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…]
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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…]
Christmasfest 2018 {Photos}
Investigation underway in officer-involved shooting
RANGELY | In the evening hours of Dec. 10, officers with the Rangely Police Department, along with deputies from the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office were investigating a report of a stolen vehicle in the Rangely area. Deputies and officers located the vehicle and in the course of attempting to[Read More…]
Souper Duper …
The Rangely National Junior Honor Society took 12 eighth graders to Grand Junction to serve at the Grand Valley Catholic Outreach Soup Kitchen last month. Katie Toyn and Beth Scoggins chaperoned. The students were introduced to retired volunteers (including one server who taught the group how to yodel) and toured[Read More…]
Rangely High School’s October students of the month
RBC | The October students of the month for Rangely High School are Skylar Thacker and Trenton Files. Thank you to John and Ammorette and the Kickin Ass (Mule) Ranch for supporting and sponsoring the recipients of this recognition. Skylar Thacker is the daughter of Daryl and Jamie Thacker. Her future[Read More…]
Words of wisdom …
Julius Poole came to Rangely to try his hand at roughnecking after his service in the Navy during WWII. The love of his life, Lomell, soon joined him and they made Rangely their lifelong home, starting Colorado Well Service and later Bi-Co Rental, which they owned and operated from 1957-1979.[Read More…]
Chevron …
Chevron representatives James A. Francis and Michael Gillard presented Rangely Elks Lodge #1907 and its Exalted Ruler Jeff LeBleu with a donation for an undisclosed sum. Also present for the presentation were the following members Norm Hall, Gretchen Connor, Mike Miller, Larry Yardly, Don Reed, Chris Hall and Jillien Wade.[Read More…]
