Editor’s note: The names of the family involved in seeking a restraining order in a local drug case have not been used at their request and for confidentiality reasons. RANGELY I Threats to kill her son only strengthened a local mom’s resolve to see justice done.
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Mr. Meeker: A fixture in the community since the mid-1950s, Frank Cooley will again take his place in parade
MEEKER I If there is an iconic figure of Meeker, it may well be Frank Cooley.
Range Call celebrates 124th year
MEEKER I Endurance, perseverance and stubborn tenacity were characteristic of Meeker’s pioneer settlers. Today’s residents share those same traits, living in a community that continues to survive, thrive and succeed in spite of booms and busts, droughts and floods, times of plenty and times of want.
ExxonMobil makes $590,000 gift to Meeker School District
RBC I As far as the Meeker School District is concerned, energy company ExxonMobil deserves an A+.
Classifieds: July 2, 2009 edition
Classified ads for the July 2 edition include:
General Motors parts ways with Northwest Auto
MEEKER — Northwest Auto’s days as a General Motors dealership are numbered. Like other dealerships in Colorado and around the country, owner Doug Overton received a letter informing him his contract with GM would not be renewed.
Kasey Emhovick completes her military police training
RANGELY | Pvt. Kasey Marie Emhovick of the 795th Military Police Battalion, Golf Company, just completed a 19-week training cycle focusing on team building.
Opinion: Rio Blanco County economy shows signs of improvement
Other than the rain we had been having, the topic that seems uppermost on people’s minds is the economy.
Engineering a road to the future
RBC I After questioning who actually has ownership of the existing Ute Road, the Meeker School District — with the town of Meeker as a co-applicant — is seeking a revised $925,000 energy impact grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to build a new road leading to the[Read More…]
Truck pulls down power lines, cuts off Meeker power
The lights went out in parts of Meeker on Saturday afternoon when two high-voltage power poles were pulled down on First Street, next to Stage Stop, turning the power off in the downtown district as well as at other businesses and residential neighborhoods in the area.
PMC recruiting 2 physicians after Bullard ‘leaves’
MEEKER I Pioneers Medical Center is stepping up its recruiting efforts to fill two positions on the medical staff. The positions were formerly held by Drs. Victor Mihal and Branch Bullard.
Roundabout proposed for Meeker road
MEEKER I The results of a traffic study for Ute Road estimate the cost to prepare for traffic generated by the new elementary school at more than $1 million.
