Rangely

Kids’ health fairs…

Reese Lucero sports a colorful butterfly from the face-painting booth at the Rio Blanco Board of Cooperative Educational Services Children’s Health Fair in Rangely.

Rodeo team nets honors

RANGELY I The Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) rodeo team made its mark in more ways than one at the last rodeo of the season, Mesa University’s Maverick Stampede and at the Rocky Mountain Regional awards ceremony over the weekend.

$5,000 goes to fire truck

RANGELY I Natural gas gathering company Summit Midstream Partners made a $5,000 donation last week toward the purchase of two new fire trucks for the Rangely Rural Fire Protection District (RRFPD). The donation was made in memory of Summit Midstream plant operator Tom Gough’s 12-year-old son Collin, who passed away[Read More…]

Home of: William and Gail Palmer

RANGELY | William and Gail Palmer are quite happy with the decision made in 1968 to move from Calumet City, Ill., to Rangely, a town they say they quickly grew to love.

Wrestlers do well in Hayden

RANGELY I The Rangely youth wrestling team continued its success in Hayden on Saturday with 20 kids wrestling, including 13 in the championship match. Many of the young Panthers will be in Meeker on Saturday for the Casey Turner Memorial Tournament.

Community Networking meeting April 23

RBC | The next Community Networking Group meeting will be held Tuesday in the Weiss Conference Room on the Colorado Northwestern Community College campus in Rangely with the public invited. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m.

New CNCC statue unveiled; capsule delayed by storm

RANGELY I That Colorado Northwestern Community College’s 50-year anniversary celebration culminated in blizzard conditions didn’t faze the approximately 30 people gathered under the Hefley Gym eaves for a time capsule dedication ceremony and unveiling of a new Spartan statue Tuesday afternoon.

Health fairs slated for Saturday

RBC I With health fairs in Meeker and Rangely on Saturday, residents of Rio Blanco County will have two chances to have their health checked for free or low-cost and to gather information regarding known and unknown health problems they may have.

RHS to host invite Saturday

RANGELY I “Even though we are dealing with injuries and illnesses, the athletes who are healthy are really stepping it up, which makes me proud,” Panthers head track coach Stephanie Kahler said of her team’s performances over the weekend in Coal Ridge and Glenwood Springs.