MEEKER | Seventeen students presenting nine History Day subjects from Barone Middle School (BMS) competed in the regional show-offs in Grand Junction last Saturday. Four of them placed first in their category and will be going to the state competition in early May. The first place finishers were Morgan Kehrig[Read More…]
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St Patrick’s Day Specials & Events
Meeker High School celebrates career/technical education month
MEEKER | Students and faculty at Meeker High School joined others across the nation during the month of February to celebrate national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. This year’s tagline is “Celebrate Today, Own Tomorrow!” CTE Month provides CTE programs across the country an opportunity to demonstrate how CTE[Read More…]
Meeker School Board changes policy on extended leave for teachers
MEEKER | The Meeker Board of Education (BOE) reviewed and approved several policy changes and updates Feb. 21. The consideration of eliminating a policy on extended unpaid leaves of absence for instructional (certified) staff incited interesting discussion and a split vote. Only teachers who have been employed by the district[Read More…]
Gatherings planned at Coal Creek School
MEEKER | Once again people are going to be gathering at Coal Creek School for a walk back in time to a rural school that was in operation from 1892 to 1948. There are four different events scheduled to happen at the school in July. Participants for these events will[Read More…]
Mental health tops list of wellness concerns
MEEKER | The results of the most recent community health assessment survey conducted by Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) and the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation (PHF) identified current specific health and wellness issues in the community. As part of a joint meeting with Meeker’s Human Resource Council board (which works together with[Read More…]
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St. Pat’s Day Festival to support MS
MEEKER | The first annual Saint Pat’s Day Festival in Meeker is set for March 17. Schedule: Enjoy dining specials at local restaurants all evening. Kids’ activities at the Hugus Building from 6:30-8 p.m. Dance with drinks and dessert at the Hugus Building, 8-11 p.m. After party at Chippers, 10[Read More…]
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ERBM Youth Basketball
The fifth and sixth grade Meeker Youth Basketball teams completed their season this weekend by participating in the Colorado River Valley Tournament. All three of Meeker’s teams played well, with Meeker Gold and Meeker Black tying for third in the tournament, which featured teams from Rifle, New Castle, DeBeque, Silt[Read More…]
Yertle the Turtle …
Trustees approve Ute Park lease again
MEEKER | After considerable discussion, Meeker’s board of trustees approved, although not unanimously, the renewal of David Smith’s annual lease for the use of Ute Park for hay production and cattle pasture. Trustee Wendy Gutierrez expressed her opposition to renewing the lease again. “Every day there’s a cow out there[Read More…]
