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Craftiness…

Mother Anne and daughter Kolbi Franklin took part in the Meeker Crafts and Gift Show on Friday and Saturday at the Rio Blanco Fairgrounds in Meeker.

AAU girls’ basketball…

Meeker volunteer coach Karen Dinwiddie breaks a huddle of her fifth- and sixth-grade girls’ basketball team, which played two games Saturday in the Meeker Elementary School gymnasium. The team split games with two different Rifle teams and is currently 2-1 this season.

Udall, senators push for rural broadband

RBC I Mark Udall, a staunch advocate for rural Coloradans, joined a bipartisan coalition of senators calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do more to encourage rural telecommunications companies to upgrade phone and Internet service in rural areas in Colorado and across the country.

Family Dollar set for Meeker opening later in November

MEEKER I The new Family Dollar outlet in Meeker will be open to the public on Nov. 21. The store, located at 184 Market St. in Meeker, is opening on schedule, Family Dollar public relations manager Bryn R. Winburn told the Herald Times.