By ALLIE WILLEY Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Horseshoes for Hope is being run by the Meeker FFA organization to raise money to help Kris Casey. Casey was diagnosed with breast cancer and is getting ready to undergo radiation treatment. The FFA organization made the decision to help[Read More…]
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PMC cancels contract with general surgeon
By REED KELLEY [email protected] MEEKER | Two years ago this month, Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) welcomed Dr. Asem Bakkar on board as the health facility’s general surgeon. Bakkar was recruited to Meeker from six years in a surgical residency at Maricopa Integrated Health Systems in Phoenix, Ariz. Bakkar’s training and[Read More…]
MHS perfect attendance for fall semester
MEEKER | The following students had perfect attendance for the entire first semester at Meeker High School. At MHS, perfect attendance is attending all seven periods, every day. The only absences that are excused are school related absences such as athletic events or school activities. “We continue to emphasize the[Read More…]
Meeker board hears about vaping
MEEKER | Meeker’s board of trustees heard a presentation about vaping from Rio Blanco County Public Health Director Julie Drake at Tuesday’s meeting. Drake said she’s concerned about the increase in vaping, particularly among young people. Vaping is the practice of inhaling an aerosol which contains nicotine, flavoring and additives[Read More…]
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Radon Poster Contest …
Harmful effects of elevated levels of indoor radon gas are a problem. The solution is to reduce the number of homes with elevated levels of radon. Rio Blanco County Department of Public Health sponsors an annual poster contest for all fourth through eighth grade Rio Blanco County students to raise awareness for[Read More…]
Circle Park pond cost estimated at $335,000
MEEKER | It was a full house at Tuesday’s meeting of the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) board of directors. An equally packed agenda touched on a wide variety of items. After an executive session, the meeting reconvened with a discussion regarding the proposed Circle Park[Read More…]
Meeker grad Aubrey Walsh shares her stories from Ghana
MEEKER | Meeker High School 2012 graduate Aubrey Walsh was introduced to the audience at Meeker Public Library by her father Pat Walsh, who thanked the crowd of nearly 60 for coming out to hear a bit about Aubrey’s journey in life since she left for college. He added that[Read More…]
MHS ranked No. 7 in report
MEEKER | Meeker High School tied for seventh in the top 24 rural and small town schools for college enrollments of its graduates from 2009 to 2015 in a report from A+ Colorado, an education advocacy group which promotes improvements to Colorado schools and public education. The report, released in[Read More…]
Dunham inducted into hall of fame
MEEKER | Meeker’s Becky Dunham has been named to the Colorado Rural Electric Association (CREA) Women’s Task Force Hall of Fame. Dunham was honored at the CREA’s annual meeting in Denver last year. Becky joined the Women’s Task Force nearly 30 years ago after her husband, Gary, was first elected[Read More…]
