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2018 Election Results – Rio Blanco County

RBC | The Herald Times is on-scene at the Rio Blanco Courthouse to bring you live election results for Rio Blanco County. There will be two updates this evening. This link will be updated each time new results are received. (Note: reports are preliminary, cumulative and not yet broken down[Read More…]

November 6, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Why my vote matters

By ALEXIS WILEY | Special to the Herald Times EDITOR’S NOTE: Rangely High School senior Alexis Wiley wrote the winning essay for the Rangely VFW’s annual Voice of Democracy scholarship contest. This year’s theme was “Why My Vote Matters.” For all of you with a ballot still sitting on your[Read More…]

November 2, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Drop off your ballot, don’t mail it!

November 2, 2018 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Q&A for the candidates

How seriously do you view the health of the river and the algae problem? What are your specific ideas for taking care of this problem? EDITOR’S NOTE: For clarification, this question was submitted by a citizen, not by either candidate, in response to our request for questions last week. However,[Read More…]

October 27, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Candidate Forum Q & A

RBC | Candidates for the two contested county races had an opportunity to answer questions prepared by members of the Meeker High School Student Council Monday. Due to extenuating circumstances for both the forum planners and one candidate, questions from the public were not taken, but questions can be submitted to[Read More…]

October 18, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

News Notes

Candidate forum for contested races

MEEKER | There will be a candidate forum Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Meeker High School auditorium for the two contested county races that will be on the ballot: one county commissioner seat and the county clerk and recorder. The forum is hosted by the MHS Student[Read More…]

October 13, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Guest Column: School board appraises 4A

By MEEKER RE-1 BOARD OF EDUCATION Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Local voters will help decide two issues of importance to education in this November’s election. We, the School Board of Meeker School District RE-1, passed a resolution in support of local Ballot Issue 4A, which would provide[Read More…]

October 2, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Club 20 takes positions on ballot measures

RBC | The Board of Directors of Club 20 held its fall business meeting and candidates’ debates last weekend in Grand Junction. Relevant western slope and statewide candidates were featured, and the board confirmed positions on the 13 questions Colorado voters will face on the November ballot. Rio Blanco County,[Read More…]

September 17, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Board talks election issues at work session

MEEKER | Election season is nearly upon us, and Meeker’s board of education met for a work session Sept. 10. to discuss several items, including two education-related ballot issues that will come before voters this November. First on the agenda was discussing a draft resolution in support of Amendment 73[Read More…]

September 15, 2018 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

Polis responds to RBC questions

MEEKER | Jared Polis, Democratic candidate for Colorado governor, made campaign stops across the Western Slope during the Labor Day weekend, including a stop at the Meeker Café early Sunday. Between 20-30 voters—Republican, Democrat and unaffiliated—were in attendance to ask Polis questions about his platform.

September 7, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

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.

September 2, 2018 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

Reed Kelley announces bid for county commissioner seat as an unaffiliated candidate

RBC | Earlier this week Meeker’s Reed Kelley officially announced his candidacy for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. Kelley is running as an unaffiliated candidate. “I was excited today to finally be able to announce—here in Rangely—as an unaffiliated candidate for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. The legal process for an unaffiliated person[Read More…]

September 1, 2018 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled