MEEKER I Work began in earnest last week on the Meeker Airport Runway Reconstruction Project. Fiore and Sons, Inc., began major dirt-work operations at the airport and will continue into the fall until winter weather shuts them down.
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MHS volleyball team headed to Glenwood tournament
MEEKER I Meeker High School’s volleyball team is in full swing headed into their season opening tournament in Glenwood Springs this weekend.
New Arrival: Gracelyn Walker
MEEKER | Chance, Caitlin and Talen Walker of Silt, Colo., announce the arrival of Gracelyn Violet Walker.
MHS Cowboy football team takes opener 27-0
MEEKER I The 2012 Cowboys opened the season with a 27-0 victory over the visiting Grand Junction J.V. team. The Black and Gold were led by a defense that played exceptionaly well, limiting the opponent to only 24 yards total offense and four first downs.
Obituary: Dean Parr
Dean Delos Parr was born in Hayden, Colo., on Oct. 12, 1930, to Nora Louise Hay and Richard Delos Parr.
Everyone coming to the table
MEEKER I Meeker Chamber of Commerce executive director Katelin Cook continues to bring people “to the table” in an effort to build relationships and create partnerships to work on economic development in the area.
Spirit keepers …
The cheerleading squad at Meeker High School has started its second year as an unfunded sport. The lack of funding has not affected enthusiasm or the number of girls out cheering for the Cowboys.
Backs finish with best net score
MEEKER I After the first day of play, George and Peggy Back were tied with Ellen Boudreaux and son Ron Kelly Crawford with the best gross score in the championship flight of the annual couples tournament. Although both teams added strokes on the second day, they both finished well.
Rangely True Value defends title
RBC I They did it the hard way but the Rangely True Value Hardware softball team defended their coed softball title by playing and winning four games in a row last Thursday after losing in the championship semifinals.
Art contest entries on display
MEEKER I Fifty exciting Meeker Classic art contest entries are now on display at Wendll’s Wondrous Things.
Partners complete trail
MEEKER I The ERBM Recreation and Park District partnered with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) and the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office on the area’s first VOC Trial construction project. Local and volunteers from across the state of Colorado gathered to complete approximately 1,000 feet of trail[Read More…]
Ute Park prep…
The hay is cut and baled in preparation for the upcoming Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials, which will start Sept. 5 and continue through Sept. 9.
