RANGELY | The concert finale for the 2019 season of the Tank will be Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 6:30-8:15 p.m. at Rangely High School auditorium. Musicians from Texas, Leadville and the Front Range will play Classic Rock, Americana, Bluegrass and Blues, opening up for multi-instrumentalist/ composer/entertainer Thomas Helton. Bill Aspinwall and friends[Read More…]
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Letter: Forest Road access concerns
Dear Editor: Access to public lands is of vital interest to residents of Rio Blanco county. We have lost some of that access with little knowledge of that happening. Two examples are cited below. I met with Aaron Grimes of the White River National Forest recently to discuss my concerns. I discovered that the[Read More…]
OPED: Colorado journalism needs public support
RBC | There was a time, not so long ago, when the two of us were foes in a “newspaper war.” We thought that the winner would be in a position to thrive as the sole surviving major newspaper in the Denver metropolitan area. Were we ever wrong. John’s Rocky[Read More…]
Obituary: Dwight Webster ‘Shorty’ Frantz
Dwight Webster ‘Shorty’ Frantz April 30, 1935 ~ Oct. 6, 2019 Dwight Webster “Shorty” Frantz, passed away on Oct. 6, 2019, surrounded by his family at Pioneers Medical Center at the age of 84. He died of complications related to congestive heart failure. Shorty was born to Charles and Julia[Read More…]
County Beat: October 17, 2019
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners heard from Jim Paul, the director for the Tank Center for Sonic Arts in Rangely, on Tuesday in Rangely. The Tank, a non-profit organization, is hoping to make some major improvements to the landscape around the concert and recording venue in[Read More…]
GoFundMe set up for children of couple killed in Hwy. 13 accident
RBC | The couple killed in a double fatality accident on Monday, Oct. 7 that closed Hwy. 13 south of Meeker for approximately three hours have been identified as Casey and Briana Grossnickle, both 39, of Grand Junction, Colorado. Keith Griffitts, the other driver involved in the head-on collision, was[Read More…]
Planning Advisory meeting Oct. 21
RANGELY | The White River Planning Advisory Committee will be meeting in Rangely at Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Weiss Conference room on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. This committee will assist the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts gather public input regarding the local communities’ interest in and[Read More…]
Donation account established for injured Grand Valley football player
MEEKER | A Grand Valley High School senior who suffered a serious head injury during the Oct. 4 football game in Meeker has been released from the intensive care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction as of Oct. 14, according to a Facebook post from his parents. In[Read More…]
Mysterious …
CNCC President Ron Granger (right) and wife Alisa joined the 80s-themed fun for a murder mystery dinner fundraiser Oct. 12. The well-dressed (and hairsprayed) crowd would have made the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper proud. Roxie Fromang Photos
Get your golf round in
RANGELY | Time is running out to enjoy a round of golf at Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely. March-November are the normal months that the course is open, but according to manager Christopher Hejl, it can vary depending on the weather. Cedar Ridges is a public nine-hole par 36[Read More…]
Last regular meet for Panther XC
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers cross country team had their last regular meet of the season on Wednesday, Oct. 9. They traveled to the Rifle Creek Golf Course to run the Rifle Invitational. The meet was bigger than usual with a total of 21 teams with 170 girls and 169[Read More…]
Cowboy harriers look to Delta regionals
MEEKER | The Cowboy cross country team traveled for their homecoming competition to the Rifle Cross Country Invitational. “It was a nice afternoon for racing,” commented head coach Marty Casey. “The course was in great shape, and was fast, as usual.’’ Nine Cowboys competed and nine runners posted new personal[Read More…]
