Special to the Herald Times RANGELY I On Monday the Panther JV football team continued where the varsity team left off on Friday with a dominant win over the Grand Valley Cardinals 27-8. Leading from start to finish, the Panthers put 38 points on the scoreboard while holding the Cardinals[Read More…]
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Ekstrom retiring after 32 years as CSU extension agent
RBC | There are individuals living and working within our communities who impact a lot more lives than we might expect. The county extension agent is one of those positions, and for the last 32 years, Bill Ekstrom has held that role in Rio Blanco County. He’s retiring this week, and[Read More…]
Rangely board updates ordinance, drought plan
RANGELY I Town Manager Ordinance Change The Rangely Board of Trustees is updating a municipal ordinance which required that the town manager vacancy be filled within 90 days. The new ordinance does not place a specific time limit on hiring. They also discussed a provision which allows for a town[Read More…]
Range Call Junior Royalty …
Range Call Junior Royalty tryouts were held Saturday, Aug. 25 and the results are (left to right) Madison Otte, junior princess; Uriah Padilla, junior princess; Joslin Rose Spieth, junior attendant and Falon Gilbert, 2018-2019 junior queen. COURTESY PHOTO
{Guest Column} Learns Differently: To My Grandson
MEEKER | It was my freshman year in college that I found out I was dyslexic, with some auditory malfunction with words and especially numbers. What my brain hears is often very different from what is spoken. To date I often listen to phone messages up to 10 times and still[Read More…]
Wheels on the bus …
New Meeker school bus drivers Toni Francis and Lynn Laman are covering the Little Beaver and Strawberry Creek routes, respectively. The district has 12 drivers this year covering regular routes and activities, including Superintendent Chris Selle. Roy Wedding photo
Summer Rodeo Series Results: Aug. 23
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Wolf Creek Dam update
RBC | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District is continuing with its White River water storage project, typically referred to as the Wolf Creek Reservoir. During Tuesday’s Community Networking meeting District Director Alden Vanden Brink said they are getting close to providing, “water security and assurance to the White River.”
You can’t open someone’s eyes with a baseball bat {Editor’s Column}
It’s human nature to want people to agree with us. We all want to be right, and encountering people who don’t see things the same way we do triggers an almost primal need to correct and convince them they are wrong and we are right. We all do it, whether[Read More…]
Meeker BOE approves hires, discusses four-day week
MEEKER I Barone Middle School Principal Jim Hanks substituted for Meeker School District Superintendent Chris Selle leading Monday’s Board of Education regular August meeting. Selle was with Meeker’s sixth grade classes at their annual retreat at YMCA’s Snow Mountain Ranch near Granby.
Rangely namesake singer/songwriter performs at The TANK
RANGELY | Rangeley Gene Collier visited Rangely last weekend to see the town he was named after. His father traveled from Oklahoma to Rangely in the 1940s to work in the oil field. After driving hours in his Model A, he worked only one day and decided to go home. For[Read More…]
WREA Capital Credit checks in the mail
MEEKER | White River Electric Association’s Capital Credit checks are set to arrive in the mail this week. The WREA board of directors annually reviews its financial condition to determine the amount of patronage capital that it will return to its members. This year, the WREA board of directors approved[Read More…]
