MEEKER I The Meeker Board of Education has set an open public forum for Tuesday evening, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the board room at the School District Administration Building, 555 Garfield St.
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Shortfall hits MSD’s budget; district audit finds no wrongdoing
MEEKER I At the Jan. 20 meeting of the Meeker Board of Education, district Superintendent Mark Meyer presented his recommended revised budget for the current school year, showing operating expenses of $5,922,357, plus a possible tax abatement return payment to the county of $148,000, totaling $6,070,357.
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Meeker board to vote on water rate hike; rates still lower than other towns
MEEKER I The Meeker Town Board will consider a slight water rate hike through a proposed resolution at its Feb. 3 meeting. A resolution allows the board to raise those rates by vote of the majority of the board and is not subject to a public hearing.
Meeker Chamber of Commerce seeking nominees for awards
MEEKER I The Annual Meeker Chamber of Commerce Dinner will be held March 7, set to recognize Meeker’s outstanding businesses and citizens, and member input is being sought regarding those to be honored.
Death Notice: Don LeFevre
Gilbert Donald “Don” LeFevre died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker. Services will be held at the Masonic Lodge Building in Meeker at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. A complete obituary will follow.
Meeker boys’ basketball team wins two more, remains unbeaten
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team continued on a roll over the weekend as the Cowboys added two more wins to their unbeaten streak.
Wanted felon arrested at Meeker apartment
MEEKER I On Monday the Meeker Police Department announced that on Jan. 21 Meeker police officer Gardner Mendenhall developed information that led to locating Matthew Finley, 28, who was wanted out of Mesa County on a nationwide no-bond warrant for charges related to dangerous drugs.
Meeker wrestlers split duals, place 10 members
MEEKER I “We have some improving to do if we hope to do better in regionals,” Meeker High School wrestling coach J.C. Watt said after a weekend of wrestling.
Bond is reduced for woman in scam case; accomplice is wanted
MEEKER I The story continues for one of two females who allegedly misrepresented themselves as relatives of Meeker residents in December while claiming to sell magazines to fund a Meeker High School volleyball trip to Florida. Kristina Ann Lopez, 23, appeared before Judge John Neily on Friday after being held[Read More…]
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Meeker business lunch Jan. 30
MEEKER I The next Meeker Chamber of Commerce Business Leaders’ Luncheon will be held Jan. 30 with the main topic being how to list your business on various tourism websites and how to get your business’s name out to the public more effectively.
