Author: Heather Zadra

Spring is in the air …

Some of the earliest spring flowers to bloom in Rangely this year are the pink hyacinths in Gordon and Dena Byers’ yard on Birch Street.

Kids’ health fairs…

Reese Lucero sports a colorful butterfly from the face-painting booth at the Rio Blanco Board of Cooperative Educational Services Children’s Health Fair in Rangely.

Rodeo team nets honors

RANGELY I The Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) rodeo team made its mark in more ways than one at the last rodeo of the season, Mesa University’s Maverick Stampede and at the Rocky Mountain Regional awards ceremony over the weekend.

$5,000 goes to fire truck

RANGELY I Natural gas gathering company Summit Midstream Partners made a $5,000 donation last week toward the purchase of two new fire trucks for the Rangely Rural Fire Protection District (RRFPD). The donation was made in memory of Summit Midstream plant operator Tom Gough’s 12-year-old son Collin, who passed away[Read More…]

New CNCC statue unveiled; capsule delayed by storm

RANGELY I That Colorado Northwestern Community College’s 50-year anniversary celebration culminated in blizzard conditions didn’t faze the approximately 30 people gathered under the Hefley Gym eaves for a time capsule dedication ceremony and unveiling of a new Spartan statue Tuesday afternoon.

Showdown not slowed down by rain

— CNCC Spartan bull riders earn top honors at inaugural event — RANGELY I Rainy spring weather didn’t keep Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) bull riders from earning top honors at the inaugural Spartan Showdown Rodeo over the weekend.

Hole lot of trouble…

Spring runoff, subsequent freezing and thawing and vehicles driving over the softened area have caused an approximately 4×4-foot section of asphalt to buckle in Rangely’s White River Market parking lot, store director Bill Wilkinson said Saturday. “Once the weather warms further, the section will be patched,” he said.