MEEKER I Some of the streets in the east and northeast neighborhoods are the beneficiaries of the Town of Meeker’s 1.5-mile 2015 Paving Project, in which some town streets have already had their asphalt ground down and received a new two-inch overlay.
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Meeker Golf Course hosts 30 couples; out-of-towners prevail
MEEKER I “It was the biggest couples tournament we have had in five or six years,” Meeker Golf Course manager Scott Bowman said about the annual tournament. “We had a great turnout, especially from out-of-town folks.”
Petitions now available for slots on MSD board
MEEKER I Janelle Urista, the formal Meeker Board of Education (BOE) election official, said Monday that three people, so far, have picked up petitions to become candidates for the Meeker Board.
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Phase II work begins on Meeker’s Market Street sidewalk project
MEEKER I The only things that remain to complete Phase I of Meeker’s Market Street Sidewalk Project, Town Administrator Scott Meszaros said, is to install a hand rail at School Street, for CenturyLink to bury a line and to finish the crosswalk on Third Street. However, the town has already[Read More…]
MSD welcomes new, returning staff for 2015/16
MEEKER I The Meeker School District has a number of new staff members this year, a few faculty members who are transferring from one role to another, as well as many returning staff members.
Supply lists for Meeker area schools
Meeker Elementary School Preschool — all 4-6 glue sticks 1 4-pack dry erase markers 1 two-pocket folder 1 large package napkins 1 composition notebook Backpack Preschool fee
Selle looking forward to first year as Meeker school superintendent
MEEKER I Chris Selle took over the reins as superintendent of the Meeker School District in early July, and already he is looking forward to seeing the students back for the first day of school, which is Aug. 17.
Obituary: Richard Lester ‘Dick’ Moyer
Richard Lester (Dick) Moyer passed away in Meeker, Colo., at the Walbridge Wing on July 28, 2015, about a month shy of his 89th birthday.
Public input needed on county’s land use proposal
RBC I The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts and Rio Blanco County are in the process of developing a Land and Natural Resource Use Plan and Policy that will be guided by input from local residents.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to all during a difficult time
Dear Editor: I would like to sincerely thank all the amazing and wonderful people in this magnificent little community of Meeker who have given so much of themselves, their time, their love and their donations to HopeWest during our time of hurt and distress. Gina, Dominic and I have always[Read More…]
Meeker Chamber taking Colowyo support comments
MEEKER I Speaking out now is vital to keep the Colowyo coal mine open. The threatened mine employs 200 Moffat and Rio Blanco County jobs and puts more than $200 million into the local economy. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has released its draft Environmental Assessment,[Read More…]
