RANGELY | The Rangely Town Council met on Tuesday in a short meeting where they approved a donation to Rowdy Worm and heard updates on upcoming projects from Town Manager Peter Brixius. According to Brixius the town has received four resignations in the last six weeks, mostly in the gas[Read More…]
Author: Jennifer Hill
RDA grocery discussion continues
RANGELY | The Rangely Development Agency met last week where they heard updates on various economic activities around town including a potential end to the county oil and gas impact fee moratorium as well as entered into an occasionally heated discussion about the Rangely grocery situation. RDA member Tim Webber[Read More…]
Chevron crews respond to oil spill
RANGELY | This week Chevron Pipe Line Company is continuing their response to a crude oil spill which occurred at a collection station outside of Rangely on March 5. Following the spill of the 115 barrels (4,830 gallons) of crude oil, Chevron immediately shut down the line and sent a[Read More…]
The Salon celebrating 10 years
RANGELY | In Rangely’s boom and bust cycle, longevity is something not all businesses are able to boast about, but thankfully for Lyndsey Wiley, owner of Rangely’s The Salon, no matter the price of oil and gas, hair continues to grow. Wiley moved to Rangely with her family in high[Read More…]
Rangely council responds to Narcan questions
RANGELY | The Rangely Town Council met Feb. 28 and approved several equipment purchases and heard community concerns. During the public input portion of the evening Beth Wiley approached the council requesting that access to the recordings of town council and RDA meetings be added to the town’s website so[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act has high cost for local hospital
RANGELY | Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 budget struggles have been nothing new for Rangely District Hospital. Dwindling Medicaid payments coupled with booming Medicaid participants exacerbated those financial challenges. The hospital budget operates under a variety of revenues. There are two mill levies associated with[Read More…]
Conservation district talks funding, water
RANGELY | The Douglas Creek Conservation District held its annual meeting and banquet on Saturday. The event, which was attended by members, district stakeholders and numerous speakers, provided an evening of rangeland and water information. The Douglas Creek Conservation District covers county land west of Cathedral Bluffs and north of[Read More…]
Phase II for new dam to begin soon
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy is preparing to begin Phase II of the White River storage project with the ultimate goal of obtaining a new reservoir on the White River. The project began in 2014 with a water storage study. The study was determined necessary after the Conservancy[Read More…]
Commissioners meet in Rangely
RBC | The new board of county commissioners held its first Rangely meeting on Tuesday. In addition to commissioner updates the board also moved forward with a resolution regarding a new hydroelectric plant and increased fiscal support of the Wolf Creek Water Storage Project. The commissioners held a public hearing[Read More…]
Chevron project anticipates 400 temporary contractors coming to Rangely in June
RBC | The Rangely Town Council spent Valentine’s Day in a council meeting. In addition to updates from the town manager, they also discussed the working agreement with the new Board of County Commissioners for Better City’s consulting efforts and joining with the county in requesting a repeal of BLM[Read More…]
Huitt’s story of success an inspiration
RANGELY | In Rangely the name Frank Huitt can bring a lot of things to mind. The big house on the hill with more animals than Cabela’s, airplanes and helicopters, donations and community involvement are all regularly heard in association with the name. However, what many don’t know is the[Read More…]
Stockgrowers hold annual meeting
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Stockgrowers held their annual meeting and banquet last Saturday in Meeker. After quickly discussing group business the stockgrowers got down to one of the primary purposes of the annual meeting, providing an opportunity for local ranchers to hear updates from various county and state[Read More…]
