MEEKER | Only three nominating petitions are currently out for the Meeker school board elections which will culminate in November. There are four seats up for election this year. If four or fewer candidates complete the nomination process, the board can cancel the election process, seat all the candidates, and[Read More…]
Month: August 2017
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County fair livestock auction nets $206,115
RBC | Bill Ekstrom, county extension agent, reports that the final sum from the 2017 County Fair 4-H livestock sales was $189,425 plus another $16,690 in floors and add-ons, totaling $206,115. All these funds accrue to the individual exhibitors except for a very small one-half percent fee for the county[Read More…]
MHS cross country team opens in Grand Junction
MEEKER | “We have some new faces,” Meeker High School cross country coach Marty Casey said about his team, which will run competitively for the first time this season in Grand Junction, Saturday. “We have also changed our schedule a bit and it will be fun to see our runners[Read More…]
Range Call Royalty tryouts Aug. 26
MEEKER | Girls ages 9 to 18 who have their own horses are encouraged to try out for the 2018 Range Call Royalty. Tryouts will be Aug. 26 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Both events will be held at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds in Meeker. The speech topic this year[Read More…]
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Editor’s Column: Oh, the errors we make…
Chalk it up to “eclipse energy,” or Mercury in retrograde, or summer exhaustion, or back to school madness, but last week was a rough one for errors. My logical brain knows that’s going to happen from time to time. Major newspapers devote entire sections to corrections every day. There are[Read More…]
Noah’s March travels through county
RBC | This week a young man and his family walked their way across Rio Blanco County as part of a longer trip that began in Florida. With the hope of raising awareness and funds for Type I Diabetes, Noah and his family are walking across the United States. Noah,[Read More…]
Community Calendar: August 24, 2017
– The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1 p.m. the second Monday of each month (excluding holidays). All interested readers are welcome. Stop by the Meeker Library for details. – Community members are meeting to make grocery bag mats for the homeless. Mondays 1-4 p.m. at 600 Main St.[Read More…]
Classifieds: August 24, 2017
Ads for 8/24/17 (ALL TFNs IN TFN FOLDER) **ANNOUNCEMENTS** Membership Drive for Meeker VFW Auxiliary Post 5843 We invite anyone who may be a husband/wife, father/mother, brother/ sister, son/daughter, grandfather/grandmother or grandson/ granddaughter of a Veteran of a Foreign War. Based on their service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,[Read More…]
Only two rodeos remain in summer series
MEEKER | For two more Thursdays, Randy Henni will continue to be the sidekick to Moose 93.2 radio D.J. Ty Morgan in the booth at Meeker’s Summer Rodeo Series at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Morgan calls the rodeo while Henni supplies the music. In the booth, the two of[Read More…]
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The Barone Middle School track team competed and placed well in the meet in West Grand last weekend. The eighth grade boys won the overall meet. Read the recap online at ht1885.com.
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The Meeker Preschool Roundup will be held this Friday, April 26th from 8am to 4pm!
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Gear up for an unforgettable adventure with the 2024 Ride The Rockies Route, set to unfold from June 9th to 15th! Read all about this new and exciting adventure visiting Meeker this year in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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Rangely Panther Kobey Chism (#22) has been selected to play in the 2024 8-man football all-state game. He’s sponsored by the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation. Story at ht1885.com.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (RBFPD) will begin work on a firebreak northwest of the Town of Meeker this month. Read about it online at ht1885.com.
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You can always find a reason to laugh... start with yourself. Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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The amount of money reported lost to fraud and scams in the United States nearly tripled from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $10 billion in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Learn the tricks to help protect yourself and your family in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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About 80 Meeker Elementary Students participated in the reading competition. Prizes were distributed according to the most minutes read by each student. Story at ht1885.com.
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