For details on the graduating class of 2023, check out the MHS Graduation Special Section here.
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Memorial Day 2023
MHS Graduation Section 2023
Happy retirement!
Meeker School Board President Kevin Amack (right) with retiring teachers Virginia Pugh and Heather Burke, retiring bus driver Toni Francis and retiring teacher Becky Hughes.
Brown assumes company command at Evans Community Hospital
MEEKER | Captain Brianna Brown, daughter of Brian Bofinger of Meeker, has assumed company command at Evans Community Hospital, Medical Company, at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Brown is from Poulsbo, Washington. She is a mother to Brinley and a wife to her husband, Blake. CPT Brown commissioned into the[Read More…]
Behind the lens: Kaysyn Krystal Photography
MEEKER | Whether you consciously observe the peace, animal life, and operations of the White River Valley, or have become used to it offhandedly, it is unique. Kaysyn Chintala knows this, and works to highlight that through her photography. “I love sharing the western lifestyle, and the stories behind[Read More…]
Jeneve Mitchell to kick off Trappers season June 17
MEEKER | Trappers Lake Lodge (TLL) will be opening for the 2023 season Thursday, June 1. But if you can’t make it up to the high country until the weekend, you are still in for a treat as they have something special planned the evening of June 17, to celebrate[Read More…]
MHS golf takes three players to regionals
MEEKER | Meeker High School girls’ golf took three girls to regional competition: freshman Adi Knowles, junior Jayda May and junior Vivian Brown. “We played at the Regional 3A Tournament at the Yampa Valley Golf Course located in Craig, Colorado,” said coach Amanda Back via email. “The girls had so[Read More…]
Rodeo wraps up …
Eva Scritchfield and Wagner Brown wrapped up their spring Wyoming High School Rodeo season last weekend (May 19-20) in Casper, Wyoming. Eva and Wagner are juniors at MHS and participated the 2022/2023 Wyoming High School Rodeo association. According to their Coach Billy Goedert, both girls had great seasons improving each[Read More…]
Tweet all about it …
COURTESY/BOBBY GUTIERREZ PHOTOS For 21 years Mary Cunningham has taken Meeker elementary and middle school students on field trips around town to introduce kids to local and migrating bird species in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day. Though Cunningham has officially retired from her role at the U.S. Forest Service,[Read More…]
FFA helps MHS senior start entrepreneurial journey
MEEKER | Meeker High School senior Gracie Blagg wasn’t quite sure what she’d get from taking a recommended Future Farmers of America (FFA) elective class since she lives in town and doesn’t own livestock. That introductory class has led to a successful entrepreneurial endeavor, multiple awards and state-level achievements, and[Read More…]
PARK IT RIGHT THERE …
The Meeker Lions Club, which celebrates its 100th year this year, dedicated the installation of new playground equipment at the Admin Building on Sixth Street to the Town of Meeker last Saturday. The playground equipment was partially funded by a $150,000 grant that was provided by Colorado Health Foundation (CHF).[Read More…]