RB044 The Old Diehard

  Our  RANGER BILL story for Thursday, 7/9/2026 is:

RB044 The Old Diehard

Ranger Bill and the boys take a trip to State U. to give chemist Dr. Thaddeus Draper some soil samples to test. The fellas walk into an disagreement between Dr. Draper and his grandson Mel. Dr. Draper wants to Mel to follow in his footsteps and become a research chemist. Mel wants to be an agricultural chemist but won't buck his grandfather. Bill sees the tension building between the Drapers. Mel asks for Bill's help with his grandfather. Then Dr. Draper wants Bill to talk Mel into being a research chemist. Bill is between a rock and a diehard. What is he going to do in this situation? Can Bill make either Draper happy, or will both be mad at Bill and at each other?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=b4OqZDyb5xY

RB043 The Crusher

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for Wednesday evening, July 8, 2026, is:

RB043 The Crusher

A cargo plane crash lands at Knotty Pine airport. A short time later, an airport employee is found dead inside a hanger near the plane’s cargo boxes. He has been crushed to death. Who or what could do this? Ranger Bill is called in to investigate. He suspects something escaped one of the cargo boxes.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep170_The_Crusher.mp3

OTRR #198

RB042 Fire in the Forest aka Forest Fire Death Trap

  In our RANGER BILL for Tuesday evening, July 7, 2026, Bill tries to kill himself and all his fire jumpers:

RB042 Forest Fire Death Trap aka Fire in the Forest

The towns of Silver Springs and Claytown are surrounded by 10 forest fires and their citizens are trapped. The southern district rangers can't fight these blazes alone. They call Bill and his men and equipment to control the fires. This is one of the biggest fires the state has ever had. And to top it off, the train bringing equipment from Knotty Pine breaks down. Can Bill help get these fires under control or will rangers and innocent citizens die?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQy3UPzqvj8

RB041 The Jealous Stepfather

  Ranger Bill begins the work week , 7/6/2026, with a family dealing with anger and jealousy,

RB041 The Jealous Stepfather

Our rangers are driving back to Knotty Pine after a long, cold day in the forest. They are just starting to get warm in their "snowmobile" when they pass a young boy walking along an isolated stretch of road. The fellas pick up the boy, who reluctantly agrees to go to town but not home. This young man Gary has been verbally abused and beaten by his stepfather. The stepfather Jake has trouble controlling his anger and lashes out at home and at work. Bill is willing to help both Gary and Jake. But will Jake be willing or able to change his life - even with help? Jake's and Gary's lives both depend upon it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvHstckgp7w

RB227 The Monkey Chase

   RB227 (my episode #) "The Monkey Chase" is our

RANGER BILL for

late Saturday morning, July 4, 2026,

Dr. Victor Powers has injected three medical test monkeys with a deadly strain of the flu to test a new flu vaccine. Two young boys accidentally let the moneys out. The boys and the monkeys head to the edge of town. Sherriff Cal and his troopers, as well as Bill and his rangers fan out all over Knotty Pine trying to find those monkeys.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep216_The_Monkey_Chase.mp3