Oct. 12 and 26 The Town of Rangely’s Board of Trustees heard the first reading of an amended floodplain management ordinance to align with new recommendations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA has changed recommendations to provide higher floodplain management standards to help communities prepare and plan for,[Read More…]
Month: November 2021
Veterans Day
County Beat: Nov 16 meeting report
PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE Public Health staff workloads are “at the highest level we’ve seen” according to Director Alice Harvey, who updated the RBC Commissioners in Rangely this week. She said the department was spread thin between testing, vaccination clinics, answering phone calls, contact tracing and other pandemic-related work, in addition[Read More…]
News Notes: November 18, 2021
4-H happenings RBC | 4-H enrollment for 2021-2022 is now open. Visit https://v2.4honline.com to register. Alliance movie screening Nov. 22 RBC | The White River Alliance will screen the movie “Kiss the Ground” on Nov. 22 at the VFW in Meeker and a brief update from the Alliance’s committees. The[Read More…]
WOOLY BUDDIES …
State redistricting maps finalized
“Worth it.”
Rangely first responders take the Polar Plunge to raise funds for the Special Olympics When you think of bravery, do you think of jumping into ~45-degree water on a 35-degree morning for a good cause? On Saturday, Nov. 13, members of the Rangely Police Department and the Park Ranger Program[Read More…]
Bugsy Malone Jr. coming to town this weekend
Based on the hit 1976 film starring a pre-teen Scott Baio and Jodi Foster and featuring a catchy, swinging score by the composer of The Muppet Movie, Bugsy Malone Jr. is good, clean, comedic fun, and it’s coming to Meeker this weekend courtesy of the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council[Read More…]
CDPHE authorizes COVID boosters for all adults; pediatric vaccines now available
Due to Colorado’s high rate of COVID transmission, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has authorized boosters for any adult 18+ in the state, as long as it’s been six months since the initial mRNA series or two months since the initial Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Additionally, pediatric[Read More…]
Days gone by: November 11, 2021
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • The millennium will come about the time that people will do their own thinking. • People who cannot adapt themselves to conditions are mere machines with an ability to grumble. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago • Arthur Lloyd entertained the Sophomore Class[Read More…]
Obituary: Ernest Elefar Garcia
May 13, 1923 ~ Oct. 14, 2021 Ernie went home to his Lord on Oct. 14, 2021, at approximately 8:30 p.m. MDT. He made his arrival on Earth on May 13, 1923. He was welcomed by his parents, Emilio and Marcellina (Vigil) Garcia and older brother, Don. They were later[Read More…]
Obituary: Douglas Ray Rust
Dec. 18, 1950 ~ Nov. 3, 2021 Douglas Ray Rust returned home to his Heavenly Father on Nov. 3, 2021, at the age of 70. Doug was the oldest of four children born to Lydia C.Brandt and Elton Ray Rust on Dec. 18, 1950. Doug grew up in Morgan, Utah.[Read More…]