DINOSAUR I To drivers in a hurry to consume the arid stretch of highway between Craig and Vernal, the small shop along Highway 40 is a blur of color, a punctuation mark of flags and awnings amidst beige and sage. To those with a more leisurely mindset and a moment[Read More…]
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Rangely, county, feds crack down on roadside dumping
RANGELY I A baby jumper frames a pile of rotting roof shingles. Discarded Christmas décor lies scattered among decaying air mattresses and long-dead branches. Office chairs and sofas jut from the clutter in awkward angles like some bizarre rendition of feng shui.
History of local churches topic of historical society event
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco Historical Society had an educational and entertaining quarterly meeting at St. James Episcopal Church in Meeker June 30. The meeting was held in the hall named for Father Will Richards, in honor of guest speaker Andrew Cooley, who was in character as Father Richards.
Circus performers keep rare art form alive for new era
RBC I This weekend, Rio Blanco County residents watched aerialists spin overhead, a draft horse thundering alongside a miniature pony and a lion named Francis showing some serious attitude. What viewers may not have realized was that they were watching an art form that, while increasingly rare in the United[Read More…]
From My Window… For first-timer, Range Call and Pageant most impressive
I have been hearing for a couple of weeks now that the Range Call is great once, good the second time and pretty boring after 20 years. That may well be, and I was nearly convinced by Meeker-area regulars that it is really fairly boring for them and that I[Read More…]
Finalists named for county administrator
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Board of Supervisors has pared the list of candidates for the position of county administrator down to the final three.
Rangely student on state team to promote Colorado
RANGELY I Last month kicked off Governor John Hickenlooper’s commission to engage Coloradans in a statewide branding effort that aims to “capture the spirit and energy that exists in Colorado today,” according to the Making Colorado Tumblr page. And with the help of Rio Blanco County participants, Rangely’s Tessa Slagle[Read More…]
K Bar T has colorful past
MEEKER I The view alone is worth the trip up the White River from Meeker. Add the history of the ranches along the way and the area is unlike any other. From the homesteaded land, families, schools and stories above where the river forks to the north and south, down[Read More…]
Mayor, town manager appeal for Rangely to house justice center
RANGELY I Feeling that his town has been left out of consideration for too long, Rangely Mayor Frank Huitt believes the Early Education Center, which is now for sale by Rangely School Ditrict RE-4, would make an ideal location for the new Rio Blanco County Justice Center.
Rangely has large number of summer projects to complete for summer
RANGELY I Several projects begun by the Town of Rangely in recent weeks will finish up in the next month, others will begin or continue into the summer and the first of three water treatment facility renovation phases will be complete by summer’s end.
Rangely swim program builds confidence, teaches humility
RANGELY I During the summer, 15-year-old Angelica “Geli” Brown puts in about three-and-a-half hours in the pool each day. Depending on her team’s schedule, she’ll swim “ladders,” or sets of increasingly longer lengths, to build endurance.
More than 200 area pioneers take part in Old Timers’ dinner, dance
MEEKER I More than 200 Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association members, including many former Meeker residents from across the nation, traveled to Meeker on Saturday for the 101st “Centennial Plus 1” Old Timers’ reunion dinner and dance held at the Fairfield Community Center.
