MEEKER I The FCCLA members from Meeker High School competed at the state conference April 12-14 in Denver qualifying five for the national conference in Orlando Florida on July 8-10. Meeker was well represented in the conference sending nearly 30 kids to compete in a variety of areas. In order[Read More…]
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Districts continue to cut funding
RBC I School districts face another year of drastic cuts as the negative factor increases from -12.94 percent in 2011-12 to -16.1 percent for 2012-13. Options to keep cuts away from the classroom are unrealistic.
DI teams compete at state
MEEKER I The Meeker Destination Imagination teams competed in the state contest this weekend in Denver. All participants did a great job, and certainly learned a great deal from the experience.
Obituary: Dr. David Steinman
Dave passed away April 10, 2012, following a short illness.
Meeker Locals
We’re not sure why the “big” news stories so often occur on Wednesday afternoons or Thursday mornings. Perhaps it’s some ancient curse on newspaper reporters. Whatever the case, it’s almost as interesting to read the actual facts as it is to compare all the zany variations that show up on[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: April 19, 2012
Thank you Dear Editor: When you read the “thank yous” in the paper you really can’t understand the true depth of it until it happens to you.
Home of: Kurt and Jackie Pozorski
MEEKER | This week’s “home of” honorees are Kurt and Jackie Pozorski of Meeker. The Pozorskis moved to Meeker in September 2007.
Good citizen …
Meeker citizen Tom George was recognized by Meeker chief of police Bob Hervey of the police department and Meeker’s Board of Trustees including Mayor Mandi Ethridge for his actions to help locate and apprehend the alleged suspect charged in the robbery of Mountain Valley Bank.
Hairspray!
MEEKER I With plenty of 1960s-style dance music and “downtown” rhythm and blues, the Meeker High School Drama Club and International Thespian Society Troupe 1284 rendition of the popular Broadway musical “Hairspray” promises to provide great entertainment this weekend.
News Briefs: April 19, 2012
After Birth Ball Saturday MEEKER | Tickets are on sale for the 2012 After Birth Ball.
Well site approved on Sulphur Creek
MEEKER I Matrix Oil Company is working with the town and county to obtain approval to drill a well on Sulphur Creek. The drilling rig will take two weeks to be installed, and completion is expected at the end of May.
MVB bank robber gives up
MEEKER I “He looked like a regular customer,” Mountain Valley Bank president Tawny Halandras said in reference to Jock Waylon Thacker, who was arrested April 12 and is being charged with robbery and theft of the local bank.
