MEEKER I The project grant was awarded in 2008, but the first phase of the Town of Meeker’s grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation to design and build sidewalks and curbs along both sides of Market Street through town is expected to begin sometime after the Fourth of July.
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Turkey hunt honors late CPW manager Jon Wangnild
MEEKER I Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Hunter Outreach Program provides opportunities to aspiring hunters by offering mentored hunts across Colorado. As part of the program and what is now a yearly tradition in Meeker, three lucky young hunters enjoyed a guided, private land turkey hunt on April 11 and 12.[Read More…]
History Colorado slated for May 28
MEEKER | History Colorado will be in Meeker on May 28 at Mountain Valley Bank for a roundtable presentation on the state historical fund and to recognize the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) hall’s (now Mountain Valley Bank) recognition on the National Register of Historic Places.
Carson & Barnes Circus in Meeker on Wednesday
MEEKER I Carson & Barnes Circus is bringing its its colossal white and red tented big top show to Meeker — a fun-filled, awe-inspiring circus experience with the most talented human and animal acts from around the world.
Letter to the Editor: Visitors treated well in Meeker
Dear Editor: On Saturday, my wife and I drove from Steamboat Springs to Hotchkiss to pick up our horses. On the way home, about 5 miles north of Meeker, the clamp on our truck’s turbo hose broke.
Season ends for Meeker, excited about the future
MEEKER I For the first time in several years, the Meeker Cowboy baseball team advanced to post-season play. And although the Dolores Bears ended the Cowboys’ season with a 3-2 win in Cortez in the first round of the 2A state playoffs, Meeker coaches are excited about the future.
Tickets still available for PMC benefit
MEEKER I Tickets are still available for the 2014 Spring Gala Black & White Masquerade Ball to benefit the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation. The ball will be held Saturday at the Freeman E. Fairfield Center, 200 Market St. in Meeker.
MSD settles most plans for next year; cuts still being made
MEEKER I The trustees of Meeker School District RE-1 (MSD) finalized the four-day school week calendar for FY 2014-15, received financial support from special taxing districts, made a $70,000 cut to the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and plans to make another 10 percent in cuts where they can.[Read More…]
Chamber celebrates Small Business Week
MEEKER | The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is celebrating National Small Business Week by saying, “Thank You for Choosing Meeker.” The chamber is thanking and celebrating Meeker’s small business owners during National Small Business Week (this week) with a free lunch on Friday with the Small Business Development Center.
Cowboy sprinters fastest in west; relays break school records
MEEKER I T.J. Shelton and Halle Ahrens were the fastest 2A sprinters on the Western Slope and they will now, along with 20 of their teammates, compete in the 2014 Colorado State Track and Field Championships, with all five divisions running, jumping and throwing in Jefferson County Stadium in Denver,[Read More…]
Meeker home demolished after ‘hot’ uranium ore found inside
MEEKER I An old home at 1189 Park St. in Meeker was torn down by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday and Saturday after raw uranium ore was found in the home, where officials believe it may have been stored for up to 35 years. Apparently, Fred Johnson, who lived[Read More…]
Free lunch held for Meeker small businesses
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is celebrating National Small Business Week by saying, “Thank You for Choosing Meeker.”
