Rangely Trustee Tim Webber updated the town board on Jan. 10 regarding the Live Action Role Play (LARP) event the town hosted on Labor Day weekend in 2022. He looks forward to hosting the next event. Rangely’s location between the two “kingdoms” creates the ideal place for the event. Webber[Read More…]
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ICE, ICE …
The family ice fishing day at Lake Avery, coordinated by Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District with assistance from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Meeker Lions Club, went off without a hitch last Saturday. | JESSE MCCANN/DID I SHUTTER PHOTOGRAPHY
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS: January 19, 2023
Archery shoots MEEKER | There will be two archery shoots at the RIo Blanco County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 21. Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) youth ages 5-18 will shoot in the morning and Meeker Sportsman’s Club will shoot in the afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. Wendll’s will be on site[Read More…]
Recreation in Rio Blanco County: WRBM and ERBM
This is part 3 of a series exploring Rio Blanco County’s special districts, how they are funded, and their transparency practices. You can read part 1, “The ins and outs of special tax districts” in the Dec. 29, 2022 edition and part 2, “Explainer: how special districts work” in theJan.[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JANUARY 8–14, 2023
ARRESTS32 yr. old female arrested on 1/9/23 for a Failure to Comply warrant. She will be serving 90 days. 36 yr. old male arrested 1/11/23 for Domestic Violence/ Harassment. Male was granted a PR bond on 1/12 by Magistrate Shamis. CALL SUMMARIES 1/8/2023 @ 12:44 am. A driver slid off the road[Read More…]
One-on-one with Meeker postmaster Beth Fox
MEEKER | This previous Saturday, Postmaster Beth Fox, welcomed me into the yet to be open post office and took me behind the counter for a tour of the facility that is one of the largest social hubs of Meeker. The bustle of staff sorting packages was in full swing[Read More…]
Coaches Corner Bar & Grill: Where everybody knows your name
Most people don’t just find Rangely; Rangely beckons them to share their talents and contribute to everything that makes this an extraordinary place to live. That’s what happened with Ashley and Nate Terrin when they each began their trek to Rangely individually, and now are the nervous, yet proud, proprietors[Read More…]
Snow day for Meeker Schools Jan. 18
Superintendent Chris Selle announced early Wednesday, Jan 18, that Meeker schools would be canceled for the day due to heavy snow, wind and road conditions.
Rangely Police, Rio Blanco County Sheriff, CPW respond to domestic incident on Halfturn Road
RANGELY | Rangely Police Department reported heavy police activity west of River Road at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, on their Facebook page, asking residents west of River Road to stay in their homes or away if they were not home at the time. According to witnesses, there was a[Read More…]
Swearing in…
Newly elected and returning elected officials were sworn in by oath on Tuesday prior to the first commissioner’s meeting of 2023.
Four Coloradans died in avalanches last week; danger will continue through Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend
RBC | The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reports a string of fatal accidents and continuing dangerous avalanche conditions this upcoming holiday weekend, urging people to heed danger warnings and stop this tragic trend. Four people have died in avalanches since Dec. 26 and there is more snow forecast for Colorado[Read More…]
County Beat: Jan. 12, 2023
RBC | During work sessions Tuesday, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners heard a request from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Bill deVergie and Rex Tuttle, owner of the Crystal Creek Ranch. Crystal Creek Ranch came before the commissioners previously, in 2019, when it was owned by[Read More…]