Dear Editor: Hi to everyone Rio Blanco County. My name is Brian Worthen, CEO of Visionary Broadband. All of us at Visionary are excited to be joining your communities as an Internet provider. Its our goal to offer you fast and reliable Internet service so you can get online and[Read More…]
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Weekly Call Review: Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2018
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Nov. 13 “Thanks, Birth Control” Day
RBC | Modern contraception methods are listed as one of the 10 great public health achievements in the 20th century by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The advent of safe, effective measures of birth control in the 1960s arguably changed the culture of the country by allowing men[Read More…]
New clothing store opens in Meeker
MEEKER | Nancy Owens has embarked on a long-held dream with the opening of Sophie Ann Designs—a new girls’ and women’s clothing store in Meeker. “The timing was never right,” Owens, a Meeker native who returned in 2009 and has since been the manager of the Meeker Hotel and Cafe[Read More…]
LEAP launches new online application
Special to the Herald Times RBC Colorado’s Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), will kick-off the 2018-19 season with a new online application process for individuals and families needing heating assistance. Enrollment for the 2018-2019 program starts Nov. 1 and continues through April 30. “With the new online application process, individuals[Read More…]
Obituary: Betty Jane ‘BJ’ Lahman
Betty Jane ‘BJ’ Lahman Sept. 3, 1927 ~ Oct. 26, 2018 Betty Jane “BJ” Lahman, 91, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. BJ was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Warren, Ohio, to the late John A. and Freda (Zeyfang) Schwartz. She was[Read More…]
MHS softball seniors and awards
Colo. Coaches of Girls Sports SOFTBALL ALL-STATE TEAM Megan Shelton, Tori Lasker, Mackenzie Marshall and Gracie Bradfield WESTERN SLOPE LEAGUE (WSL) PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Megan Shelton ALL CONFERENCE: Megan Shelton, Tori Lasker, Mackenzie Marshall HONORABLE MENTION: Gracie Bradfield, Kenzie Turner MEEKER HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNITIONS: 4-Year Letterman Awards: Megan Shelton,[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks to fire dept.
Dear Editor: Thank you to the Meeker Fire Department for once again saving me. Kate Proctor Meeker
The motive behind the man: why soldiers fight
RBC | I once read a fascinating report from The Strategic Studies Institute entitled, “Why Soldiers Fight: Combat Motivation In The Iraq War.”1 Among other points, three should strike us profoundly on Veterans Day. First, a soldier’s mind must be set on what he is fighting for. As we will[Read More…]
Rangely girls end season at regionals
RANGELY | This past weekend the lady Panthers looked to continue their season at the regional tournament in Wiggins. To make it to state, they needed to first contend with the Wiggins Tigers and Heritage Christian Eagles. Unfortunately, the Panthers did not prevail to extend their season to the final[Read More…]
Letter: Daniels thanks PMC emergency staff
Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to say thank you. I have had the opportunity to be a guest in emergency rooms from Gunnison Colo., New Castle, Colo., Glenwood Springs, Colo., and now Meeker. I would like to thank the nurses and the doctors in Meeker that[Read More…]
Remember our veterans Monday
MEEKER | Monday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. in Meeker the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a special wreath ceremony and salute in front of the courthouse commemorating all veterans. The ceremony will include a special emphasis on World War 1 veterans, as this is the 100th anniversary of[Read More…]
