MEEKER I After a party upriver Aug. 1, a 15-year-old Meeker girl was taken to the hospital the following day with alcohol poisoning, and two Meeker men were later arrested in connection with the incident and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class 4 felony.
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Meeker boy is county’s first swine flu case
MEEKER I Rio Blanco County had its first confirmed case of swine flu, the week after Colorado recorded its first death from the H1N1 virus.
Youth recovering from bike accident
MEEKER I Next time Drew Collins gets on a bicycle, he will be sure to wear a helmet.
Loose Ends: Remembering Hester-Jane
RBC | It wasn’t until I saw Hester-Jane Cogswell’s life in the pictures spread out on the dining room table in her Fawn Creek ranch house Saturday that the loss hit me.
Meeker Locals: Aug. 6 edition
MEEKER | Fair week is kind of an end-of-summer warning bell. There’s only a few weeks until the start of the new school year.
RAC meet in Meeker on Thurday, Aug. 20
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council will meet Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Meeker Recreation Center, 101 Ute Rd.
Tax revenues down in March, up in April
RBC I Sales and use tax revenue decreased in March and April for both towns compared to the same period last year. The county’s revenue was lower in March than last year but slightly higher in April.
Letter: Thanks for kindness, thoughts and prayers
I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported my family and me.
Moyer named to AFA team
MEEKER I Kelly Moyer of Meeker has been selected to the 2009 Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Student Advisory Team.
4-H Senior Profile: Makaila Etchart
• How long have you been involved in 4-H? Eight years. • What is your favorite 4-H activity? My favorite 4-H activity is preparing my lambs for fair. I enjoy shearing and preparing them for my showmanship and market class.
Hunter education class Aug. 21-23
MEEKER | By Colorado statute, anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, who applies for a Colorado hunting license or preference point must have successfully completed an approved hunter education course.
Letter: Anti-conservative bias seen by writer
I don’t understand what’s so hard about trying to get a letter to the editor concerning pro-life remarks, especially when there was a woman standing up for the rights of all women a.k.a. right to abortion.