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MHS students compete at FCCLA nationals

The 2023 FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) took place in Denver, Colorado, from July 2-6, drawing more than 7,900 students, educators, and guests from across the nation. This gathering provided a valuable platform for attendees to expand their leadership skills, sharpen their talents, explore career pathways, and listen to inspiring[Read More…]

July 12, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

JUST BEACHY …

While the cattle here have endured a pretty brutal winter, there are beach cows in Los Barriles, Baja, Mexico, frolicking in the sun. | ADRIENNE WIX PHOTO

March 28, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Explainer: How Special Districts Work, Part 2

“The issue is, it’s very hard to have all these district lines mapped,” Rio Blanco County Assessor Renae Nielson told the HT while discussing the official boundaries of more than 20 special tax districts in the county. The districts exist to manage and operate various local government services, and are[Read More…]

January 4, 2023 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Scoggins completes Navy BT

Navy Seaman Timothy L. Scoggins, son of Matthew and Elizabeth Scoggins recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois. He is a 2022 graduate of Rangely High School. During the 10-week program, Scoggins completed a variety of training which included classroom study and[Read More…]

September 21, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely’s Steve Cochrane wins prestigious photography award

Rangely resident Steve Cochrane is an honorary member and award-wining photographer of Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers, an organization that held its 47th annual conference in Alamogordo, New Mexico in September. Cochrane won several awards including best in show and first place in the fauna category for his photo[Read More…]

December 16, 2021 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Features

COUNTY BEAT: Sheriff’s office works to dispel jail misinformation

COMMUNICATION ISSUES Elected officials, staff and law enforcement personnel from all three local government entities filled the county courthouse Monday to discuss the recent closure of the Justice Center/jail. RBC Sheriff Anthony Mazzolla announced the closure in September 2021 at the beginning of this year’s budget cycle. Since that time,[Read More…]

December 8, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Archaeologist’s research reveals rich Ute history

RBC | Last month Archaeologist Luke Trout from the Bureau of Land Management’s White River Field Office shared research findings with the White River Alliance in a presentation titled “History in the White River Valley: How Humans Shape Our Landscape,” focusing on the last 200 years of history in the[Read More…]

July 10, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Features

Mountain Valley Bank celebrates building heritage with ‘penny drive’

MEEKER | Having served as a vital trading post for all of Northwestern Colorado in its early history, the Town of Meeker has its share of very old buildings, all with their own history. The I.O.O.F building on the corner of 4th and Main is no exception. Originally built in[Read More…]

April 15, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

The Splotch: In a rural Eastern Plains community plagued by drought, stigma won’t be easy to overcome

EADS | “The Splotch,” as some here call the brown mark on the map they check weekly, is the color of scorched earth. Here in Kiowa County, farmers have always relied on whatever moisture happens to fall from the sky rather than on irrigation. In August, this 1,300-person community bordering[Read More…]

December 31, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

One Good Thing: What kept you going during a year like no other?

RBC | We’ve been through enough old Heralds to know this year was a real doozy, but for our annual year in review we flipped the script and asked our readers one good thing that happened to them during 2020. Here are the responses we received. For years I have[Read More…]

December 30, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Cowboys fall to Hotchkiss Bulldogs, gear up for HoCo

Meeker and Hotchkiss were the last two undefeated teams in the Western Slope League, and the game winner was likely to continue on as the league champion. The Cowboys scored first when Jeremy Woodward ran it in for six and Casey Brink finished up the scoring run with a two[Read More…]

October 29, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Panthers nab close victory in West Grand

The Rangely High School Panther football team traveled to Kremmling, Colorado, in a cold, blustery, rain mixed with snow weather forecast to take on the Mustangs of West Grand High School. The Panthers were looking for a first against the West Grand Mustangs and that was to defeat the Mustangs[Read More…]

October 29, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled