MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys have won three in a row. The boys’ basketball team is 6-3 in the league and 7-8 overall. They have been picking up steam these last few games and are sitting well going into regionals.
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Panthers come up short against Cowboys, Rangers
RANGELY I Rangely’s boys came up short against their county rivals, the Meeker Cowboys, on Friday. The Cowboys jumped out to a 17-4 lead, but the Panthers roared back with a 20-6 run in the second quarter and had a 24-23 lead at halftime. Meeker captured a one-point lead, 33-32,[Read More…]
Cutest Couple…
Ted and Mary Ann Williams of Meeker are the winners of the HT’s 2020 Cutest Couple’s Contest. They have been married for 50 years. Congratulations, Ted and Mary Ann! This year’s inaugural Cutest Couple Contest was put together by our HT interns and voting took place on the @herald_times_faces_of Instagram.[Read More…]
Lady Panthers fall to Cowboys, aim for home court wins Friday, Saturday
RANGELY I As most of the Western Slope League scrambled to reschedule Feb. 7-8 games, the annual Rio Blanco match between the lady Panthers and the Cowboys took place as scheduled. The lady Panthers took the floor looking to take down another undefeated Western Slope League team as they did[Read More…]
Local agricultural groups join forces to fight wolf reintroduction
RBC I Rio Blanco Stockgrowers Association, Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau members, and Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers Association are joining forces to oppose the dangerous ballot initiative that will force wolf introduction on Colorado’s Western Slope. These local agriculture organizations are coordinating Dance Without Wolves, a fundraiser to provide information[Read More…]
CPW to host mountain lion management meetings in NW Colorado this month
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife has scheduled public meetings to provide updates on a proposed new management plan for mountain lions in northwest Colorado.
Regional wrestling competition in Montrose
RANGELY I Last weekend the Rangely Panthers wrestled in Meeker for their last tournament of the regular season in a pool with Meeker, Basalt and Olathe. The Panthers first dual of the day was against Meeker.
Meet Root Routledge in Rangely, Dinosaur on Feb. 19
RBC | Root Routledge, U.S. Congressional candidate for Colorado District 3, will host meet and greet events on Feb. 19 in Rangely from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Main Street Cafe (124 W. Main) and in Dinosaur from 2-3 p.m. at the Highway Bar & Grill (211 E. Hwy. 40) as[Read More…]
RBC issues discussed at interagency meeting
RBC I The county commissioners hosted an interagency meeting Tuesday afternoon following the regular board meeting. Leaders and representatives from multiple county departments and area entities presented updates on activities and projects.
Public Notices: February 13, 2020
A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Meeker Sanitation District of Rio Blanco County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. [Read More…]
County Beat: February 13, 2020
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OPED: ERBM Spring Spotlight
MEEKER | As with most public agencies, an annual budget for the calendar year is adopted at ERBM’s regular December board meeting. Some of the larger capital projects approved in 2020 are outlined below, as well as some of the great programs coming your way this spring. First, the long-anticipated[Read More…]
