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Panthers best Manila
RANGELY I Rangely’s lady Panthers opened up at the Manila Holiday Tournament against Manila. The team came out strong and finished strong winning with a score of 46-21. All 15 girls went through and found some nice rotations. Miah Wren led in scoring with 13, followed by Dembowski with eight,[Read More…]
RHS boys take to Manila court
RANGELY | Returning to the hardwood at Manila, the Rangely boys basketball team faced some of Utah’s top 1A and 2A talent. The Panthers are under the direction of head coach Kyle Boydstun who is in his 26th year of coaching basketball and his seventh year at Rangely. The Panthers[Read More…]
Panthers dominate at CMU wrestling duals
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther wrestling team is ready for yet another season. This year the team consists of six underclassmen and six seniors: freshmen Aydan Christian (113), Landon Carlson (120), and Izaiah Moody (132); sophomore Kobey Chism (132); juniors Colton Stevens (126) and Kasen LeBleu (220); seniors Joseph Adams[Read More…]
Cowboy wrestling kicks off season at CMU
MEEKER | After a year of duals and only two teams allowed in the gym at a time, Cowboy wrestling has returned to something resembling a normal season. The varsity of Trae Kennedy at 120 lbs., Owen Hanneman (126), Ty Goedert (132), Abe Maupin (138), Rowdy Rosendahl (152), Connor Blunt[Read More…]
New program director to build on CNCC Aviation’s 60 years
The buzz of planes overhead has become commonplace in Rangely, Colorado. In large part this is because Rangely is home to Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) where for nearly 60 years they have been training commercial pilots on the western slope of Colorado. CNCC has educated hundreds of pilots around[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: December 9, 2021
OneSeed fundraiser MEEKER | Come join us to learn about our partnership with Wisdom Ways Academy in Ghana, West Africa and help us to raise money for their school on Friday, Dec. 10 from 4:30-7 p.m. at Meeker Elementary School. There will be a chili dinner. Chili only is $5[Read More…]
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR …
HopeWest director Solveig Olson is the well-deserved winner of the Meeker Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Citizen of the Year award, announced and presented last Friday during the annual Chamber dinner by director Stephanie Kobald. Olson has spearheaded the organization and development of HopeWest Meeker, establishing a successful, self-sustaining program that[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Sheriff’s office works to dispel jail misinformation
COMMUNICATION ISSUES Elected officials, staff and law enforcement personnel from all three local government entities filled the county courthouse Monday to discuss the recent closure of the Justice Center/jail. RBC Sheriff Anthony Mazzolla announced the closure in September 2021 at the beginning of this year’s budget cycle. Since that time,[Read More…]
Winter storm warning: 4-8 inches of snow and 35 mph wind gusts expected in RBC
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 through 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10. Locally, four to eight inches is expected, along with wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Travel could be difficult with reduced visibility[Read More…]
State mental health safety net is failing Coloradans
Will planned reforms fix or further the problems? This investigation is part of the ongoing “On Edge” series about Colorado’s mental health by the Colorado News Collaborative, the nonprofit that unites more than 160 communities and news outlets like ours to ensure quality news for all Coloradans. The series title[Read More…]
