MEEKER | This has been Homecoming week at Meeker High School, organized by the MHS Student Council. Prior to today activities have included a junior varsity football game vs. Coal Ridge High School and the annual Powder Puff (women’s) intramural football game pitting the senior and sophomore girls against the[Read More…]
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Coal Creek School celebration Sept. 23
MEEKER | Rio Blanco County Historical Society and MM-Eight Construction invites you to join them for an afternoon of celebration on Sept. 23 from 1-4 p.m. at Coal Creek School, 617 County Road 6. Enjoy a free barbecue lunch, music and memories with family, friends and people of all ages.[Read More…]
Almost seven years of free dinners served to community
MEEKER | A “free lunch” might be impossible to find, but in Meeker there is such a thing as a free dinner. Once a week on Thursday since November 2010, Meeker churches have stepped up to heed the Bible’s command to feed the hungry. That’s more than 10,000 meals provided[Read More…]
Colorado Grand …
Members of the Colorado Grand annual tour of vintage autos came through Meeker Tuesday and handed over a check for $1,500 to representatives from Pioneers Healthcare Foundation. The tour is in its 29th year and has contributed more than $5.5 million to Colorado charities. Dale Hallebach Photos
{PHOTOS} 2017 Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials
Edwards and ‘Coup’ win Meeker Classic
MEEKER | Twelve dogs and their handlers, out of the 130 dogs that started the competition last Wednesday, competed in the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trials finals Sunday. Dennis Edwards and his four-year-old male dog, Coup, from Sundance, Wyo., emerged the champions with a score of 137 points. Joni Tietjen and[Read More…]
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Five candidates to vie for four openings on Meeker school board
MEEKER | Meeker School District RE-1 Superintendent Chris Selle announced last week that five candidates for the four openings on the school board will be on the Nov. 7 ballot. The candidates are incumbents Bill deVergie, Buddy Ridings, Todd Shults and David Smith plus challenger Laurie Whiteman Simonsen. deVergie has[Read More…]
Get specialty cheeses and deli food items in downtown Meeker at the Little Cheese Shop
MEEKER | The bright blue door in the alley between Sixth and Seventh streets in Meeker is the entrance to a world of epicurean delights: The Little Cheese Shop and Blanco Cellars. Wanting to put her 20 years in the food and wine industry to use, proprietor Vanessa Trout opened[Read More…]
Last farmers’ market this Saturday
MEEKER | A local farmers’ market made its first entrance in 2010 in Meeker. Through an organized non-profit, Foods-Are-Us, and sponsored by the Rio Blanco Farm Bureau, it was weekly July through September and loved by the community. The produce was excellent, and other organic products made it a desirable[Read More…]
