RANGELY I The Rangely Town Board took steps March 26 to move funding forward for the second phase of a three-year, $5.5 million water treatment plant overhaul. The board approved a bond council engagement letter, which is mandatory for the town’s consideration for a $1.5 million Colorado Water Resources and[Read More…]
Author: Heather Zadra
CNCC hosts Spartan Showdown
RANGELY I Slip into your Wranglers and slide on your cowboy boots. In just over a week, it’s rodeo time in Rangely.
Rangely Rural gets new fire truck
RANGELY I A new tanker/pumper truck for structure fire suppression and rescue is in active service after passing its final inspection at the Rosenbauer manufacturing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., earlier this month.
Wayward winds…
When Pastor Jasper Whiston of Bible Baptist Church in Rangely left the parsonage the afternoon of Mar. 17, he didn’t expect to return and see a 3×16-foot chunk of the church’s metal roof lying in the parking lot.
Blood pre-draw in Rangely …
Amanda Fausett, an emergency medical technician, draws Mara Wagner’s blood at the Rangely Community Health Fair blood pre-draw over the weekend at Rangely District Hospital. Roughly 300 people had their blood drawn in preparation for the health fair on April 20.
New banners…
Approximately half of Rangely’s new town banners have been installed along Main Street while the rest will be placed during the next week, Rangely Town Manager Peter Brixius said. The new year-round banners, designed by Northern Lights Display, were a $7,500 capital project paid for by the town’s economic development[Read More…]
WRBM, town consider future of parks and trails
RANGELY I Following the termination of a town parks maintenance agreement, the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (WRBM) and the Town of Rangely have started the planning process to ensure the future upkeep of the community’s parks and trails.
Locals try to save old Rangely tank
RANGELY I When musician and composer Bruce Odland first came to Rangely in 1976, it was the last stop of the Chautauqua Tour, a traveling arts festival funded by the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Lady Spartans tie best record in two decades
RANGELY I If you ask Colorado Northwestern Community College women’s basketball coach Antowin Edwards, beating the Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Bruins on their own court was arguably the biggest win in the history of the women’s basketball program.
CNCC basketball teams end strong
RANGELY I Despite a season beset by loss and injury, the Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) men’s basketball team finished the season strong at the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, last month.
Rangely’s Sarah Ward prepares for Boston Marathon
RANGELY I When Colorado Northwestern Community College anatomy and nutrition instructor Sarah Ward ran her third marathon last May and won the women’s division, she knew her time had qualified her for the Boston Marathon.
“Boys From the Bushes” signing
RANGELY I Blue Mountain writer Lou Dean, author of three sets of memoirs and two young adult novels, will sign copies of her latest book, “Boys From the Bushes,” at Sweetbriar this Saturday from 1-3 p.m.
