It was not the first time for Meeker’s Tyler Ilgen to hunt for elk but it was the first time the seventh-grader filled his tag,
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Letter to the Editor: 3/50 project needs local support
Dear Editor: The 3/50 project that Meeker retailers are involved in needs our support if they are to continue serving our community successfully. I moved to Meeker about a year ago and I have experienced super service at many locally owned establishments.
Meeker fumbles to Hayden 27-39
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys led most of the game, only to have their lead chipped away going into the fourth quarter. Fumbles raised their ugly head once again to stalk the Black ‘n’ Gold. The two Cowboy fumbles and one interception stopped the team in a game that had[Read More…]
MHS qualifies 3 for state
MEEKER I First-year cross country coach Sheri Kehr, qualified three of her runners for the 2A Colorado State Cross County Championships to be held in Aurora this Saturday.
Rifle high school softball players
Meeker High School sophomores Jordan Smith (left) and Taylor Morris participated on the Rifle High School fastpitch softball team this year ending the season at the state tournament in Aurora, Colo.
Halloween haunts to be found downtown
MEEKER I Whether you just want to be entertained by little ones (and grown-ups, too) in costume, scare yourself silly, or just load up on goodies, downtown Meeker is the place to be this Monday, Oct. 31.
HOME OF: Howard & Peggy Kilduff
MEEKER | Meeker natives Howard and Peggy Kilduff are this week’s “home of” honorees. Howard and Peggy were married 25 years ago on May 23.
Meeker Locals
Even the Amish people are having a hard time getting along with each other in our national atmosphere of meanness and griping and complaining. In Ohio, a 66-year-old man and two of his sons were arrested last week for hair-cutting attacks.
Young named senior vice president
MEEKER I Todd Young, formerly bank manager of the First National Bank of the Rockies – Meeker office, has been named senior vice president of retail banking. In this new position Young manages the FNBR bank managers at all 10 locations across western Colorado.
Engagement: Smith ~ Johnson
Corky and Joan Johnson of Meeker and Pat and Lisa Darrow of Loveland, Colo., (formerly of Meeker) are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Orrin Johnson and Jessica Smith.
Hobbs wins bugling contest
MEEKER I Kesston Hobbs, a fourth-grader at Meeker Elementary School, was named the overall grand champion at the 2011 elk bugling and camouflage contest sponsored by the Meeker Police Department and White River Electric Association.
Weinbrecht named ERBM director
MEEKER I Michael Weinbrecht was recently named the new director at the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District.
