MEEKER I The Meeker High School cross-country teams had three representatives at the Colorado State Cross-Country Meet in Colorado Springs on Saturday with good performances by most team members.
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Festival of Lights is Dec. 3
MEEKER I The Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season approaches and already entries are being taken for the Meeker Festival of Lights, to take place the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Meeker High School turns 60 on Tuesday
MEEKER I On Tuesday, Meeker High School will turn 60 years old. The new facility was dedicated Nov. 10, 1955, as Rio Blanco County High School. The original dedication ceremony was sponsored by the County Board of Education, the Meeker Parent Teachers Association and the students. On Tuesday, Meeker High[Read More…]
Birth: Corrin Tiberius Goodson
Nicodemus and Asher Goodson are pleased to announce the arrival of their little brother, Corrin Tiberius Goodson, on Sept. 2, 2015, at 6:09 p.m. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Mom and dad are Maureen and Colin Goodson, maternal grandparents are Twyla and[Read More…]
30 join in camo, bugling contest
MEEKER I Approximately 30 kids participated in the 2015 Meeker Elk Bugling and Camouflage Contest at Meeker Elementary School on Oct. 28. The event was part of Red Ribbon Week and was put on by the Meeker Police Department and sponsored by White River Electric Association, Wyatt’s Sports and Meeker[Read More…]
Mock Disaster: Staged fatality a sobering event
MEEKER I When one arrived on the scene, a double take was not uncommon. A mock fatality accident in the Meeker High School upper parking lot was set up to show a well-made up but uncovered gruesome body in the parking lot, about 15 feet ahead of a vehicle that[Read More…]
Meeker Gift and Craft Show is Friday, Saturday
MEEKER I The Meeker-area community is invited to enjoy the many talents and accomplishments of local and area vendors on Friday and Saturday at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds.
One MSD incumbent wins; incumbents win in Rangely, tax loses
RBC I The Meeker Board of Education will take on a new look, the Rangely School Board will remain the same, the mil levy tax override for added Rangely school funding failed and county voters told the state to keep its excess marijuana tax money and use it for education,[Read More…]
Meeker gridders top Hotchkiss, 36-14; Cowboys play Platte Canyon in playoffs
MEEKER I The Meeker High School football team will enter the 1A – Colorado state football playoffs after a 36-14 win against the Hotchkiss Bulldogs in the final game of the regular season, played in Starbuck Stadium on Friday.
Barone students take learning trip to Granby
MEEKER I The Barone Middle School’s sixth graders went on an educational team building trip to YMCA of the Rockies in Granby, where they learned a lot about teamwork, ecology, survival and history.
Meeker’s annual Gift and Craft Show slated for Nov. 6-7 at RBC Fairgrounds
MEEKER I The Meeker-area community is invited to enjoy the many talents and accomplishments of local and area vendors on Nov. 6 and 7 at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds.
World’s largest swim lesson…
On June 18, the ERBM Recreation & Park District participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL) to help build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim. With the Meeker community support, WLSL has once again helped set a new (unofficial) world record for the largest swimming[Read More…]
