Samuel Rhea Kinnamon, 84, passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo. He was born March 29, 1930, to John Brice and Nora Idella (Anderson) Kinnamon in Mansfield, Mo.
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MSD track and field rehab funded for future
MEEKER I The Meeker Board of Education on Feb. 17 made a $120,000 commitment toward the resurfacing of Starbuck Stadium track in 10 to 12 years if the effort led by the the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) to refurbish the track and football field comes[Read More…]
B team district champions
Woman skips hearing in school scam case
MEEKER I 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, failed to appear at her arraignment Feb. 20 at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, prompting[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: One will find what they are looking for, good or bad
Dear Editor: In this world, you will find exactly what you are looking for—positive or negative—every time. It is a choice? What will you choose? Teresa Anderson 6th grade teacher Barone Middle School Meeker
Obituary: Laurie Lynn Munger McCrory
Laurie Lynn Munger McCrory, 53, of Pueblo, Colo., passed away Sunday Feb. 15, 2015, of natural causes after a prolonged illness.
Meyer: Four day week has saved $70,000
MEEKER I At their work session on Feb. 17, the Meeker Board of Education began discussing the budget for fiscal year 2015-16. School district superintendent Mark Meyer reported that the four-day school week produced a savings, from July through December, “not necessarily all-inclusive,” of roughly $70,000.
Letter to the Editor: Poker run a success
Dear Editor: The Sizemore family would like to express its heartfelt thanks to this great community and friends for the continued support of the “I Ride With James” Poker Run.
MEF hosts Snowfest, dinner on Sunday
MEEKER I The public is invited as the Meeker Education Foundation hosts its inaugural Snowfest and Dinner, full of outdoor fun and gourmet food on Sunday.
Get chamber tickets by Friday
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is turning 50 this year, and the 2015 Meeker chamber’s annual dinner, set for March 7 at the Fairfield Center, will be jumping back to the 1950s.
Letter to the Editor: Not happy with reporting on school issues
Dear Editor: As an educator in the Meeker School District, I have been incredibly disappointed in the seemingly skewed reporting about the district for the past year. Once again I was dismayed with last week’s report about the school board’s public forum held Feb. 3.
Obituary: William Dee “Bill” Turner
William Turner passed away unexpectedly at Denver Health Hospital on February 22, 2015, following complications from a fall.