Seventh grade teacher Jennifer Turner has a holiday tradition for her classes. “Every year I show the movie, ‘Pay It Forward.’ My goal is to have the kids do for others instead of focusing on their ‘wants’ the month of Christmas and all year. Some years the kids really buy[Read More…]
Features
Half of Coloradans now live in wildfire risk areas
RBC | The number of people living in areas at risk to the effects of wildland fire increased by nearly 50 percent from 2012 to 2017, based on new Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment data released this week by the Colorado State Forest Service. As of 2017, approximately 2.9 million people live[Read More…]
Details emerge about fatal Rangely shooting
RANGELY | The man who died in an officer-involved shooting Dec. 10 was a 58-year-old man reportedly driving a stolen vehicle that struck a Rangely police officer’s car during the incident, 9th Judicial District Attorney Jeff Cheney said Friday. Daniel Pierce died during a police pursuit that ended at Colorado highways[Read More…]
New faces at the Town of Rangely
RANGELY | Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Rangely will officially have a new town manager, town clerk and town treasurer. Interim Town Manager Lisa Piering introduced Rangely’s new town clerk, Erica Eyer, to the town’s Board of Trustees at the Dec. 11 meeting. Eyre recently relocated from Denver with her husband, who[Read More…]
Happy Holidays!
Handling the holiday blues
RBC | The holidays are supposed to be a time of celebration and joy, but for some people they are anything but. The “holiday blues” are real and much more common than you may think. Imagine your grandparent, neighbor, friend or coworker silently struggling at home this holiday season. One in[Read More…]
Baumgardner retiring Jan. 21
RBC | Colorado State Sen. Randy Baumgardner officially announced his retirement from his senate seat earlier this week, following a tumultuous year that involved accusations of sexual harassment and an expulsion hearing called for by 16 Colorado Senate Democrats and one Republican. Baumgardner survived the hearing along party lines, but was[Read More…]
SBDC offers tax prep workshop with JFS, LLC
RBC | “Kelly Johnston, the president of JFS, LLC, has a large amount of experience in both the public accounting and private industry accounting fields. Her background includes a Bachelor in Finance and a Master of Science in Accounting, with experience in the healthcare industry with critical access hospitals and physician[Read More…]
Commissioners adopt 2019 budget
RBC | The Rio Blanco Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held a special meeting the evening of Dec. 11 to present and adopt the 2019 County Budget. Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth made the public presentation, followed by Road and Bridge Director David Morlan who described the expected spending of[Read More…]
‘Peter and Wendy’ come to Rangely
RBC | Fifty-eight Rangely students auditioned for the musical play “Peter and Wendy” presented by the Missoula Children’s Theatre company. Pre K through 12th grade students and teachers enjoyed a matinee performance on Friday and parents and the community watched an evening performance on Saturday. The K–12th grade cast of[Read More…]
Christmasfest 2018 {Photos}
Lodging tax board underwrites less than $10,000 in proposals
MEEKER | In accordance with state law, Rio Blanco County lodging taxes amounting to 1.9 percent of the purchase price for units rented for less than 30 consecutive days are to be collected by hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfast inns, condos, campsites, timeshares, auto-camps and trailer parks. This tax revenue is to[Read More…]
