RANGELY I The Rocky Mountain Area of Chevron’s Mid-Continent Business Unit gave $20,000 to the RE-4 school district at its board meeting Jan. 15. Chevron operations supervisor Luke Allred and plant operations supervisor Kelly Brown presented the check, which will help fund an upper-level math and science faculty position, to[Read More…]
Author: Heather Zadra
CNCC community education courses
Page Turners book discussion group hosted by Susie Berardi on Tuesday evenings from 7-8 p.m. at the Rangely Public Library. Jan. 22-Feb. 19. The $15 fee includes “comfortable, casual literary discussion” and coffee, tea, and homemade dessert.
Concealed carry course responds
RANGELY I Rio Blanco County residents can still sign up for Saturday’s concealed carry certification course offered through Colorado Northwestern Community College’s community education program.
Rec center water valve break
RANGELY I A component of a fire suppression system relief valve at the Western Rio Blanco Recreation Center failed Thursday night, causing flooding in the building’s weight room, racquetball courts and a storage closet. The exact cause of the failure is unknown, Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District[Read More…]
Ice dome…
Despite subzero temperatures in Rangely for several weeks, Jeremy Fielder told his children he’d help them build the same kind of ice hut he’d built as a kid.
Hernandez signs on with Wesleyan
RANGELY I When Rangely High School senior Leslie Hernandez signed on to play volleyball for Kansas Wesleyan University, she was doing what she’s always done: staying active and getting involved.
Fire destroys Rangely oilfield supply business
RANGELY I A Rangely business owner lost her inventory and employment but was left with the remaining loan when a fire burned the building housing The Patch Supplies, an oilfield supply business, on New Year’s Day.
RDH opens for business
RANGELY I Rangely District Hospital staff began providing some services at its new facility Saturday afternoon after the building passed a final inspection and received its certificate of occupancy Friday. Hospital staff transferred long-term care patients and inpatients to their rooms around noon on Saturday, while the emergency room and[Read More…]
Former CNCC coach to be inducted into hall of fame
RBC I Longtime Colorado Northwestern baseball and basketball coach Paul Conrad will be inducted into the Colorado Dugout Club Hall of Fame later this month.
Food co-op comes to county
RBC I When it comes to purchasing fresh produce for around one-third the grocery store cost, count Rangely and Meeker residents in. That’s what the Bountiful Baskets Food Co-op brings to Rio Blanco County participants every other Saturday.
Rec. district provides new activities
RANGELY I The schedule for the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (WRBM) includes new offerings and community favorites this winter.
Opinion: Small actions can make a big difference in changing the future
RBC I It’s hard to know what to say, especially in a forum like this, about the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., a week and a half ago. Because this is a newspaper, and though I by no means fancy myself a journalist, I’m tempted to try my hand at[Read More…]