The Forest Service is seeking public comments on proposed reclamation of the Butterfly and Burrell mine sites located on the Blanco Ranger District northeast of Meeker.
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Economic development meetings
Several people from Rio Blanco County attended Governor John Hickenlooper’s Bottom-Up Economic Development Plan Initiative in Craig,
Scherbarth earns bronze at hoop shoot
Chris Scherbarth, 9, represented Colorado in the Region 8 Elks Hoop Shoot March 12 in Denver.
LeBlanc earns All-American honors for third time
Former Meeker High School graduate Joe LeBlanc earned All-American honors with a sixth place finish in the 184-pound bracket at the NCAA Division I National Championships, held last week in Philadelphia, Penn.
Nieslanik named to President’s List
Meg M. Nieslanik from Spokane has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for fall semester 2010.
Shelton wins 7th title
T.J. Shelton, a seventh-grader at Barone Middle School won his seventh national title, since last November, in Denver last weekend, winning the 122-pound bracket of the Rocky Mountain Nationals.
Letter to the Editor: Farewell, Thank you
Dear Editor: It is with both sadness and excitement that I am writing this letter. With sadness we are leaving Meeker to move back to Texas.
Track teams open season in Delta
More than 40 boys and girls from Meeker High School are on the track team this year and most of them competed in Delta last Saturday to open the season.
Basketball banquet honors MHS seniors
The MHS boys’ basketball team officially concluded their 2010-2011 season with the annual parent-hosted banquet. Approximately 60 people attended the function that annually honors outgoing senior players.
Junior National hopefuls
Four Rio Blanco County basketball players played in the prestigious USA Junior Nationals All-State High School Basketball Competition last weekend in Denver.
Fairfield Trust grant applications due April 1
Grant applications for the Freeman E. Fairfield Trust are due April 1, 2011, by 5 p.m.
BMS wrestlers finish second
Led by team captains Jake Phelan and Tristin Pelloni, Meeker wrestlers finished second out of 13 teams at the East Grand Middle School Tournament.