Election 2008 | The Herald Times

County turnout is 86 percent

Record number of Rio Blanco County voters cast ballots in Nov. 4 election RBC — Rio Blanco County voters turned out in record numbers for last week’s general election.

November 13, 2008 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Early voting continues through Friday

RBC — Rio Blanco County Clerk Nancy Amick, for one, will be glad when the election is over. “This has been a difficult election due to the lengthy ballot, more than double the amount of mail-in applications and registrations, and new state requirements and conditions,”

October 30, 2008 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Nov. election could impact justice center

RBC — Pat Hooker, Rio Blanco County administrator, will be keenly interested in the results of the Nov. 4 Meeker school bond election.

October 23, 2008 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Early voting begins Oct. 20

RBC — Monday, Oct. 6 was the last day to register to vote for the general election to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

October 16, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

MHS StuCo to hold voter registration drive Sept. 24

MEEKER — The upcoming election on Nov. 4 is one of the most anticipated in history. However you must be registered to vote by Oct. 6, so the clock is ticking.

September 18, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker School Board places pair of bond issues on Nov. 4 ballot

MEEKER — Board members of the Meeker School District recently approved the two bond measures required to go ahead with construction of a new elementary school. The bond measures on the Nov. 4 general election ballot will raise about $24 million for the new school and improvements to the middle[Read More…]

September 18, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely voters face $15M bond issue on Nov. 4

RANGELY — Schools on both ends of the county are showing signs of old age. Meeker’s school district will ask voters in the Nov. 4 general election to approve a $24 million bond issue to build a new elementary school — to replace the current one, which is nearly 70[Read More…]

September 11, 2008 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s Phyllis Wigington attends Democratic National Convention

MEEKER — Politics runs in Phyllis Wigington’s family. Democratic politics, that is.

September 4, 2008 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Nelson, Turner face off for commissioner seat

Special to the Herald Times Editor’s Note: The Herald Times asked both of the Republican candidates – the incumbent Forrest Nelson and the challenger Kai Turner — the same questions in advance of next Tuesday’s primary election. They are running for a seat on the Rio Blanco County Commission. Their[Read More…]

August 7, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled