MEEKER | Meghan M. Smith has been named to the President’s Honor Roll for the 2018 fall semester at the University of Wyoming. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled[Read More…]
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Letter: Is your dog in compliance?
Dear Editor: If you own a dog in the Town of Meeker, please be fully responsible for your pet’s behavior and in compliance with local ordinances. Essentially that means no running at large, no disturbance of the peace and no habitual barking. Please corral your dog on your property. It[Read More…]
Correction
MEEKER | Forty-eight Meeker High School (MHS) wrestlers have finished as state runners-up in the Colorado State Wrestling Championships, not 39, as incorrectly written in the “Colorado State Wrestling Tournament 2019” article, which appeared in the Feb. 28, 2019, edition of the Herald Times. We regret the error. Meeker head[Read More…]
CNCC Flight Team headed to nationals, fundraising efforts underway
RANGELY | On Tuesday, Feb. 26 members from the Colorado Northwestern Community College’s flight team met with community members about the team’s past successes and to ask for contributions to help the team attend the 2019 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) competition to be held May 16-19 in Janesville, Wisc.[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The politics of fear
Fear is a terrible—and terribly effective—way to manipulate people. If you can make a people group afraid, you can make them react, and if you can make them react, you can control them. If there’s a divisive or contentious topic on the table for public debate, it’s sure to be[Read More…]
Scoggins named to RMAC first team
RANGELY | Rangely High School alumni Patrick Scoggins was named first team Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) twice for his participation on the Colorado State University-Pueblo relay teams. The distance medley relay team (DMR) is ranked fifth going into the National Championships. Scoggins runs the 1,200 leg. DMR goes 1,200, 400, 800,[Read More…]
YVCF accepting scholarship applications
RBC | The Yampa Valley Community Foundation is now accepting online applications for 2018 scholarships. YVCF administers the Kenny Corriveau Trade Scholarship that is awarded to applicants in Routt, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties for the purpose of advancing education in the trades. This scholarship is available to individuals ages 17-25[Read More…]
Obituary: James Malcolm Tyler Jr.
James Malcolm Tyler Jr. Aug. 21, 1929 ~ March 2, 2019 James Malcolm Tyler Jr. was born in Topeka, Kansas, on Aug. 21, 1926, to James Malcolm Tyler Sr. and Alice Clare (DeRoin) Tyler. He was raised in Atchison, Kansas, and graduated from Atchison High School in 1944. He immediately[Read More…]
Wildlife worries dominate discussion at Woolgrowers
RBC | The potential introduction of wolves into Colorado dominated discussion for a second year at the Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers annual meeting. While the sale price for wool is up 16 percent, and grazing fees are down, there wasn’t much more in the way of positive news shared at[Read More…]
BIRTH …
Joshua and Lindsey Allred of Rangely are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Noelle Beth Allred, at 8 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2019, in Craig, Colo., at Memorial Regional Health. Noelle weighed 6 pounds and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Don and Phyllis Myers of Hamilton[Read More…]
Last game …
Last weekend the lady Panthers traveled to Ignacio for the regional playoff games and faced the No. 8 team from Ignacio. “The Panthers came out to a great start. At the end of the first quarter the score was tied 7-7, and going into half we were up 20-18,” said[Read More…]
In Memory: Missy Mae Roach
Missy Mae Roach, born May 12, 2008, belonged to Ashley and Dominik Roach of Meeker, Colo. A purebred Golden Labrador and Weiner mix, Missy was known not only for her unique look, but for her loving, loyal, intelligent, and wise ways; to know her was to love her. Missy took[Read More…]
