RANGELY | Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) recently received a matching grant from the Colorado Department of Education’s Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) on behalf of Moffatt and Rio Blanco Counties. This reduced-match grant will provide $26,451 toward scholarships with a match of $8,817. Any additional funds raised will also go[Read More…]
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Rangely School District looking at a healthy budget next year
RANGELY | Budget This is the last year the district will collect on the building bond and according to Superintendent Matt Scoggins they will likely have some funds left over. Scoggins believes the district will be able to transfer around $300,000 into their general fund, bolstering the districtwide budget. The[Read More…]
Rangely hospital unveils new name, highlights services
RANGELY | Rangely District Hospital had an open house June 21 to announce the new name of the campus, Rangely Community Medical Health and Wellness Center. At the beginning of the open house, Chief Executive Officer Nick Goshe gave a speech informing the public that rural health care is dying. Since[Read More…]
Independence Day, Rangely-style
RANGELY | Tuesday, July 3 – Night Golf at Cedar Ridges Golf Course Wednesday July 4 – FIREWORKS AT KENNEY RESERVOIR HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO FIRE BAN Friday July 6 – Surf-N-Turf at Cedar Ridges Golf Course- 6:30 p.m. – Tickets still available $25 adults, $5 kids – Buck Ford Pure Country Concert[Read More…]
Rangely issues municipal fire ban: no fireworks or campfires
RANGELY | Emergency Ordinance 672- Fire Ban Following the county’s lead, the town issued a municipal fire ban. The ban includes outdoor fires such as campfires, fireworks and field or trash burning. As a result, the Fourth of July fireworks show at Kenney Reservoir has been canceled. Police Chief Wilczek[Read More…]
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Explore your artistic side at new studio
RANGELY | This week Rangely will welcome a new business enterprise where both kids and adults can get in touch with their artistic side. Makerspace, owned by local artist Elizabeth Wiley, holds regular business hours for drop- in time Tuesday through Saturday from 12-6 p.m. as well as offering scheduled[Read More…]
TANK solstice today through June 23
MEEKER | June 21 opened with a Dawn Sing at 5:30 a.m., followed by a 1:17 p.m. (solar noon) ringing of a titanium bell. At sunset, The TANK invites musicians and sound explorers to play and sing in The TANK themselves. For performance times or to sign up to participate,[Read More…]
Striegel’s small town motorcycle heads to the big city
By Kelsey Peters Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | Ken Gross has been the guest curator of fine cars in fine art museums for 12 exhibitions across the country. He has attracted more than a million automobile and motorcycle enthusiasts—many who are “observing such automobiles in a different light.” Gross[Read More…]
Energy, wolves, water top Rangely agenda
RANGELY | Enefit American Oil Support The council approved a letter of support for the Final Environmental Impact Statement from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s office to extend utility lines across BLM in multiple locations to carry natural gas, electricity, water and product for Enefit’s proposed oil shale project. The letter states,[Read More…]
Record-setters at Rangely’s annual fishing derby
Special to the Herald Times RANGELY I Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District’s annual fishing derby took place June 1 and 2, with several new records set. There were 158 entrants, a derby record, and more than 312 pounds of fish caught, another record. Listed below are more winners. YOUTH WINNERS[Read More…]
Q&A: McKale Pennell
RANGELY | Class of 2014 Rangely High graduate McKale Pennell is looking for ways to help improve her hometown through the creation of the Rangely Volunteer Program, a group of individuals seeking local volunteer opportunities. As a premed student at Colorado Mesa University, Pennell has been commuting between Rangely and Grand[Read More…]
