Meeker

Letter to the Editor: My two cents

Dear Editor: In reference to fact and myth, Mr. Madison, Moffat, Routt, Garfield, Mesa, Weld counties etc., are working, not like they were but way more than we are. The commissioners should be working on streamlining the process, and it should have been tended to already years ago when we[Read More…]

News Briefs: March 15, 2012

RBC fair board meeting in Rangely Thurs. RANGELY | There will be a fair board meeting in Rangely at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 22 at the Western Annex. Dehydrating class in Meeker March 24 MEEKER | Dehydrating class, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 24. For more information, call[Read More…]

New Angus Ass’n. members

MEEKER I Aimee Shults, Meeker, Colo., is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo.

Meeker FFA Banquet

Mariah Jensen, Ethan Overton, Sebastian Clarke, Collin Cochran, Lani Mataia and Stephanie Joos (front) pose before going on stage.

Obituary: Norma Kelly

Norma R. Kelly, 89, of Brighton, Colo., passed away on March 1, 2012, at her home. She was born July 15, 1922, in Meeker, Colo. She graduated from Meeker High School and attended Colorado Women’s College. She married John L. Kelly on June 7, 1941, in Denver.

Arts council selects officers

MEEKER I The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council, Inc., (MACC) met March 5 to ratify articles of incorporation and select a board of directors and officers to guide the organization into a very worthwhile program for the Meeker community.

Ladies fall short of state

MEEKER I The lady Cowboys finished out their season with a loss to Del Norte in the 2A girls’ regional basketball tournament Friday, March 2, in Durango, Colo. The lady Cowboys ended their season with 15 wins and six losses. Second seed Meeker met up with the third seed Tigers[Read More…]