MEEKER | A water year ends on Sept. 30, after runoff and after the monsoon, after fields have been harvested and headgates closed when the rivers have dropped to their baseline flow. Now is a good time to review the state of the river, while it takes a rest. The[Read More…]
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STOP THE PRESSES
Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) put on three performances of Newsies, Jr. The Musical last week. More than 500 people enjoyed watching the cast of more than 40 third through eighth graders dance, sing and perform. (‘King of New York’ is still stuck in our head.) Above, eighth-grader Tucker[Read More…]
Board reviews 2023 budget
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Nov. 15. The board approved special event liquor licenses for the Mules & Mountain end of the year event to be held at the Fairfield Center in Meeker on Dec. 10, and this year’s Skijor Meeker event at the Fairgrounds 4-H Building[Read More…]
Ninth Judicial announces court vacancies
MEEKER | The Ninth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet via Webex on Dec. 7, 2022, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the offices of county judge and associate county judge for Rio Blanco County. The vacancies will be created by the death of the[Read More…]
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS: Nov 17, 2022
Shop Local on “Pink Friday” MEEKER | Some Meeker retailers will be participating in “Pink Friday,”reminding customers to “shop small first.” The holiday, created in 2021 by the Boutique Hub, a national organization, is intended to encourage people to visit small local retailers a week prior to Black Friday deals.[Read More…]
BIZ OF THE MONTH
Meeker Chamber’s Business of the Month is Patriot Heating and Cooling, a locally owned and operated HVAC company. Mike Herrick (center) has worked in the HVAC industry since 1987. He owned his own business in Denver and more recently managed several departments for a Roaring Fork Valley company. With 25[Read More…]
THE BASICS
Wondering where to find basic items like socks and T-shirts in Meeker? The Basics — a new store recently opened in Meeker — carries printed T-shirts and hoodies, reading glasses, sunglasses, socks and gloves. Proprietors are John (left) and Connie Aitken, who operated Connie’s Gifts Galore in the early 2000s.[Read More…]
EXTRA, EXTRA!
Meeker Arts and Cultural Council presents the junior theater production of “Newsies, Jr.” this Thursday through Saturday in the Meeker High School Auditorium. The musical was was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
When wild horses heal
It’s 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Mesa County Fairgrounds in a covered, but open-sided arena where a brisk, teasing breeze can capture a touch of winter and blow through. Mustangs gathered in July and August from northwestern Colorado’s Piceance Basin, mostly blacks, bays and sorrels, chew on hay in a[Read More…]
Rosendahl plays at National FFA Talent Show semifinals
Meeker High School Class of 2022 alum Rowdy Rosendahl made it to the semifinal competition of the National FFA Talent Show Competition at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to MHS FFA Advisor Deneé Dinwiddie, Rosendahl’s audition tape was one of 30 selected from 200 submissions. Last Tuesday,[Read More…]
HOGWARTS RETURNS
The Meeker Livestock Judging Team hosted the annual Hogwarts event this year at the RBC Fairgrounds and invited several community groups to join them in this fun fundraising effort. Everyone had a great time and the funds raised go to support the efforts of these organizations throughout the coming year.[Read More…]
Meeker board receives $150K water grant, funds to be used for Circle Park
Meeker trustees approved a supplemental budget ordinance to account for unanticipated revenue that came from a $150,000 Colorado Water Conservancy Board grant. The funds will be added to budgeted funding for the Circle Park Phase 2 project. The ordinance, according to Town Administrator Mandi Etheridge, also considers a motion to[Read More…]
