William L. Moss of Loma, Colo., passed away at his home on Jan. 18, 2012. He was 81 years old.
Rangely
RHS Panthers split home games
RANGELY I The defending small school state basketball champs, the Little Snake River Rattlers from Baggs, Wyo., and the Soroco Rams from Oak Creek traveled to Rangely last week for games. The Panthers lost to the Rattlers but beat the Rams.
Rangely Elks Hoop Shoot
RANGELY I The Rangely Elks Lodge held their annual hoop shoot Jan. 10.
Smith wins Rangely tourney
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers hosted their annual 11-team wrestling tournament last Saturday. Six Panthers finished in the top four and the team placed fifth.
Obituary: Ruthell Haycock
Ruthell Lamoreaux Haycock, 76, passed away Jan. 9, 2012, in Albany, Ore., from secondary effects related to Alzheimer’s.
Deserado Mine celebrates record
RANGELY I The Deserado Mine reached a safety milestone Dec. 31, 2011, completing a full calendar year without a lost-time accident.
Networking group meeting Jan. 24
RANGELY | The next Community Networking Group meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 24 at noon in the Weiss Conference Room at CNCC-Rangely.
Obituary: Floy Nigel Stanton-Weldon
Floy Nigel Stanton-Weldon, 83, was called home to our Lord on Jan. 5, 2012. She was born to Guy Ransay and Floy Blackburn on Nov. 3, 1925, in Iliff, Colo. The family came to Moffat County when they bought a ranch on the east end of Blue Mountain, circa 1930.[Read More…]
Lady Panthers beat Rams
RANGELY I The Rangely girls’ basketball team suffered the same fate as the boys, losing to the Little Snake River Rattlers 26-43 Thursday last. They came back, however, to pound the Soroco Rams 69-43 the following night on their home court.
New arrival: Tayden Brasfield
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, what a joyous miracle you are… Grandparents Joe and Christine Brasfield are happy to announce the birth of their grandson Tayden Mikel Knox Brasfield, born Jan. 11, 2012, at 7:25 a.m.
Hill family history runs deep
RANGELY I Rio Blanco County history runs deep, and there is no better evidence of this than the verbal history handed down through generations. Along with the land his family lives on, the ideals of hard work and community service were passed down to Jon Hill of Rangely.
Panthers split games
RANGELY I The Panther boys’ basketball team lost its first game of 2012 on the road but won its first in the new year at home, losing to the Plateau Valley Cowboys in Collbran Friday last before beating the DeBeque Dragons Saturday in Rangely.


