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Spring is in the air …

Some of the earliest spring flowers to bloom in Rangely this year are the pink hyacinths in Gordon and Dena Byers’ yard on Birch Street.

Tipton forest bill clears panel with local support

RBC I U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s (CO-03) legislation to allow greater state and local involvement in proactive wildfire prevention on federal lands cleared the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation on Thursday, April 11.

Traffic citations stay steadily lower than high of 09-10

RBC I While jail incarcerations and the crime rate have remained steady for the past two years following a peak in 2009 and 2010, the same can be said for revenue brought into county and state coffers from traffic citation revenue raised by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office (RBCSO).

OHV Club seeks members

MEEKER I If you enjoy experiencing and exploring Meeker via the many trails of the Wagon Wheel OHV Trail System and if you like to ride your UTV, ATV or adventure motorcycle with people who have the same interests and who enjoy riding in the beautiful White River Valley, you[Read More…]

Spring turkey season opens

RBC I Between now and May 26, some 12,000 hunters will take to the fields and woods in Colorado as part of one of the fastest growing hunting sports in the United States – turkey hunting.

Kids’ health fairs…

Reese Lucero sports a colorful butterfly from the face-painting booth at the Rio Blanco Board of Cooperative Educational Services Children’s Health Fair in Rangely.

Rodeo team nets honors

RANGELY I The Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) rodeo team made its mark in more ways than one at the last rodeo of the season, Mesa University’s Maverick Stampede and at the Rocky Mountain Regional awards ceremony over the weekend.

Obituary: Faye Henderson

A beloved mother, sister and grandmother, Faye Ann Henderson (Klein) passed away April 10, 2013. Faye Ann was born in Meeker, Colo., to Julius John Klein and Florence Amanda Klein, the fourth of six children.