MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received a call from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Saturday morning that a plane had crashed approximately 32 miles east of Meeker. The information stated that the FAA was getting a good emergency locator transmission from the plane and the[Read More…]
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Coal Creek School starts ‘125 Challenge’
MEEKER | Coal Creek School is happy to start 2017 with the completion of its exterior restoration and ready to begin the Coal Creek School 125 Challenge. The school has been successfully weather-proofed for the winter. The stone walls have been restored to their original 1892 appearance. New trusses have[Read More…]
Love for animals becomes a full-time cottage industry for Meeker woman
MEEKER | Amy Budd loves animals. She loves them so much she has devoted the last 15 years of her life to creating nutritious pet food she mixes and packages in her Meeker home and sells wholesale to retailers and online to individual consumers. She gets USDA quality proteins from[Read More…]
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Meeker Police Dept. trained to administer life saving overdose reversal drug
MEEKER | Meeker Police Department received training to administer Narcan to suspected overdoses through a nasal spray. Each officer carries Narcan in their patrol vehicle. Meeker Police is one of just a few agencies who have received this training on the Western slope. Narcan, or naloxone, is a fast-acting drug[Read More…]
Western Exposures welcomes new broker
MEEKER | Western Exposures Realty LLC proudly announces that Carolyn Plumb has joined its team as an associate broker. Plumb has successfully owned and operated three retail businesses and been the co-owner and treasurer of Lumberco, Inc. with holdings that included a lumberyard and Ace Hardware Building Material Center. She[Read More…]
All’s well that ends well …
A real-life Christmas miracle
MEEKER | Once in a while you are lucky enough to see the real meaning of Christmas. This year was one of those times. There was a mother with three children whose sister fell ill with brain tumors. After several surgeries she had problems with reoccurring strokes and tumors and[Read More…]
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Reception Friday for active duty military
MEEKER | Active duty military members who are home for the holidays are invited to a Welcome Home reception Friday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. at 600 Main St. in Meeker (home of LAI, Meeker Embroidery and the Meeker Spirit Store). There will be light refreshments, potluck style. Bring a[Read More…]
Shelby Burke to graduate
MEEKER | Shelby Burke of Meeker is a candidate to graduate with a bachelor of arts degree during Chadron State College’s winter commencement on Dec. 16. More than 140 candidates are scheduled to receive their undergraduate degrees in the Chicoine Center at 4 p.m. Bruce Hoem, a professor in the[Read More…]
When science and Christmas collide
MEEKER | The freshman physical science class at Meeker High School put together their annual roller coaster project. According to science instructor Michelle Selle, the project is a cross-curriculum activity that allows students to combine artistic and technical skills, math, writing and science. “Their goal was to minimize energy loss[Read More…]
