MEEKER I Fire officials with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit were planning to ignite the 766-acre Oak Ridge Prescribed Fire Monday about 10 miles southeast of Meeker in the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area.
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Airman McDow graduates from basic
MEEKER I Air Force airman Jacqueline G. McDow was graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. She completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Winkler arrives for duty at Maine Air St.
MEEKER I Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dusty A. Winkler has arrived for duty at the Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. Winkler is the daughter of Susy Winkler of Meeker, Colo. She is a 1999 graduate of Meeker High School.
Chavez, Matrisciano have gone from rivals to roommates
RANGELY I In high school, they played for rival teams on opposite ends of the county. Now they are teammates. And not only that, roommates. Roman Chavez of Rangely and Tyler Matrisciano of Meeker are first-year members of the Colorado Northwestern Community College baseball team.
Meeker native shocked at Fort Hood shootings
MEEKER I Like everyone, Daniel and Deni Saucedo were shocked by the shooting spree last week at the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas. “It was definitely scary and shocking,” said Deni Saucedo, formerly Back, who is from Meeker. “It was crazy. (At first) they thought there were multiple shooters,[Read More…]
Meeker woman wins statewide beauty pageant
MEEKER | Beauty pageants are about, well, beauty. But for Roni Bibb, it is about more than physical beauty. A lot more. It’s about promoting a cause.
Elementary committee will meet Nov. 18
MEEKER I The newly formed Meeker Elementary Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Town Hall, 345 Market Street. Rich Sales, associate director of the Colorado Center for Community Development, will be present.
Panthers close season with 2-7 record
RANGELY I The Panthers’ football season ended the way it started, with a loss. In between, there were ups and downs — more downs than ups — but plenty of reason to look forward to a brighter future, first-year coach Tim Galloway said. “We did some good things, we did[Read More…]
Meeker ends with a win
MEEKER I Overall, it wasn’t the season the Lady Cowboys hoped for, but at the end, they were playing their best volleyball. “The ending is always bittersweet when you’re not on top,” said coach Christy Atwood. “But, unlike a lot of teams, we finished our season with a win.”
Older Mustang team wins its Super Bowl
MEEKER I The Meeker Mustangs youth football program — formed just three years ago — advanced both teams to the Super Bowl with 6-0 records and ranked No. 1 in their age divisions. Both Meeker teams played in their respective Super Bowls on Sunday at Aspen, with the fifth- and[Read More…]
Town of Meeker takes next step for roundabout on Sulphur Creek
MEEKER I Homeowners along Sulphur Creek Road once again expressed vehement dislike of proposed changes to the road. The town has been awarded a $595,000 state energy impact grant toward the project, which will include adding sidewalks and building a roundabout at the intersection of Sulphur Creek Road and Ute[Read More…]
2009 elk bugling contest results
Grand champion — Sheridan Harvey, fifth grade Camouflage contest champion — Austen Richardson, first grade