Jack Findlay died on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Memorial Regional Health in Craig. He was 71. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 14, 2020, at the Reader Cemetery in Savery,[Read More…]
‘My helmet saved my life’
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] RANGELY | May is National Bike Month. With bicycle-related deaths peaking in the summer months, and the recent serious bicycle accident Rangely School District Superintendent Matt Scoggins survived, this an ideal time to adopt some proven injury-prevention strategies before sharing the road with[Read More…]
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…]
Days Gone By: May 7, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • The railroad surveyors are on 14-Mile Creek. They have encountered no rock work whatever between that point and New Castle. • J.B. Wheeler and P.C. Coryell are developing five coal mines near where the White River Valley railroad will cross Piceance Creek. •[Read More…]
Teacher Parade
Walbridge Wing Mother’s Day Parade {Photos}
