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Guest Column: A climate update

RBC | Here are a few random observations of note: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released its report on Oceans and Cryosphere (IPCC 2019a.)  (The cryosphere comprises regions of ice and snow, i.e. Arctic and Antarctic and high mountains.) This follows IPCC’s recent global climate forecast (IPCC[Read More…]

River district earns award

RBC | The Colorado River District has been named the 2019 J. Evan Goulding District of the Year by the Special District Association of Colorado.    The J. Evan Goulding District of the Year Award was established by the Special District Association of Colorado (SDA) to single out a district[Read More…]

Obituary: DeLoss Proctor

DeLoss Proctor Oct. 2, 2019 Our beloved dad, DeLoss Proctor, passed away peacefully with his girls by his side, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019.  His final words were “Oh you girls, my wonderful daughters.” Dad was born and grew up in Meeker, Colorado, and was raised by his maternal grandparents. He[Read More…]

Parkview’s Night at Hogwarts

RANGELY | Parkview Elementary School will host the annual Night at Hogwarts event Oct. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m.. Tickets and galleons are available for purchase now at Parkview Elementary. See page 4A of this week’s edition for details.

Days Gone By: October 10, 2019

The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – NOTE—We understand that the Trimmer and Allsebrook bills were for sheep killed in the Limekiln hill raid, and we hear that the matter will now go into the courts, as Messrs. Allsebrook and Trimmer intend suing the county. – G.S. Allsebrook has sold[Read More…]

WRBM Thanks …

The WRBM Rec and Park District would like to send a thank you out to the Rangely High School football and volleyball teams for volunteering their time to work with us and the first-fifth grade youth football and volleyball players. Coach Marybel, coach Paul, and everyone involved helped make this[Read More…]

Hopewest’s Annual Gala …

Meeker High School senior Nick Massey shared his firsthand experience with the grief counseling provided by HopeWest last Saturday at the Fairfield Center. After losing his grandfather, Massey began attending a grief group for young people as a seventh grader. When he lost his older brother and only sibling Jake[Read More…]

95 YEARS YOUNG …

This gentleman, assisted by Nine Mile Guest Ranch/RTS Hunting’s Travis Flaharty (right) bagged a very nice buck last month. The photo was posted to the company’s Facebook page with a caption that read, “Art, an inspiration to all of us!! 95 years young and still knocking them down with one[Read More…]

Students of the month …

August: Tiffany Holmes, Emeliano Rocha RANGELY | Rangely students of the month for August are Tiffany Holmes and Emeliano Rocha.   Holmes plans to attend Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington Wyoming, and will study to become a veterinarian technician. In her time here at RJSHS she has been a great leader within[Read More…]