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Listen to this post RANGELY | The Rangely Town Board of Trustees was called to order at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2021. Mayor Andy Shaffer and trustees Richard Garner, Tim Webber, and Keely Ellis attended in person. Trustees Robie and Geer were present via telephone. “There is lots to do,” Town Manager Lisa Piering said. She reported that department supervisors are working on finishing year end projects. Marketing Coordinator Jeannie Caldwell is busy promoting economic development and applying for grant funding. Piering shared the most recent COVID-19 immunization information from Rio Blanco Cou...

The improvement on the COVID-19 dial from red to orange has allowed many restaurants to resume offering indoor dining to their customers, and Tuesday's announcement of the first counties eligible for the state's 5-Star Certification Program may ultimately do the same for other eateries.

The Rio Grande at Park Meadows — a link in a Colorado chain that got its start in 1986 — reopened its dining room on December 26, to 25 percent capacity. All over Douglas County, restaurants are applying to be certified by the county, which was approved by the state for the 5 Star Certification Program. That allows businesses that agree to enhanced safety guidelines to move down a notch on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment COVID-19 dial. Under Level Red, restaurants are only allowed to offer outdoor dining, takeout and delivery. But under the 5 Star program, certifi...

Santa Claus delivered a present a day early as 33 Douglas County businesses can now operate at 25% indoor capacity under the state's 5-Star Certification Program.  Douglas County, one of the first counties to apply for the program, was informed Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment that it had completed "10 days of stable and declining hospitalizations and may now authorize certified businesses to open," according to a news release from Douglas County.  Beginning Wednesday evening, 18 restaurants, 14 gyms and fitness centers and one indoor event venue can operate at...

Christmas came early to Douglas County, the first county in the metro area approved for Colorado's new 5 Star Certification Program, which allows restaurants to reopen their dining rooms — if they follow strict protocols (tables must be ten feet apart, for example) and are approved to do business by the county. In Douglas County, that translates to at least twenty restaurants that can now serve diners indoors. They include many of the eateries at Park Meadows, including P.F. Chang's, the Rio Grande, Perry's Steakhouse, Seasons 52, GQueBBQ, Lone Tree Brewing Co,, Red Robin and the Yard House...