MEEKER | Officer Keydon Long joined the Meeker Police Department late last year. He was the first emergency responder to arrive at the scene of the house fire at 11th and Pinyon on Aug. 24. According to Meeker PD, when Long arrived, two female residents were still inside the smoke-filled[Read More…]
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Former chief hydrologist of area USGS Presents to White River Alliance
MEEKER | Last week, local water expert Bob Tobin took members of the White River Alliance back in time as he presented his findings during the Alliance’s monthly speaker series. Tobin ran the United States Geological Service in Meeker as the District Sub Chief from 1974 to 1988, and spearheaded[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 64
White River Agency, Colorado. June 12, 1879 Sir: As the three wagons you have purchased by my request for Indians will I understand, soon be here, I ask your authority to retain them for agency use and give the Indians instead those we are using. First being 3½ inch, they[Read More…]
Meeker School Board reviews attendance, enrollment at regular meeting
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board of Education held its regular meeting at the district office last Monday night. Five out of the seven board members were present. Board member Joe Nieslanik and board secretary Hanna Borchard were absent. Borchard was excused as she was chaperoning a sixth-grade field trip[Read More…]
Sable Mountain Outfitters celebrating 25 years
With 25 years in business, Ann Marie Scritchfield of Sable Mountain Outfitters is wrapping up a busy summer season and gearing up for another hunting season. JARED HENDERSON Photo MEEKER | Hunting season is right around the corner, and you can bet that Ann Marie Scritchfield is gearing up for[Read More…]
Lightning suspected cause of house fire
From the front, damage to the Sissom house at the top of 11th and Pinyon appears minimal, but from the side the destruction of the roof is evident. The Sissom family said the fire started on the back patio, probably by a lightning strike, during a severe thunderstorm last Friday,[Read More…]
Meeker Classic’s Tom Wilson says, ‘It does take some luck.”
MEEKER | Tom Wilson is a Master Shepard who has been traveling the U.S. for decades to compete with his dogs in sheepdog trials. He found his way to Meeker for the first time to compete in the 1990 Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trials, and as he puts it still to[Read More…]
Circle Park Project update at ERBM board meeting
MEEKER | The Meeker Rec Center Board held its monthly meeting last Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the town of Meeker, Colorado. Four out of five board members attended the meeting. The meeting began with a discussion involving the Town of Meeker Board of Trustees about Circle Park and the[Read More…]
Meeker trustees approve support for Skijor
MEEKER | The Town Shop on Third Street has received a new paint job, giving a fresh look to the building and bringing it up to date with the bulk water load-out across the street that was also updated recently. Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Aug. 20 for their[Read More…]
DOLLAR GENERAL COMING
Dirt work is underway at the Meeker Vet Clinic property just east of Meeker in preparation for construction of a new Dollar General store. No estimated date of opening has been given at this time. The vet clinic remains open on Mondays and Fridays. NIKI TURNER Photo
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 63
White River Agency, Colorado. July 11, 1879 Sir: Jack a principal Ute chief, wishes to inform you that Rainbow (Sarap) died 8th instant, after a long illness. Rainbow was a chief of such influence that formerly he visited Washington among the Ute delegation, and he received a silver medal from[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Meeker School District report from graduate surveys
During the 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 school years, the Meeker School District engaged in surveys of recent graduates to help determine areas of potential improvement in the school district as well as validate areas in which the school district excelled. Although the results of those surveys provided some useful insight, achieving[Read More…]