After eleven years of gracing the hallways of Rye High School (RHS), Michelle Mann Madril is retiring. But she says she will “Forever be a Thunderbolt.”“RHS was a great place to spend over a third of my career. I was blessed to have been here and honored to serve this community. I love these kids!…
The #17 Rye High School baseball team will face #16 ranked Ignacio at 10 a.m. on May 18 in 2A Region 1 post-season play. The winner will advance to a 3 p.m. game against the winner of the #1 ranked Limon team who squares off against the #32 ranked Sanford team. The winner of…
Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero and his staff are crafting a response to a Department of Labor complaint claiming unfair labor practice against him for his refusal to bargain with them after the state legislature passed a bill last year expanding collective bargaining rights for county workers.…
Spring arrived in southern Colorado, and with it came several feet of rain and snow just days before Mother's Day. While southern Colorado always welcomes the moisture, this storm also brought widespread power outages to higher elevations in the co-op's service territory.As of 5 p.m. on Monday, all…
The Children of Mary Agnes Walter Samworth Howard Jones Joseph and Mary Agnes’s oldest child, Jonas Daniel Samworth moved to Idaho and raised seven children before dying of a heart attack in 1913.Eliza ‘Lizzie’ Princess Samworth Fennell, the only living daughter of Joseph and Mary Agnes Samworth,…
The Rye High School track team will be represented by three athletes in four events at the State Tournament at Jefco Stadium in Lakewood May 16-18.Kendall Himmelberg will represent the Thunderbolts in the triple jump; Hailey George in the 100-meter-high hurdles and Isaiah Guzman qualified in both…
The Rye High School Baseball team won three of their final four games, solidified their post season ranking and are doing a lot of things right with only one regular season contest left before the post season pairings come out.On May 8, Rye hosted Las Animas in a double header. In the first game…
In the final match before the Regionals, which were on Monday and will be reported next week, the Rye High School Girls’ golf team tied for second at the Pueblo South Invitational held at Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo on May 6.Pueblo West won the team event with a score of 261. Rye and Salida came…
The Town of Rye held their regular monthly meeting on April 10, 2024, at the Town Hall on 2067 Main St., Rye. The meeting began at 6:00 p.m. Everyone was present.Jocelyn Ensley, Town Clerk, swore in Heidi Miller, Geoff Pagnotta, and Sandra Steele as Town of Rye Board of Trustees for a two-year term…
Jennifer Swartwood-Walker has won the 2024 American Legacy Book Award for Best Graphic Novel with her, The Ferrokin Origin series. The award went to Swartwood-Walker for her dedication to innovative storytelling and captivating narrative.In addition, the narration about the award went on to say, “…
Terry Kraus
Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero and his staff are crafting a response to a Department of Labor…
Paris Daugherty, Comm. Manager
Spring arrived in southern Colorado, and with it came several feet of rain and snow just days…
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Small Fire at Rye Elementary Results in EvacuationA small fire at Rye Elementary resulted in a…
Shirley Pigg
After eleven years of gracing the hallways of Rye High School (RHS), Michelle Mann Madril is retiring. But she says she will “Forever be a Thunderbolt.” “RHS was a great place to spend over a third of my career.
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The #17 Rye High School baseball team will face #16 ranked Ignacio at 10 a.m. on May 18 in 2A Region 1 post-season play. The winner will advance to…
Shirley Pigg
The Sangre de Cristo Volunteers for Community (VFC) held one of its fabulous yard sales on Saturday, May 11. The yard sales are more accurately basement sales…
Shirley Pigg
The sun is shining on a neater, cleaner Greenhorn Valley after the amazing Community Cleanup, Saturday, May 11.Valley First, set on bettering the community,…
Sports
Terry Kraus
The Rye High School track team will be represented by three athletes in four events at the State Tournament at Jefco Stadium in Lakewood May 16-18.Kendall…
Terry Kraus
The Rye High School Baseball team won three of their final four games, solidified their post season ranking and are doing a lot of things right with only one…
History
Cheryl Johnson Huban
The Children of Mary Agnes Walter Samworth Howard Jones Joseph and Mary Agnes’s oldest child, Jonas Daniel Samworth moved to Idaho and raised seven children…
Cheryl Johnson Huban
The Walter family was prominent in the early history of the Rye community arriving by 1865. With three sons and five daughters, this family intermarried with…
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Leo Louis ‘Louie’ Moreschini By 1917, Louie Moreschini had purchased and was living on the ‘Iron Springs Ranch’ with his wife, Mary and mother, Marie.…