MEEKER | In a welcome move for taxpayers—and for the second year in a row—the Highland Cemetery District Board voted in its Dec. 6 meeting to again implement a temporary lowering of its mill levy from 0.869 to 0.696 for its 2019 budget due to a surplus of funds and the[Read More…]
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Ribbon Cutting …
Members of the Meeker Chamber of Commerce and the RBC Economic Development Department joined Hair Hut owners Julia and Lenny Haines for a ribbon cutting last Friday. Call 970-260-6606 for an appointment with Julia. EMMA VAUGHN PHOTO
Lodging tax board underwrites less than $10,000 in proposals
MEEKER | In accordance with state law, Rio Blanco County lodging taxes amounting to 1.9 percent of the purchase price for units rented for less than 30 consecutive days are to be collected by hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfast inns, condos, campsites, timeshares, auto-camps and trailer parks. This tax revenue is to[Read More…]
Sales tax changes may boost Town of Meeker revenue
MEEKER | A change in sales tax regulations could prove beneficial to town coffers. As of Dec. 1, retailers who deliver or ship goods are now required to collect sales tax at the rate effective for the customer’s address. Given the amount of goods ordered online and shipped, that should[Read More…]
School board approves three contracts
MEEKER | The sound of heavy machinery breaking ground is not too terribly far off for Meeker’s high school and bus garage improvements. “We are off to a screaming start, things are moving quickly,” project manager Saul Abrahams told Meeker’s board of education Tuesday. “Design will go on through the spring[Read More…]
2018 Parade of Lights {PHOTOS}
Caitlin Walker Photos
CHRISTMAS WISHES …
Families flocked to the Fairfield Center Saturday to share their Christmas wishes with Santa himself, followed by a free pancake breakfast served by Meeker Lions Club elves. ERBM Recreation and Parks District organized the event. CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
MHS and BMS holiday concerts this month
MEEKER | The Meeker High School and Barone Middle School proudly present their holiday band and choir concerts for the Meeker community this month. Music director Briana Williams announced that the Meeker High School band and choir will present their holiday concert on Monday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at the[Read More…]
A little bit of holiday joy …
Kindergarteners and first graders from Meeker Elementary School performed for family and friends this week at their holiday program. EMMA VAUGHN PHOTO/VIDEO
From trashy to classy: Groups come together to solve a problem, beautify downtown Meeker
MEEKER | Take a walk down Meeker’s Main Street during the summer and you can’t help noticing the beautiful containers of flowers placed strategically up and down the sidewalks. The containers are the result of a relationship that’s been in place for a while between the Meeker Chamber, the ERBM Recreation[Read More…]
Man arrested for impersonating an officer, entering a home
MEEKER | A 31-year-old male who recently moved to Meeker was arrested the evening of Dec. 3. The man is alleged to have entered a home near his residence at 400 Garfield St., claiming to be a parole officer and looking for a female. When contacted by an officer, the[Read More…]
Meeker United Methodist planning Jan. mission to Puerto Rico
MEEKER | Six members of the Meeker United Methodist Church (MUMC) are planning a January trip to Puerto Rico to assist with relief and recovery following the 2017 hurricane season that devastated Puerto Rico and heavily damaged areas of Texas and Florida. “Our mission team had been looking for a place[Read More…]