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Book fair…
Meeker Elementary School librarian Kay Bivens and MES Principal Jason Hightower overlook the books for sale at the school’s Buy One Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair on April 10-11.
Don’t feed wildlife
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are reminding the public about the negative consequences of feeding wildlife. The agency cautions that in addition to being harmful for the health of wild animals, it is illegal to feed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, pronghorn, bears and elk in Colorado.
Traffic closures possible in area
RBC | According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, there are two current road projects under way in the Rio Blanco County area that are subject to causing area delays: State Highway 13, northbound and southbound south of Meeker (milemarker 22-25) could have periodic delays through May 2013. State Highway[Read More…]
Livestock nutrition…
Casey Turner Memorial…
Thanks to coaches, parents, current and past wrestlers volunteering their time, the Meeker Community Wrestling Club hosted the Casey Turner Memorial youth wrestling tournament Saturday, providing an opportunity for more than 330 young wrestlers to compete.
MHS tracksters continue to improve
MEEKER I The Meeker High School Track and Field team traveled down the river to Rangely to compete against five other teams.
CNCC honorees…
CNCC students from Rangely and Craig were recognized at the April 16 awards ceremony.
Barrow graduated from combat training
MEEKER | Army Pvt. Ean Barrow has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, located in Columbia, S.C.
Spring Expo…
Several hundred people took advantage of Spring Expo 2013, held at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds in Meeker on Saturday as a fundraiser to benefit Meeker cancer victim Toni Simmons, who has large travel expenses pending as she travels the country seeking treatment.
MHS drops two to Bulldogs
MEEKER I The planned home baseball game in Meeker was moved to the middle ground between Meeker and Hotchkiss and played in Grand Junction on April 20.
Obituary: Dewey ‘Monty’ Sheridan
Dewey L. “Monty” Sheridan, 80, a longtime cattle rancher in Moffat County, Colo., passed away April 7, 2013, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig, Colo.
