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SGM announces 2017 scholarship availability

Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | SGM, a civil engineering, consulting, and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with additional offices in Aspen, Gunnison, Grand Junction, Salida, Durango and Meeker, awards up to five scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to assist aspiring civil engineers and surveyors in[Read More…]

January 25, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Cook mentioned in governor’s address

RBC | Rio Blanco County Economic Development Coordinator Katelin Cook was named in the annual State of the State address given by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper last week in Denver as an example of a “local civic leader” for her work helping “Meeker and Rangely become some of the very[Read More…]

January 24, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

Colorado CPA under new ownership

RBC | Colorado CPA, with offices in both Meeker and Rangely, has a new owner for a new year. On Jan. 1 Marlo Coates, Certified Public Accountant and longtime employee at the CPA office took over as owner. The firm will operate under the new name of ColoCPA Services, PC.[Read More…]

January 23, 2017 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Struggle to keep a full service grocery store in Rangely an ongoing battle

RANGELY | Discussion of groceries and where to get them is nothing new for Rangely residents. Between the recent downsizing of the local grocery store and the Rangely Development Agency’s discussion of a new store, grocery shopping is a topic sure to elicit a variety of responses. The history of[Read More…]

January 21, 2017 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Yoga studio opens in downtown Meeker

MEEKER | A new yoga studio is opening in Meeker on Monday. Mountain Charisma proprietor Brittney Shonk is excited to introduce the community to a practice that has had a dramatic impact on her own life. A Meeker native, Shonk (neé Ducey) returned home “to be closer to family” after[Read More…]

January 20, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

Joy Surveying Company joins forces with SGM

MEEKER | Long-time Meeker business Joy Surveying Company (JSC) recently announced it is joining forces with SGM, an engineering, surveying and consulting firm based in Glenwood Springs. JSC is proud to have provided responsive survey, mapping and GIS services throughout its 45-year history and is excited to bring cutting edge[Read More…]

January 17, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Uncertainty and opportunity in 2017

By REP. Bob Rankin State House District 57 Special to the Herald Times RBC | I’m having a hard time getting my mind around the fact that it’s 2017 and the start of my fifth session in the Colorado House of Representatives. Thank you for the opportunity. It looks like[Read More…]

January 16, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

‘Father of Glenwood Canyon’s I-70 project’ recalls experience

MEEKER | To say that the contribution of Meeker resident R. A. “Dick” Prosence to Colorado has been enormous would be an understatement. A former civil engineer for Colorado Department of Highways (CDOH, which became CDOT in 1991), Prosence was among a cadre of gifted engineers who built the 180[Read More…]

January 15, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

‘The Chosin Few’ of the Korean War

By Wes Eubanks Meeker VFW RBC | By mid-1950 after the successful landing at Inchon by the U.S. X Corps and the subsequent destruction of the Korean People’s Army, the Korean War appeared to be all but over. United Nations (U.N.) forces advanced rapidly into North Korea with the intention[Read More…]

January 14, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely author, producer, director talks writing with local youth

RANGELY | Earlier this month a dozen young budding writers in Rangely gathered to develop their skills and learn about the writing process from local author, director and producer Peter Forbes. Forbes, who grew up near Dinosaur, spent more than an hour answering questions and giving advice to the middle[Read More…]

January 13, 2017 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

New commissioners sworn in

RBC | The final meeting for outgoing commissioners Jeff Eskelson and Jon Hill Monday lasted 18 minutes, during which time the board of county commissioners approved six items on the consent agenda, and awarded a bid to Urie Trucking for the lower White River pest control district for tamarisk and[Read More…]

January 12, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

Coal Creek School starts ‘125 Challenge’

MEEKER | Coal Creek School is happy to start 2017 with the completion of its exterior restoration and ready to begin the Coal Creek School 125 Challenge. The school has been successfully weather-proofed for the winter. The stone walls have been restored to their original 1892 appearance. New trusses have[Read More…]

January 11, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled