MEEKER | There are five candidates for four four-year terms on the Meeker Board of Education (BOE). These candidates are Bill deVergie, Bud Ridings, Davey Smith, Laurie Whiteman Simonsen and Todd Shults. Ridings is the current board president, Allen is vice-president and deVergie is secretary. deVergie served as board president[Read More…]
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Sight-in your rifle at the Sportsman’s Club
MEEKER | Every fall the Meeker Sportsman’s Club on Hwy. 13 just south of Meeker hosts Hunter Sight-In events prior to each rifle season. This year’s sight-in events are Oct. 12 and 13; Oct. 19 and 20; Nov 2 and 3; and Nov. 14. Hours are from 8 a.m. until[Read More…]
Fall Festival cut short by storm
MEEKER | The grand re-opening of Meeker’s Town Park and the annual Fall Festival fundraiser for non-profit organizations was cut short Saturday by a fast-moving thunderstorm that had attendees and vendors scrambling for cover. It was the first time the Fall Festival, co-sponsored by Mountain Valley Bank, White River Electric[Read More…]
Byron Linden, born here in 1922, may be Meeker’s oldest native
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | “Most of the people I knew are dead,” Byron Linden, 95, said with a chuckle. “The golden years have gotten a little rusty.” As the oldest resident in Meeker who was actually born in Meeker (Jan. 24, 1922), Linden has[Read More…]
Fall Festival pie contest results
MEEKER | Pie bakers came out in full force last Saturday at the Fall Festival. There were 29 pie entries and our judges, Willy Theos, Diane Dunham and Stanley Crawford, had their work cut out for them. The Rio Blanco County 4-H Foundation would like to congratulate and thank all[Read More…]
Gubernatorial candidate Johnston visits Meeker again
MEEKER | Former state senator Mike Johnston, 42, a declared Democratic candidate for governor in 2018, visited Meeker again Tuesday, meeting with a few folks at the Elk Mountain Inn café. Johnston’s next stop was to be an agricultural, farm and ranch forum in Craig. Folks attending in Meeker wanted[Read More…]
MHS football seeks pledges for teacher
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys football team is asking for pledges for each touchdown the varsity team makes in the month of October for Touchdowns for Kris, a fundraiser for Barone Middle School teacher Kris Casey, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Sponsors may make a one-time donation or[Read More…]
Meeker URA continues its search for primary operator for Meeker Adventure Center
MEEKER | The Meeker Urban Renewal Authority (MURA) board met Tuesday prior to the regular town board meeting to review changes to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Meeker Adventure Center. The initial RFQ generated 10 responses from interested local service providers but no responses from a primary operator[Read More…]
Meeker alumni claim another livestock judging championship
MEEKER | The South Plains College Livestock Judging team in Levelland, Texas, recently claimed another championship banner. The team competed in the annual Tri-State Fair competition Sept. 16 in Amarillo and SPC garnered the championship banners in the overall competition. Additionally, SPC garnered championships in the beef cattle, swine, sheep/goat[Read More…]
Meeker School Board seeking policy to address staff conduct
MEEKER | The Meeker Board of Education (BOE) is constantly reviewing policy. These policies are categorized by subject area and referenced by a series of alphabetical tags that aren’t even acronyms; they are just three to four or more letters, any group of which, with the same first letters, concern[Read More…]
Dunham continues to improve following January spinal injury
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | After a tragic snowmobile accident on Jan. 8 left Rodney Dunham with a serious spinal cord injury, he has made amazing progress thanks to revolutionary therapy, according to his doctors and therapists. Agreeing with the old adage that things can[Read More…]
Gubernatorial candidate returning to Meeker Oct. 3
MEEKER | Gubernatorial candidate and former State Senator Mike Johnston, of Denver, is making his second campaign visit to Meeker, Tuesday, Oct. 3. He welcomes anyone who would like to meet him, and otherwise touch base, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Elk Mountain Inn Café, 723 Market St.[Read More…]
