Meeker
Pioneers Medical Center to roll with new oncology, orthopedics
MEEKER I Oncology care and orthopedic services are the two newest healthcare services available in Meeker. “In 2012, our community said oncology and orthopedic care were specialty services they would like to have,” said Ken Harman, CEO of Pioneers Medical Center. “As we built the new facility, we took these[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for support of “Quilts in the Country”
Dear Editor: Meeker’s local P.E.O. Chapter would like to extend a gracious thank you to the community for its support of our fifth annual “Quilts in the Country” Quilt Show and Bake sale held at the Fairfield Center during the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trials.
Prescribed burn slated for Aldrich Lakes area
MEEKER I The Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the Aldrich Lakes area, a 1,200-acre area roughly 19 miles northeast of Meeker and 19 miles south of Craig on National Forest system lands and adjoining private lands in Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Obituary: John (Jack) Kendall Jr.
On Sept. 17, 2015, John (Jack) Kendall, Jr., age 82, passed away at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo. Jack was born in a rural farm house in Washington County, Colo., on April 6, 1933, and was the third of four children of John and Gertrude Kendall.
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Obituary: Diane Juhan Roberts
Diane Juhan Roberts passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in Meeker, Colo., surrounded by her family.
Milk Creek dedication an end to many years of separation
RBC I Saturday was a beautiful afternoon to dedicate Milk Creek Battlefield with more than 300 people in attendance. Through the event, the Rio Blanco County Historical Society hosted many Ute friends and VIPs from all over Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, authors of books on the Milk Creek Battle,[Read More…]
Pie Auction…
Meeker parents must register for free, reduced meals
MEEKER I The Meeker School District is asking that those who believe they may qualify for free/reduced breakfast and lunch to complete an application if you have not done so for this school year 2015-2016. If your child/children were on our program last year, the new application will need to[Read More…]
Meeker’s Bailey Franklin named wildlife officer of the year by CPW
MEEKER I Bailey Franklin, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Manager from Meeker, has been named the agency’s 2014 John D. Hart Wildlife Officer of the Year.
MSD lunches join LiveWell Colorado program
MEEKER I The Meeker School District is among a select group of school districts in Colorado that has accepted the LiveWell Colorado challenge to provide more freshly prepared school lunches that taste good and are good for students.