Meeker

Roundabout proposed for Meeker road

MEEKER I The results of a traffic study for Ute Road estimate the cost to prepare for traffic generated by the new elementary school at more than $1 million.

Obituary: Sharon J. Rowe

Jan. 16, 1945~May 28, 2009 Sharon J. Rowe, 64, of Apple River, Ill., passed away Thursday May 28, 2009, at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Ill. Sharon was born on Jan. 16, 1945, in Freeport to Frederick P. and Jean A. (Kaiser) Sersch.

Loose Ends: What is reality?

“When are you moving back to reality?” a relative asked years ago. The long distances between towns, the lack of diversity, and the lack of various commercial concerns that most of us depend upon were only a few of the things that led her to consider her reality more valuable[Read More…]

PMC passes trauma center survey

MEEKER I It has been busy at Pioneers Medical Center. In the past few weeks, PMC passed its three-year trauma survey, was re-certified for mammography services, received a $50,000 grant and celebrated employees who have 25 years of service.

Slide Show: Power outage strikes Saturday afternoon

MEEKER — The lights went out in parts of Meeker on Saturday afternoon when two electrical poles were pulled down on First Street, next to Stage Stop, turning the power off in the downtown district as well as other businesses and residential neighborhoods in the area.