RANGELY I Firefighters with the Rangely Rural Fire Protection District (RRFPD) contained a residential fire to the back third of a trailer home after a space heater reportedly being used to defrost frozen water lines ignited combustible material beneath the trailer on Sunday night.
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Rangely: Completion of plans made for a good 2013
RANGELY I With the exception of two isolated incidents in the second half of the year, Rangely Town Manager Peter Brixius looks back on 2013 as a pretty good year for the town.
Elks Christmas in Rangely feeds 120 children and 70 families
RANGELY I More than 120 children and 70 families experienced the community’s generosity this Christmas as Rangely Elks Lodge No. 1907 hosted its third annual Children’s Christmas Party and distributed food boxes to dozens of local families.
Panthers wrestle in two states before Christmas break
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers wrestling team first traveled west to Altamont, Utah, for two dual meets before turning around and heading east across Colorado to wrestle Wray in a dual, before competing in the Bob Smith Invitational on Saturday.
Ladies fall to North Park
RANGELY I The Rangely High School girls’ basketball team had a solid fourth quarter against North Park and found even scoring from their entire team, but the squad could not overcome a first-quarter deficit and lost to Wildcats in Walden, 42-34, on Saturday.
Letter to the Editor: Open letter to all RBC veterans
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to all Rio Blanco County veterans.
Panthers end 2013 with 2 wins
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers boys’ basketball team ended the 2013 part of the basketball season with two wins, and they are looking forward to the stretch in 2014.
RHS Student Council activities…
The Rangely High Student Council has been busy. Alycia Dominguez, Desiree Coombs and Simone Heinle get ready to watch “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” sponsored by the council with 25 students to the Vernal Theater. Winners of the homecoming spirit week, the junior class of 2015, were eligible to attend[Read More…]
Remodeling of CNCC Rector Building is on schedule, budget
RANGELY I Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Rector Building renovation, which includes a 120-seat lecture hall expansion, is on schedule and on budget, facilities director John Bottelberghe said last week. The Rector Sciences Building, with naming rights still up for grabs for the state-of-the-art lecture hall, is slated for a March[Read More…]
Slagle to receive Good Citizen Award
RANGELY I Tessa Erin Slagle of Rangely will be presented with the Good Citizen Award at 1 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Mount Garfield Daughters of the American Revolution monthly meeting in Grand Junction.
Helping hand by Elks …
Four-year-old Cutler Lohse laughs as Tony Benson paints a snowman on her cheek. More than 100 kids turned out for the third annual Rangely Elks Club Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday.
Gingerbread…
Five-year-old Kyla Hadley shows her gingerbread creation during the gingerbread man decorating contest at WRBM Recreation Center on Friday morning in Rangely. The activity was part of Christmasfest activities last weekend held around Rangely as their kickoff to the Christmas shopping season.




