RBC I Winter Weather Preparedness Week runs through Saturday as proclaimed by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Before winter weather arrives in earnest, it is highly recommended that drivers prepare vehicles for winter travel.
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Trappers…
Burned out snags, killed in the Big Fish fire in 2002, stand as silent sentinels over the west end of Trappers Lake, located about 50 miles east of Meeker. The area is popular with those who like to stay at Trappers Lake Lodge and its cabins as well as the[Read More…]
Rangely distance runners wrap up the regular season; Nielsen, Scoggins rule
RANGELY I On Oct. 15, the Rangely High School cross-country Panthers participated in their last regular season meet of the year, featuring 268 athletes.
State: It is not too early to get flu shots
RBC I Coloradans wanting to protect themselves from seasonal influenza should get vaccinated now, the state is urging.
Fall days…
Rio Blanco County has been enjoying an abundance of above-normal temperatures the past couple of weeks, and one of the fans of the warmer weather is Casey Coryell of Meeker, who was enjoying the day recently in downtown Meeker.
Wind chill often overlooked as a silent and quick killer
RBC I The combination of wind and low temperature in winter can be deadly. The Wind Chill Index helps you determine when dangerous conditions develop that could lead to frostbite or hypothermia. It takes into account heat loss from the human body to its surroundings during cold and windy weather.[Read More…]
Double delight…
It is said that high humidity and strong sunlight combine for a bright rainbow and that a rare double rainbow is caused by very high humidity and even stronger sunlight. Such was the case recently when this brightly colored double rainbow made an appearance in the sky over Rangely.
CNCC softball player celebrates as her cancer is in remission
RANGELY I Sarah Hicken, a Colorado Northwestern Community College softball player from Pleasant Grove, Utah, celebrated her transition into remission on Sept. 17 after seven months of battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. When asked how it felt to hear the doctor say she was in remission, Hicken said, “I thought the doctor[Read More…]
Clarification
RANGELY I In the Oct. 15 edition of the Rio Blanco Herald Times, the wording of a story regarding insurance for Rangely town employees may have been confusing. The newspaper reported that the town is currently exploring other options regarding health insurance coverage for employees after the town received notice[Read More…]
Demolition…
Soon to be just a memory, the demolition of the old Pioneers Medical Center at 345 Cleveland St. in Meeker neared completion on Friday as the last of the building was buried and the ground that once housed the hospital was leveled. Sunny skies and beautiful fall foliage surrounded the[Read More…]
Dictionary giveaway…
Approximately 60 Rangely third-grade students received free Spanish-English dictionaries from Rangely resident René Harden recently. Harden was unable to attend the giveaway, so parent Heather Zadra, left, and writer Lou Dean, right, distributed the books. The students later expressed thanks for the donation.
Travel back in time…
Park Ranger Jan uses a laser light to point out details of the Dinosaur National Monument Quarry Exhibit Hall’s wall of dinosaur bones. Third-graders from Parkview Elementary School in Rangely took a field trip to the quarry and visitor’s center on Oct. 14, when they learned about, saw and touched[Read More…]
