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Letter to the Editor: Editorial opinion perceived as all wrong

Dear Editor: Your editorial in the May 30 Herald Times — attributing school problems to “whining” teachers, parents who protect their “darlings” and student disrespect for education — is not only misinformed. It completely misses the point.

June 15, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Most school funding will now be on biannual basis

MEEKER I At its Oct. 6 meeting, Meeker School Board members discussed changes — and challenges — in state funding. “The state is going to change the way we have to do business,” said Superintendent Doug Pfau. “We will get approximately the same amount of total funding (state and tax),[Read More…]

October 17, 2009 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

School official: Old building would need to be ‘gutted’ for future use

RBC I At last week’s public meeting about a proposed justice center, a question arose about the condition of the Meeker Elementary School building. The school site was the county’s first choice for the location of a new justice center. However, some neighborhood residents don’t like the idea of a[Read More…]

October 15, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Devereaux becomes nurse practitioner

MEEKER | Deanette Devereaux, a 1972 graduate of Meeker High School, recently completed classes and is now a nurse practitioner in Arizona.

July 25, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker school board considers furniture for elementary school

MEEKER I While occupancy of the new elementary school is still a long ways off, plans are under way on how to furnish the building, scheduled to be completed in June 2010.

July 24, 2009 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Engineering a road to the future

RBC I After questioning who actually has ownership of the existing Ute Road, the Meeker School District — with the town of Meeker as a co-applicant — is seeking a revised $925,000 energy impact grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to build a new road leading to the[Read More…]

June 25, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Board hikes school breakfast, lunch prices

MEEKER — Prices for school breakfasts and lunches will go up next year. School board members approved the increases at a meeting June 2.

June 13, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

School staff working out of admin building

MEEKER — Due to construction work being done at the middle school and high school this summer, the office staff and principals for those buildings will be working out of the administration office at 555 Garfield.

June 4, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled