MEEKER I On Friday, Kristina Ann Lopez, 23, one of two females who allegedly misrepresented themselves as relatives of Meeker residents in December while claiming to be selling magazines to fund a volleyball team’s trip to Florida, pleaded guilty to “theft of an at-risk victim,” a class 5 felony, but[Read More…]
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Prescribed burns set for 25 miles SW of Meeker
MEEKER I Fire managers from the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit are planning to burn 550 acres of sagebrush in the next couple of weeks if weather and air quality conditions are favorable.
Love in springtime…
Update given on MHS auditorium project
MEEKER I At the request of the Meeker Board of Education, Bob Amick, a representative of the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) and technical director for the Meeker High School Drama Club, gave the board an update on the high school auditorium stage renovation project March 17. The MACC[Read More…]
Middle school wrestlers end season; Meeker and Rangely each place four
RBC I On the first Saturday of their spring break, many Rio Blanco County middle school wrestlers competed in the final tournament of the regular season in Meeker and many placed. Rangely entered nine grapplers and placed four. Meeker entered 14 wrestlers and placed four as well.
Fishing tournament…
Obituary: Tayler Allen Keith Slaugh
Tayler Allen Keith Slaugh, a beloved son, grandson, brother and friend, died as a result of an automobile accident on Saturday, March 14, 2015, near Meeker, Colo. He was 19. A celebration of Tayler’s life was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the 4-H Building in[Read More…]
HopeWest-Meeker has grant for $35,000
MEEKER I HopeWest has received a $35,000 Caring for Colorado grant to expand its HopeWest Kids grief program to Meeker.
Fairfield grant apps due Wednesday
MEEKER I The deadline is April 1 for the Freeman E. Fairfield Foundation’s semi-annual grant applications.
Small MHS track team has placers
MEEKER I It was the first Saturday of spring break for Meeker High School, but many of the student athletes still competed in a track and field meet in Hotchkiss, allowing some the opportunity to enter more events than normal.
Ibach explains reason for resignation; MSD accepts New Eden bid
MEEKER I At the Meeker Board of Education (BOE) meeting on March 17, Meeker Elementary School Principal Kathy Collins, acting as interim superintendent in the absence of Mark Meyer, requested board approval of resignations from high school principal Kim Ibach, and 26-year chemistry and math teacher, Bev Devore-Wedding.
School House Rock Live! Jr…
