MEEKER | It is time to recognize Meeker’s outstanding businesses and citizens! Complete a nomination form today for the business you think is most deserving of the title of small business, large business, non-profit organization, energy industry partner or outstanding citizen of the year.
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Celebration for outgoing commissioners
MEEKER | A thank you celebration for county commissioners Ken Parsons and Kai Turner for their years of service to Rio Blanco County, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at the County Administration Building, 200 Main, Meeker.
Snow Day…
Jacob Pelloni and several other Meeker kids have been enjoying Christmas break on, or in Pelloni’s case, above, the sledding hill at Paintbrush Park.
Home of: Jennifer Caulfield
MEEKER | Jennifer Caulfield of Meeker is this week’s “home of” honoree. Jennifer moved to Meeker with her parents John and Kitty Caulfield in 1992.
Nominations for chamber awards open
MEEKER | It is time to recognize Meeker’s outstanding businesses and citizens! Complete a nomination form today for the business you think is most deserving of the title of small business, large business, non-profit organization, energy industry partner or outstanding citizen of the year. Visit www.meekerchamber.com to download nomination forms,[Read More…]
Christmas spirit…
With the help of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fire crew, Joe Beck, a petroleum engineering technician for the BLM, built a Christmas tree out of his antler sheds and those found by the fire crew. Beck said the antler tree would stay up until after the first of[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Hay ride thanks
Dear Editor: The Meeker Preschool would like to say thank you to Kim and Justin Pretti and Ben and Jamie Rogers for providing and driving the truck and trailers for our hay ride.
Letter to the Editor: Keep it up!
Dear Editor: We just returned from another wonderful Meeker School District Christmas (yes I did say Christmas not holiday) Concert performed by the Barone Middle School band.
Please remove vehicles from streets
MEEKER | To help with the town’s snow removal efforts, please remove everything from the street, such as trailers parked along the curb or in cul-de-sacs, vehicles that are not used all of the time and basketball hoops. Basketball hoops must be stored far enough from the curb to allow[Read More…]
MHS Cowboys break for holidays
MEEKER I A poor shooting night and too many turnovers cost the Cowboys basketball team their last game of 2012 as they fell to visiting Snake River last Wednesday in Meeker 55-38. The Cowboys next action will be in 2013 as they will travel to Hotchkiss on Jan. 11 to[Read More…]
Pair of wins for Lady Cowboys
MEEKER I After soundly defeating Little Snake River on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at home, the Meeker girls’ basketball team traveled to Hayden for another big win to secure a 6-0 record before taking a break for the holidays.
100 years…
Holy Family Catholic Church in Meeker will celebrate being built 100 years ago, Sunday, Dec. 30 with mass at 9 a.m., followed by brunch at the Fairfield Center for all Holy Family parishioners.




