RANGELY | At Rangely’s regular town board meeting Jan. 22, Don Reed informed the board Deserado Mine is out of compliance due to its certified operator leaving and asked the water department if it could help with their wastewater management. The water department is sending two employees to help get them back[Read More…]
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Paul Fortunato loves coaching, and he’s getting results
RANGELY | A coach can make or break a team. Most often, a team’s fortune depend on the whims of one man—the coach. There have been many great coaches who have steered their teams into history. Football legend Vince Lombardi once said, “The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling but[Read More…]
Rangely resident publishes first novel
RANGELY | Kandis Dotson, granddaughter to June and Ken Dotson, attended high school in Rangely, but moved to Texas during her junior year. Her grandparents lived in Rangely for more than 50 years, and her father was born and raised in Rangely. “I moved back [to Rangely] in March of 2017[Read More…]
Changes to state liquor law prompts discussion for Rangely Board of Trustees at first 2019 meeting
RANGELY | Konnie Billgren from the Rangely Chamber of Commerce updated the Rangely Board of Trustees on the OHV Rally at the board’s first meeting of the year. A contract has been made with BLM for the next five years in regards to the OHV Rally. This will drop the[Read More…]
MUSIC, SWEET MUSIC …
Rangely violin students Adeline Hill, 9, and Tyson Barnes, 11, performed a Christmas recital with instructor Lisa Hatch last week. COURTESY PHOTO
Giant Step Preschool provides giant step up for Rangely kids
RANGELY | Nestled in the middle of the town of Rangely is Giant Step Preschool and Child Care Center. A staple in the community for decades for local working parents and CNCC student families, this preschool and child care center has made leaps and bounds from its humble beginnings in the[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…]
BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BOO …
Rangely Junior High students presented the play “Cinderella’s Crunchy Christmas Cake” last Thursday. The play is a story about Cinderella trying to make Prince Theodore’s favorite holiday cake. It is a nightmare. Cinderella tells the cook, Milly, her plans. Milly fully expects it to be a disaster. From the fighting[Read More…]
HONOR BAND …
Rangely High School was represented by four students at the Best of the West Music Festival at Colorado Mesa University on Dec. 7-8. Philip Noyes, percussion; Mary Scoggins, trumpet; Ammie Vaughn, alto saxophone; and Aliyah Jackson, clarinet, participated in the event. High school band directors nominate students who will represent[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…]


