As hundreds of trick-or-treaters dispersed from Halloween festivities downtown on Monday, Atmos Energy notified Rio Blanco County Dispatch of a natural gas leak in the alley behind White River Electric Association and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District. All buildings on the south side of Main Street between Sixth and[Read More…]
Meeker
Halloween Happenings 2022
Saturday, October 29 A Magical Night at Hogwarts in Meeker RBC Fairgrounds, 5 to 9 p.m. Halloween Party @ Smoking River Brewing Co. Kids events 12 to 5 p.m., contests to follow Monday, October 31 ERBM Pumpkins, Eats N’ Treats Downtown Meeker Events begin at 4:30 p.m. Walbridge Wing Trick-or-Treat 6 to 7:30[Read More…]
BUGLING AND CAMO CONTEST
(Left) Dani Osborn won the grand prize for best bugle at Meeker Police Department’s annual event, and her sister Kemry (right) took first in the camo contest. The Meeker Police Department would like to thank Jeff McGuire, Austin Seely and Jarrett Waldref for service as judges, Kathy Sizemore and Deputy[Read More…]
GIVE BACK DAY
On Friday, Oct. 21, Meeker High School Student Council organized “Give Back Day.” Several students involved in Meeker High School sports, Student Council, Future Farmers of America (FFA), Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), and National Honors Society (NHS) all volunteered to help community members complete yard work[Read More…]
Richardson’s artwork featured in Astrovitae magazine
Gabe Richardson, recent Meeker High School graduate, began his art career very early and is currently majoring in art with an emphasis on education at Colorado Mesa University. In high school, he began posting his artwork on Instagram (@gabe_richardson_art) and has been gaining a following ever since. “I started posting[Read More…]
ONESEED DONATION
Meeker Elementary School is working alongside OneSeed, a non-profit based in Ghana, West Africa, to participate in a full year Sister-School Cultural Exchange Project with Wisdom Ways Academy in Haatso, Accra. The effort is headed by Meeker native Aubrey Walsh. To kick off the partnership, Meeker Elementary School students will[Read More…]
Business partners continue Hugus legacy
The Hugus Building on the corner of Sixth and Main in Meeker has been a downtown fixture for well over a century. Multiple businesses and offices have occupied the two-story brick building. The main retail space downstairs has housed a general store, a clothing store, a shoe store, a book[Read More…]
It’s a Way of Life 4-H club report
This marks the beginning of the 2022-2023 4-H year. The “It’s a Way of Life” club has new officers for the year. The new president is Hayden Garcia and the vice president is Brook Arnold. The secretary is Autumn Stallings and the treasurer is Dawn Arnold. Aurora Stallings is the[Read More…]
River improvement plans underway
MEEKER | On Thursday, Oct. 20, members of Meeker’s Board of Trustees and the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) board met and invited community members to join for public comment on the City Park river project. The Town of Meeker and ERBM have partnered with Steven[Read More…]
PMC adding security cameras to campus
NOTE: A previous version of this story reported that PMC CEO Liz Sellers stated Providence Recovery Services in Craig is closing its doors. Ms. Sellers would like to issue the following correction to last week’s story covering the PMC Board of Director’s meeting: “During my update at last week’s Board of Directors meeting,[Read More…]
Hunter rescued after heart trouble in the high country
Dr. Anthony Canfield didn’t expect to put his medical training to use while elk hunting in the Flattops Wilderness this year, but that training played a role in the coordinated effort to rescue his friend. After riding into the mountains on horseback with outfitter Trappers Lodge, Canfield and longtime friend[Read More…]
Oktoberfest 2022
MEEKER | The second annual Oktoberfest at Smoking River Brewing Co. was all fun and games … except maybe for the participants of the hot sausage eating contest. Above, Skye Forsythe dishes out another round of currywurst as Colby Schaefer looks on. Check out more photos of this year’s event[Read More…]
