RANGELY | Starting on Sept. 11, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office will temporarily close access to the East Four Mile and South Orientation Recreation Sites in Canyon Pintado Historic District for about four to six weeks. These sites are located at mile posts 61.3 and[Read More…]
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UPDATE: Himes Peak Fire now 85 percent contained
RBC | A Multi Mission Aircraft surveying the Himes Peak Fire on Sunday estimated it at 112 acres. Firefighters have contained 85 percent of the perimeter and have plumbed it with hose to facilitate “mop up.” Over the next few days, they will cool hot spots and look for places[Read More…]
Benefit golf tournament Sept. 23
MEEKER | A golf tournament to benefit the Meeker Education Foundation will be held Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Meeker Golf Course. The championship flight (18 holes) is $400 per four-person team and includes use of a golf cart and drinks at holes, cash prizes and dinner prepared by Elk[Read More…]
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Guest Column: How to help hurricane disaster victims
RBC | Having just started my job with Rio Blanco County Public Health, I have much to learn. One of the most interesting things I am getting trained for is emergency preparedness and response, so I have been riveted by the news and videos coming out on the response and[Read More…]
Letter: Comments needed for the proposed west side OHV trail system
Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to inform the residents of Rio Blanco County about a project Rio Blanco County is working on to promote motorized recreation, specifically ATV and Side by Side usage around Rangely. If you are interested in seeing motorized recreation play a larger[Read More…]
Septemberfest 2017 brings Rangely out to celebrate
Rangely Jr. High’s Varner, 8th-grader, scores 18 points against Soroco Rams
RANGELY | The Rangely Junior High School football team played at home on Friday, Sept. 1 in front of a great home crowd. The Panthers defeated the Soroco Rams by a score of 44-8. The Panthers began the game off on a high note when eighth-grade defensive end Zane Varner[Read More…]
Five candidates to vie for four openings on Meeker school board
MEEKER | Meeker School District RE-1 Superintendent Chris Selle announced last week that five candidates for the four openings on the school board will be on the Nov. 7 ballot. The candidates are incumbents Bill deVergie, Buddy Ridings, Todd Shults and David Smith plus challenger Laurie Whiteman Simonsen. deVergie has[Read More…]
More than 4,000 RBC residents notified of data breach by state
RBC | If you’re among the 4,439 Rio Blanco County residents who received a letter last week from the Office of the State Court Administrator, be aware that the letter is not a fake, but it’s not as ominous as it sounds. While the letter states, “There is no indication[Read More…]
CNCC rodeo coach takes a turn at Rock ‘n’ Bull for scholarship program
RBC | Rodeo announcer Bob Edmonds said the sun had set on Jed Moore’s professional rodeo career New Year’s eve, 2010 but as Moore watched it set Friday in Rangely, Colorado during the eighth annual Rock ‘n’ Bulls event at Columbine Park, he accepted a challenge, which could have prevented[Read More…]
Get specialty cheeses and deli food items in downtown Meeker at the Little Cheese Shop
MEEKER | The bright blue door in the alley between Sixth and Seventh streets in Meeker is the entrance to a world of epicurean delights: The Little Cheese Shop and Blanco Cellars. Wanting to put her 20 years in the food and wine industry to use, proprietor Vanessa Trout opened[Read More…]
