MEEKER — Rain, clouds, lower temperatures and higher humidity over the Jordan Fire has effectively stopped fire spread as of Aug. 31. The fire is located seven miles northwest of Meeker in the Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area.
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Oak Ridge prescribed burn planned near Meeker in Sept.
MEEKER — The Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Division of Wildlife are planning a 766-acre prescribed burn to improve wildlife habitat in the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area near Meeker this month.
Letters to the Editor: September 4, 2008
Dear Community,
Future of Fairfield Center space unsettled
RBC — County commissioners are considering different options for the Fairfield Center, once the Meeker Public Library moves out and relocates to its new home down the street.
Meeker resident remains in ICU
\MEEKER — Meeker resident Tom Titus sustained serious injuries from a motorcycle accident Saturday, Aug. 23. Titus was flown to Denver where he remains in the Intensive Care Unit.
Sportsmen meet today at Kilowatt
MEEKER — Meeker Sportsman’s Club’s monthly meeting will be today at 7 p.m. in the
Wyman Museum hosts blacksmith
Wyman Museum hosts blacksmith CRAIG — Each Friday the Wyman Museum has a working blacksmith in its blacksmith shop doing demonstrations throughout the day.
CNCC computer classes available
MEEKER — There is still time to register for CNCC fall computer and QuickBooks classes. Beginning QuickBooks workshops will be offered on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 13 and 20 with a more advanced version offered on Oct. 11 and 18.
Courthouse concert series closes with Chandler, Wichitones
MEEKER — The final free Summer Entertainment concert of the season will be Saturday, Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. o
Two arrested for theft in Karen Court area
MEEKER — On Aug. 14, the Meeker Police Department received a call at approximately 2:15 a.m. of two suspicious males unloading items from a vehicle in the Karen Court area.
Meeker’s Phyllis Wigington attends Democratic National Convention
MEEKER — Politics runs in Phyllis Wigington’s family. Democratic politics, that is.
Firefighting pilot survives Aug. 27 crash near Meeker
MEEKER — A pilot whose single-engine firefighting plane crashed Aug. 27 about 20 miles from here walked away with only minor injuries.