MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Meeker businesses of the year, which will be awarded at the chamber’s business appreciation dinner and award ceremony on May 6.
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After Birth Ball is Saturday
MEEKER I The annual Meeker After Birth Ball, held annually to commemorate the local calving and lambing season will be held Saturday night at the Freeman E. Fairfield Center, 200 E. Main in downtown Meeker.
500 attend 9Health Fair…
The line was not terrible, but the flow was consistently busy on Saturday morning during the annual 9Health Fair, held at Meeker Elementary School. Margie Joy, the Pioneers Medical Center public information officer and the Pioneers Healthcare Foundations’s executive director, said Monday that roughly 500 persons attended the fair for[Read More…]
Three Meeker teenagers hurt seriously in vehicle accident
MEEKER I Just before midnight on Friday, a two-car accident occurred on Rio Blanco County Road 13 (Flag Creek Road) injuring three Meeker youths in the primary vehicle. The driver and passenger of the second vehicle, also Meeker youths, were uninjured.
Ute guests honored at county historical society’s meeting
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County Historical Society had hoped to have a nice luncheon and conversation about their shared heritage with the Ute guests who came to the quarterly meeting on Sunday afternoon. But, they never dreamed it would be such a transparent and rich dialogue from both sides[Read More…]
Meeker sets monthly farmers’ markets for June start
MEEKER I The town of Meeker has announced the dates for the upcoming 2016 Farmers’ Market, starting in June. The market, new this year, will be held on Saturdays, once a month, June through September from 8 a.m. to noon. The dates will be: June 11, July 23, Aug. 13,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: David Luzmoor on Fire Board members
Dear Editor: I ask that you offer the following comment to your readers in order to balance the prospective on the Meeker Fire Protection District Board of Directors.
Muley…
The wildlife was out in the open on Sunday afternoon enjoying the warming sun and light breeze as spring is slowly making its presence known. This doe was part of a group of four mule deer does along County Road 8 only about 10 miles east of town. This was[Read More…]
35 members of Meeker Community Wrestling Club place at Craig meet
MEEKER I Winning a high school team state championship has created a lot of excitement in the Meeker wrestling program. The middle school season was just completed and the youth programs in the northwest corner of the state have started. More than 90 youth wrestlers are in the Meeker Community[Read More…]
PMC reception greets new staff
MEEKER I Pioneers Medical Center’s (PMC) and “Blazin’ Trails: Journey to a Healthier Me” meet and greet on March 23 for new doctors, other clinic providers and staff was a booming success, by all accounts.
Letter to the Editor: Drug companies’ 2015 profits were $45 billion
Dear Editor: One thing I have to seriously consider in this election for president is one who I hope will do something about prescription costs.
Letter to the Editor: Meeker couple thanks officers, responders
Dear Editor: We would like to take a moment and offer a huge thank you to the Meeker Police Department/Chief Bob Hervey, Meeker Fire Rescue EMT, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, Pioneers Medical Center emergency and triage team as well as all first responders for their quick actions and[Read More…]
