MEEKER | The Meeker School District Board of Education held its regular meeting last week at the district office, with all board members in attendance. The board approved the agenda without changes and moved quickly into committee reports. The Meeker Education Foundation met in early July and awarded multiple grants.[Read More…]
Author: Jared Henderson
Breakfast stop leads Dr. Atwell to Barone Middle School principal role
MEEKER | A summer road trip and a stop for breakfast at Wendll’s for a ‘Bodacious Breakfast Burrito’ and coffee set the course for Barone Middle School’s new principal, Dr. Debra Atwell. While traveling through town with her husband, Roger, they visited with a local couple who shared their story[Read More…]
MHS volleyball eyes surprise season behind veteran core
MEEKER | A new season means new opportunities for the Meeker High School volleyball team. After graduating several longtime starters, the Cowboys enter the 2025 campaign with a senior class ready to lead, rising underclassmen eager to contribute, and a coach who believes this group just might surprise people. After[Read More…]
Season opener in Grand Junction awaits MHS cross country team
MEEKER | After more than a decade at the helm, head coach Marty Casey is entering his 12th season with the Meeker High School cross country program. For Casey, the first meet of the year is less about medals and more about measuring progress — and this year’s Cowboys have[Read More…]
FORTITUDE UNDER FIRE – Elk and Lee fires consume 130,000 acres of Rio Blanco County; now 5th largest wildfire in Colorado history
MEEKER | The Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3 hosted a media briefing and tour Tuesday to provide updates on the Elk and Lee fires. Tyler Nathe, operations section chief for the team, said the Elk Fire currently covers 14,549 acres with 30% containment (that number has since[Read More…]
Meeker trustees address community concerns, approve funding for local events
MEEKER | On Aug. 5, the Meeker Town Board held a regular meeting at Town Hall. Trustees Jessica Browning, Jeff Madison, Amanda Smith and Christopher Lockwood attended the meeting. Trustee Kathleen Sizemore was upriver and unable to attend due to the fire, while Trustee Charles Day was off fighting the[Read More…]
Meeker Softball begins new chapter with Shelton-Kuper at the helm
MEEKER | After serving as assistant coach last season, Megan Shelton-Kuper is stepping into the role of head coach for the Meeker High School softball team, bringing both familiarity with the players and a deep connection to the program she once played for herself. “When our previous coach resigned, I[Read More…]
Boys golf returns to Rangely High School for first time since 2018
RHS alum leading the revival of the boys golf program RANGELY | For the first time in seven years, boys high school golf is back on the course at Rangely High School. Leading the revival is head coach Clark Edwards, a 2008 Rangely graduate who has called the town home[Read More…]
Boys golf returns to Rangely High School for first time since 2018
RANGELY | For the first time in seven years, boys high school golf is back on the course at Rangely High School. Leading the revival is head coach Clark Edwards, a 2008 Rangely graduate who has called the town home nearly his entire life—except for a few years in Arizona,[Read More…]
Survey markers preserve Meeker’s layout — and save homeowners money
MEEKER | A few small nails hidden in the streets of Meeker connect modern-day property lines to maps drawn more than a century ago. As those markers disappear, so does the town’s ability to know exactly where anything begins or ends. What are those small, round metal markers in the[Read More…]
Five and Flying: Meeker Marlins ride the wave to another state title
MEEKER | They’re known as the Meeker Marlins, and they have become a force to be reckoned with. This past weekend in Cortez, the Marlins swam their way to a fifth consecutive Colorado seasonal state championship, extending a dominant streak that now spans half a decade. They did it in[Read More…]
MHS alum Burri returns to Meeker golf program as head coach
MEEKER | Returning to lead the boys golf program at his alma mater, 2016 Meeker High School graduate Nick Burri says he’s honored and excited to give back to a sport that’s been a lifelong passion. Though he played high school golf for Rangely—due to Meeker not having a team[Read More…]
