On Thursday, April 4, Rye High School hosted the annual Greenhorn Valley K-12 Art Show. The show was a huge success with several great art pieces, music, and food. The crowd was entertained by Rye Elementary School honor choir, Craver Middle School band, Rye High School band, and Rye High School…
District Wildlife Manager Cody Purcell has served for two years now as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Manager for the Colorado City- Rye District. Purcell feels like he has a good feel for the district he manages and has gotten to know a lot of people in the area.As part of his job, Purcell has…
Valley First, a fully volunteer organization that is focused on bettering the community, is partnering to bring the Community Cleanup back to the Greenhorn Valley. With the ever-rising cost of disposal, this event is one many residents look forward to for help in keeping their residences tidy.…
The Iron Springs RanchIron Spring is located north and slightly east of the water tower in Colorado City. This land was part of a homestead awarded to Nicholas Sheets in 1879. Nicholas and his wife Jerusha Workman Sheets settled on this land in 1872 and raised several children here. About ten years…
Six names will appear on the Republican party primary ballot to replace Rep. Lauren Boebert, who relocated and will be running in Colorado House of Representatives District 4 instead of District 3 where she is the incumbent.That primary will take place on Tuesday, June 25, and will select the…
The Rye High School baseball team gave #5 ranked Peyton all they could handle but a disastrous 6th inning gave the visitors a 10-7 victory. Rye led the entire game until the 6th when they carried a 4-1 lead.Aydin Swald started for the Thunderbolts and through five innings gave up three hits, one…
The Rye High School girls’ golf team won the 14 team Pueblo East Invitational Tournament held on April 19, at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo.The Rye Lady Thunderbolts pulled out a single stroke win over 4A Pueblo West. Rye shot 269 and PW shot 270. Manitou Springs was third with a 287 score.…
The Rye High School track team claimed eight medals at their own invitational when they hosted 25 teams on Friday the 19th.Isaiah Guzman claimed the gold medal with a triple jump of 42’ 10” to win the only individual gold of the day. Guzman also placed 4th in the long jump with a wind aided leap of…
Pueblo County Stockmen’s Association (PCSA) is proud to once again offer youth the opportunity to apply for the Dickerson Memorial Scholarship. The Dickerson Scholarship is presented in remembrance of C. L. “Dick” and Evelyn Dickerson who were longtime Pueblo area cattle producers and youth…
Dust off those saddles and curry up the horses; Rye Colorado City (RCC) Saddle Club is getting ready to start its season.In order to get ready for the 2024 season, two workdays, Thursday, April 25th, and Saturday, May 4th, are scheduled to get the arena and equipment in working order for the season…
Editor,Thank you for having the grit to bring abortion to our attention. It will be, as you indicate, a pivotal topic in November’s presidential election. As you, I do not have the answers to what may forever remain an insolvable issue, often considered a political third rail. What I do have is a…
Shirley Pigg
Dust off those saddles and curry up the horses; Rye Colorado City (RCC) Saddle Club is getting…
Terry Kraus
District Wildlife Manager Cody Purcell has served for two years now as the Colorado Parks and…
Shirley Pigg
Valley First, a fully volunteer organization that is focused on bettering the community, is…
Kacie Anglin
On Thursday, April 4, Rye High School hosted the annual Greenhorn Valley K-12 Art Show. The show was a huge success with several great art pieces, music, and food. The crowd was entertained by Rye Elementary School honor choir, Craver Middle School band, Rye High School band, and Rye High School Winter Guard. Mrs. Anglin’s cooking class provided several appetizers. Thank you to our community for always supporting all the students in the Greenhorn Valley. Congratulations to all the winners and all the students that put themselves out there to…
News
Shirley Pigg
Pueblo County Stockmen’s Association (PCSA) is proud to once again offer youth the opportunity to apply for the Dickerson Memorial Scholarship. The Dickerson…
Terry Kraus
Six names will appear on the Republican party primary ballot to replace Rep. Lauren Boebert, who relocated and will be running in Colorado House of…
Terry Kraus
The Colorado City Metro District (CCMD) Board of Directors were made aware of the fact that water tank #3 may not be able to be completed as originally…
Sports
Terry Kraus
The Rye High School baseball team gave #5 ranked Peyton all they could handle but a disastrous 6th inning gave the visitors a 10-7 victory. Rye led the entire…
Terry Kraus
The Rye High School girls’ golf team won the 14 team Pueblo East Invitational Tournament held on April 19, at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo.The Rye Lady…
Terry Kraus
The Rye High School track team claimed eight medals at their own invitational when they hosted 25 teams on Friday the 19th.Isaiah Guzman claimed the gold medal…
History
Cheryl Johnson Huban
The Iron Springs RanchIron Spring is located north and slightly east of the water tower in Colorado City. This land was part of a homestead awarded to Nicholas…
Cheryl Johnson Huban
In the spring of 1906, Watson George Moody arrived at Idylwild, the new tuberculosis center in Rye, from Boston, Massachusetts on the stage from Graneros…
Cheryl Johnson Huban
Part IV of IVThe Daughters of Earl Edwin and Lucy Dixon Wilcox Lucy ‘Earlene’ Wilcox Robinson Earlene married Ulric Rimer ‘Bob’ Robinson in 1928 at Pueblo. He…