MEEKER — Twice a year, once in April and again in October, the Fairfield Trust committee meets to review community grant requests greater than $1,500.
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Pearce earns chamber honor
MEEKER — Blanco Ranger District range technician Hal Pearce recently received the Meeker Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award.
Infrastructure project goes on
MEEKER — Getting a plan of action is the critical next step towards addressing the community infrastructure needs.
Salazar brothers visit Meeker
MEEKER — United States Senator Ken Salazar and his elder brother, Colorado State Represen-tative John Salazar, stopped in Meeker after touring the Rio Tinto coal mine Tuesday.
Voters to choose between property taxes and services
MEEKER — When Meeker residents receive their municipal election ballots in the mail this week they may wonder “why bother?”
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MEEKER — The greeting card. After rummaging through a 20-year-old box of correspondence, filled with greeting cards and handwritten letters, a young family member piped up with, “This was all before e-mail, wasn’t it?”
Voter use of mail ballot needed for system to work
MEEKER — On April 1, there will be a municipal election in which citizens will have the opportunity and obligation to vote for town elected officials. This will include the mayor and three positions on the board of trustees for the Town of Meeker.
February wetter than average
MEEKER — February precipitation at the plant center measured 1.18 inches and included 14.5 inches of snow.
Loose Ends: A life of possibility inspires others
MEEKER — It isn’t until someone is gone that we are often able to put into words what it was that made them so unique, so admirable.
DI team to compete at state tournament
MEEKER — Meeker’s Destination Imagination teams competed at the Western Slope Regional Tournament March 8 at Coal Ridge High School.
Seely promoted to colonel in Washington, D.C. ceremony
MEEKER — On Feb. 11, Anthony “Tony” Seely was promoted to colonel during a ceremony officiated by the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Lieutenant General John J. Bradley.
Community gathers to hear local infrastructure needs
MEEKER — Almost 100 people attended a community meeting last Wednesday to hear about infrastructure needs in the eastern end of Rio Blanco County.
