MEEKER I The annual After Birth Ball, celebrating the end of the birthing season for cattle, sheep and goats, will be held April 26 at the Fairfield Center, 200 Main St., in Meeker.
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Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Belize Bingo support
Dear Editor: My students and I would like to convey thanks to the people who contributed to our Bingo and auction fundraiser last week.
Colorado You Got Talent competition in Meeker
RBC I “Colorado You Got Talent” will be holding auditions in Rio Blanco County this summer, and talented individuals from this and surrounding counties are invited to take part.
BMS wrestlers finish 2nd in home tourney
MEEKER I For the first time in Barone Middle School history, the sixth-graders were allowed to wrestle on the team, and two finished as champions in the final school-sponsored tournament of the season Saturday in Meeker.
Meeker Chamber sponsors Carson and Barnes Circus
MEEKER I Again this year, the Meeker Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Carson and Barnes Big Top Circus. The circus is scheduled for May 21 with two shows, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Obituary: Vern Arthur Amick
Vern Arthur Amick was born May 4, 1925, to Arthur R. and Myrtle Amick. He joined his 4-year-old brother, Harold. His birth took place in the home on the “old Fairfield place,” currently owned by Terry and Diane Mobley. Vern passed away at his home in Meeker on Monday, March[Read More…]
Mountain Valley Bank purchased in merger
MEEKER I Mountain Valley Bank announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Platte Valley Financial Service Companies, Inc., also known as Platte Valley Companies. Pursuant to the agreement, Platte Valley Companies will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Mountain Valley Bank and its[Read More…]
Basketball players jump right into track
MEEKER I One week earlier, teammates Aly Ridings and Sydney Hughes were helping their basketball team win a third-place trophy at state. This past Saturday, they were helping their team to a fifth-place finish in the Hotchkiss Invitational track meet.
Fairfield grant deadline is Monday
MEEKER | The deadline for the the Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grant applications is 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tom Allen named to fill vacant seat on Meeker School Board
MEEKER I Tom Allen was selected last week to replace Dan Chinn on the Meeker School District RE-1 (MSD) Board of Education.
Meeker Pinewood Derby…
On March 6, Cub Scout Pack 190 of Meeker held its annual Pinewood Derby car-racing event. The races lasted in excess of an hour and included 17 Cub Scout cars and eight open-class cars.
Letter to the Editor: My 2 cents worth on old elementary school
Dear Editor: I was gone a little longer this time and decided to catch up on what’s shaking. Wow, what a hornet’s nest. Welcome to Meeker, America, with all due respect for those wanting to turn the one square block of school area downtown into a detention center and jail,[Read More…]