RANGELY | The Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) Rangely campus is serving as the Incident Command Post and base camp for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest Colorado Fire and Aviation Unit fighting the Red Canyon and Indian Valley Fires in Rio Blanco County. The unit began arriving on[Read More…]
Rangely
Red Canyon Fire Update
An increase in moisture over the fire area, 31 miles south of Rangely, gives firefighters a small window of opportunity to work closer to the fire’s edge. Conditions are expected to dry out again Saturday. The fire is estimated at 5,766 acres. There are 476 personnel working on this fire.[Read More…]
Tolley inducted as Association of Energy Service Companies president today
RANGELY | On Thursday, Aug. 2 Rangely’s Sam Tolley will be inducted as president of the Association of Energy Service Companies, a membership-based organization geared at supporting energy extraction companies. They also publish Well Servicing Magazine. AESC Executive Director Kenny Jordan said, “We are excited to have Sam represent not[Read More…]
School Supplies 2018/2019
You can view the school supply lists for the Meeker and Rangely school districts below.
Board reviews Rally Colorado event
By BRITTNY CAMPOS Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | At the Rangely board of trustees meeting Tuesday, trustee Matt Billgren wanted to let everyone know he felt the road rally had a “substantial impact to our economy here in town.” The town did some trash pickup and helped spread the[Read More…]
RDA reviews video promo idea, grocery coop, rentals
RANGELY I The Rangely Development Authority met briefly last week to review funding promotional videos and explore creation of a grocery cooperative. Promotional Video The RDA again heard from Josh Jackson who has proposed creating promotional videos for the town. Jackson presented the RDA with a drafted script for a[Read More…]
RIBBON CUTTING …
Western Slope In-Home Care celebrated the opening of their Rangely branch with a ribbon cutting last week. JEN HILL PHOTO
Temple Grandin visits the TANK
RANGELY | Temple Grandin, prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior, visited The TANK Center for Sonic Arts in July to experience the TANK’s internal reverberation for herself and to advise TANK staff.
Kenney Reservoir’s water release sends 105 acre feet down river
RANGELY | Last Thursday the Rio Blanco Water Conservation District released approximately 105 acre feet, or about one inch of stored water, from Kenney Reservoir. According to District Manager Alden Vanden Brink the purpose of the release was to scour the ever-increasing algae from the river channel, with a goal to,[Read More…]
Rally Colorado Race Results
RALLY COLORADO RACE RESULTS: Driver (Time) 1. Tadd Rigsby/Camron Harshman (2:37:01.9) 2. Steve Bis/ Scott McCarty (2:37:48.0) 3. Jerry Kendall/ Cody Melius (2:42:09.1) 4. Roger Matthews/ Jack Penley (2:49:07.4) 5. Mike Erickson/Jacob Good (2:49:58.4) 6. Bradley Ames/Valerie Briley (2:51:17.5) 7. Mitchell Bruno-Frederiksen/ Brian Miller (2:53:02.) 8. Eliza Coleman/ Andres[Read More…]
New food pantry debuts in Rangely
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Human Resource Council is preparing to open their new Resource Pantry food bank at 743 East Main St. They began hosting a food drive on Tuesday with drop off locations at the Rangely Outdoor Museum, chamber of commerce, hospital and Pinyon Tree Liquor. The pantry will[Read More…]
Smoke visible in Rangely is coming from Utah fire
Smoke visible from Rangely and Dinosaur Wednesday afternoon is coming from a fire across the state line in Utah. The fire is south of Highway 40 and west of Raven Ridge along the “Old Bonanza Road.” It is not threatening any structures, according to the Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center.[Read More…]
