RANGELY I Last fall when a seaplane landed at Kenney Reservoir, it was a bit of an anomaly. A pilot had called Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) Manager Alden VandenBrink and asked if there were any restrictions for landing a plane on Kenney Reservoir. The pilot said he had[Read More…]
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Wildfire Update: Tuesday, July 11
Wilson Fire update Fire personnel suspended their work several times yesterday for safety reasons when a storm cell with strong winds and lightning moved through the area in the afternoon. Despite the temporary delays, yesterday’s planned burnout operations were very successful. Crews burned along a fire line that had been[Read More…]
Wildfire Updates: Sunday, July 9
The Wilson Fire north of Meeker off County Road 9 is at approximately 205 acres and 10 percent containment. Command was transferred to a Type 3 fire team and a Wyoming Hot Shot crew working together with ground crews on Sunday. The Deer Gulch fire is off mile marker 4[Read More…]
Deer Gulch Fire
The Deer Gulch Fire was reported Saturday, July 8 burning 21 miles south, southwest of Meeker around 3:30 p.m. Visit http://facebook.com/BLMColoradoFire/ for more information or call the Peekaboo Fire Information line at 970-329-1008.
Wilson Fire Updates
UPDATE 10:45 p.m. 7/8: The Wilson Fire is now reportedly threatening structures, and is 8 miles north of Meeker and approximately 100 acres. Chevron’s Wilson Creek Unit 31 gas well is nearby. The incident commander has ordered additional air support for tomorrow. Wilson Fire update from BLM Colorado Fire: The[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Pedestrians have rights, too
Most days I walk to and from the office. Traffic is usually a moot point, but Tuesday there was traffic. I started to cross the street at a stop sign only to have oncoming traffic pull halfway through the intersection before I’d made it across. Either they were bleeding to[Read More…]
Dinosaur ‘with skin on’ a rare paleontology find
By Pat & Niki Turner [email protected] RANGELY | They call him Walter, and they’re working as fast as they can to get him, or her, out of the side of a rocky sandstone cliff in northwest Colorado where he’s been for the last 74 million years or so. “They” are[Read More…]
Rangely man achieves weight loss goal with TOPS
RANGELY | At 61 years of age, Lyle Peterson is looking forward to his leisure years, and with a weight loss of almost 25 pounds during the last year, he’s actively planning to continue leading his active lifestyle when he’s ready to retire. Peterson, who works for the Western Rio[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: What are we celebrating on the Fourth of July?
Why is the Declaration of Independence sprawled across our front page this week? Because before the fireworks and the barbecues and the parades and the flag waving, 56 rebels (that’s not very many people, when you think about it) signed their names on a blatantly seditious document and announced their[Read More…]
Meet Your First Responders: Ronda Morgan, Meeker EMS
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of monthly posts about our local first responders, giving our readers a chance to get to know the people who volunteer in emergency services for the good of our community. MEEKER | Ronda (Taussig) Morgan is a Meeker native. Her interest[Read More…]
CORRECTION: FAMILY FUN SHOOT IS SUNDAY, JULY 2
The Jon Wangnild Family Fun Shoot at the Meeker Shooting Range is this Sunday, July 2, NOT Wednesday, July 5, as reported in the article in the Range Call section. We regret the error.
Community revitalization workshop July 27
RBC | In a brief meeting Monday at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, the board of county commissioners approved a letter from the BOCC and the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts to the Bureau of Land Management regarding the management of wild horses. They also approved a permission[Read More…]
