Work already starting on broadband in Rio Blanco County
RBC I With the adoption of Broadband Initiative 1A on Nov. 4 by Rio Blanco County voters, the Broadband Task Force headed by Rio Blanco County Information Technology Director Blake Mobley has moved...
View ArticleUpdate on new Rio Blanco County dam
RBC I The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District held a public meeting Dec. 2 to discuss the feasibility study for a new water storage facility within Rio Blanco County along the White River. With...
View ArticleRangely School Board sets dress code, talks math
RANGELY I The Rangely School Board met Dec. 16 to discuss changes in direction for a district dress code policy, high school math offerings and the 2013/14 audit report. The school dress code was a hot...
View ArticleTwo drug incidents at Barone
MEEKER I Officials at Barone Middle School and the Meeker Police Department both report that there have been two incidents of students bringing non-prescribed prescription narcotics to the school and...
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Meeker Library addition looks at late-February opening
Above is the main study area at the new Meeker library, complete with radiant heat in the floors as well as electrical and Internet plugs. The audio/visual lab and three computer labs will be situated...
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Parkview fundraiser…
Parkview Elementary School kindergartener Brielle Lucero, fourth-grader Kenzie Varner and kindergartener Zane Wiley hold up a graph showing each grade’s contributions to the “Pennies for Parkview”...
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Two sides still divided on plans for gathering horses
These wild horses are part of the West Douglas herd, one of two wild herds in Rio Blanco County. After a recent meeting, it appears there is still no agreement on whether the horses should be herded...
View ArticleSelle named MSD superintendent
Chris Selle has been named superintendent of the Meeker School District starting July 1. More will be in this week’s Herald Times.
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Meeker dedicates new hospital; PMC will open fully on Friday
Meeker Mason Chuck Mills laid the cornerstone right outside the front door of Pioneers Medical Center on Saturday afternoon. Before he sealed the stone, a time capsule containing contemporary and a few...
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Klark Kindler hired as AD at MHS, will also coach, teach
Klark Kindler, left, has been named the new athletic director at Meeker High School in addition to his continuing as the Cowboys’ basketball coach. Kindler and his daughter Madison, left, and his wife,...
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Feds clear way for Colowyo; final action awaits judge ruling
RBC I The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved and signed a modified mine plan for Colowyo Mine, which was subject to a federal district court order requiring the Office of Surface Mining...
View ArticleLawsuit filed to halt scheduled wild horse roundup in county
RBC I Late Friday, a lawsuit was filed in federal court by The Cloud Foundation (TCF), Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF), The Colorado Wild Horse and Burro Coalition (CWHBC), Dr. Don Moore and Toni...
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Meeker girl has life-changing experience on trip to Peru
Aubrey Walsh (third from the left) enjoys a surprise birthday party thrown for her by the children she worked with at the New Life Children’s Home in Cieneguilla, Peru. The party was on the last day of...
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Meeker Classic: 2015
Amanda Milliken of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with her dog, Howell, won her third Meeker Classic championship.RBC I Around 30 years ago, a group of locals sat around over coffee and talked about ways...
View ArticleOne MSD incumbent wins; incumbents win in Rangely, tax loses
RBC I The Meeker Board of Education will take on a new look, the Rangely School Board will remain the same, the mil levy tax override for added Rangely school funding failed and county voters told the...
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86 years later: Skull in mystery death is returned to family members now in Iowa
MEEKER I Sometimes when we lose a loved one, closure thankfully comes quickly—with the body in the family’s possession. Sometimes, unfortunately, real closure never comes—as the body is never...
View Article2018 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 [...]
View ArticleWyoming wolf sighted in Jackson County
RBC I A wolf recently sighted and photographed in Jackson County, Colorado, was confirmed by Wyoming Game and Fish to be a dispersing male gray wolf from Wyoming. The collared wolf is from the Snake [...]
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