By JEFF BURKHEAD [email protected] RANGELY I There will be some new faces on the town’s board of trustees, as well as some familiar ones. Paula Davis was elected mayor of Rangely in Tuesday’s mail-in ballot election and Lisa Hatch was voted in as a new trustee. They join incumbents Clayton[Read More…]
Author: Jeff Burkhead
Four seek coroner’s position
Editor’s note: There are four Republican candidates, all from Meeker, for county coroner. A primary election will be held in August, but Saturday’s Republican County Assembly will determine which candidates go forward and in what order their names appear on the ballot. Following are their responses, in alphabetical order, to[Read More…]
Panthers qualify 4 for state
RANGELY I Four Panther wrestlers are headed to state. Rangely Junior High had four placers — including one first-place finisher — at last week’s regional tournament in Fruita, earning them a trip to the state tourney in Denver.
Panthers sweep doubleheaders
RBC I Talk about getting off to a good start. Rangely High School’s baseball team blasted Altamont, Utah, 13-6 in the season opener and hasn’t looked back. The Panthers swept doubleheaders last week against Altamont and Coal Ridge.
Master plan is ‘a work in progress’
RBC I Redoing the county’s master plan is still in the, well, planning stages. “This is a work in progress,” said Ryan Mahoney of Central Mountain Planning, one of the consultants for the project.
Once experienced, editor’s first snowmobile ride ‘addicting’
I can check off another item on my “Bucket List” of things to do before I die … or get too old. After thinking maybe I was off the hook — when a previously scheduled snowmobile ride was canceled because of weather — I couldn’t get out of going the[Read More…]
Four-day school week gets preliminary nod
RANGELY I A four-day school week has moved closer to becoming a reality. School board members voted Monday night to approve the switch to a four-day school week, contingent upon approval of an implementation plan to be presented at the board’s April 20 meeting.
Election season arrives
RBC I ’Tis the season for elections. The town of Rangely has competitive races for the position of mayor as well as for three trustee seats on the town council. While on the other end of the county, the Meeker election was canceled when one of the candidates withdrew, meaning[Read More…]
Rangely candidates give views
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each of the candidates for town council and mayor in Rangely were asked the same set of questions. Here are their responses, in alphabetical order.
Rangely places 7 at Meeker dual meet
RANGELY I Individually, the Panthers wrestled well, with seven placers at last Saturday’s tournament in Meeker. Team-wise, though, Rangely didn’t have the numbers, which has been the case all season.
Dealership back in the GM fold
Northwest Auto learns it is one of 600 reinstated by General Motors MEEKER I When Doug Over-ton of Northwest Auto Sales and Service decided to pursue arbitration — after General Motors announced it wasn’t renewing the franchise — he knew there was no guarantee. Turns out, it was the right[Read More…]
DA makes his case against Jerry Snider Jr.
RBC I Jerry Snider Jr. walked upstairs at his father’s house in Rangely, retrieved a hatchet, returned to the living room where his father was sitting in a recliner and used the sharp instrument to kill his father with nine fatal blows to the head.
