MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team secured a top four position and home court advantage for the first round of the district tournament. They had two tough games last weekend against Paonia and Hotchkiss who were tied for fifth and sixth, just one game behind the three-way[Read More…]
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Seniors rock! …
MEEKER | According to Dessa Watson extension agent 4-H/Youth development, “a nice group of kiddos” served 34 grandparents at the annual 4-H grandparent appreciation dinner, held in Meeker early this month.
Home of: Julie Jansen
MEEKER | Julie Jansen of Meeker is this week’s “home of” honoree. Julie has lived in Meeker for 25 years. She has worked at Pioneers Hospital and Valley Grocery. She is a Class B CDL truck driver, works for a pipeline, as needed, and has recently been a highway construction[Read More…]
Burke family: Five generations in Piceance Basin
MEEKER I The close ties and neighborly attitudes of Lime Kiln are comparable to some of the other long-standing “communities” within our county such as the Powell Park and Piceance Creek areas. Five generations of Burkes have lived on the family’s original property in the Piceance Basin. They are well-known[Read More…]
Meeker FFA Chapter celebrates 2013 FFA Week
MEEKER I The Meeker FFA Chapter will celebrate National FFA Week Feb. 16-23. This year’s theme is “Grow,” and it celebrates more than 80 years of FFA traditions while eagerly anticipating the organization’s future. More than 550,000 members nationwide will participate in National FFA Week activities at local, state and[Read More…]
Correction
RBC | In last week’s “Home of” article, the daughter of Jennifer Goddard was incorrectly listed as Cassie. Her name is Kerri Goddard. The Herald Times regrets the error.
Meeker trustee seat available
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker is accepting applications to fill the vacant seat of Trustee Andy Thomson. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, be a U.S. citizen and have lived within the Town of Meeker for at least the last 12 consecutive months prior to March[Read More…]
MHS qualifies 8 for show
MEEKER I “We keep improving,” Meeker head wrestling coach J.C. Watt said of his team’s performance at last weekend’s Region 1, state-qualifying tournament. “Everybody wrestled well, to the kid.”
Band members compete in Rifle
Sentence handed down in baiting case
MEEKER I An eight-year investigation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has culminated in U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello sentencing Dennis Eugene Rodebaugh, 72, owner of D & S Outfitters of Meeker, to 41 months in federal prison.
State wrestling …
Rio Blanco County will be represented by 12 wrestlers, including the county’s only regional champion, T.J. Shelton, in the Colorado State Wrestling Championship which starts today in the Pepsi Center in Denver. Shelton will be joined by seven other Meeker teammates and Rangely will send four wrestlers to compete in[Read More…]
2nd Annual “I Ride With James” Snowmobile Poker Run
“Overwhelming,” Kathy Sizemore said of the community support given to her family at the second annual “I Ride With James” Poker/Fun ride held last Sunday, where a Polaris youth snowmobile was given away to Kevin Brown, who pulled a royal flush for the best hand for the grand prize enjoyed[Read More…]