MARCH 2010 TRANSACTIONS Seller: Robert Bales Buyer: Christopher and Julie Sheppard Description: Subdivision: Sagewood West Subdivision 189097 29 Block: 4 981 Half Turn Road Transaction Price: $172,000 Seller: Home Loan & Investment Company Buyer: Steve Holley Description: Subdivision: White Subdivision Re-Subdivision of Lots 6-12 Block A 289324 Lot: 10B 111[Read More…]
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Contractor ready to begin work on Ute Road Project
MEEKER I Martinez Western Constructors, the contractor awarded the bid for the Ute Road Project, are days away from beginning the project.
Hughes will address Tea Party tonight
MEEKER I The newly organized Tea Party group will have its next meeting at 7 tonight at the Rio Blanco Fairgrounds. Pat Hughes, candidate for county commissioner, will be the guest speaker.
Environmental movie tonight in Meeker
MEEKER I At 6:30 tonight, the Colorado Environmental Coalition and the Wilderness Society will put on a free screening of the award-winning documentary “Split Estate” at Kilowatt Korner on Sixth and Market streets.
Blunt out as Meeker girls’ BB coach
MEEKER I School board members and supporters of embattled coach Hallie Blunt confronted each other April 20 in a lengthy, sometimes heated, discussion. When it was all over — the accusations of hidden agendas, the perceived personal attacks, the emotional appeals — nothing had changed.
Candidates Q&A: Hospital Board and Recreation Board elections
Editor’s note: Meeker voters will go to the polls May 4 at the Fairfield Center to cast ballots for hospital and recreation boards. Candidates for both boards were asked the same set of questions. Here are their responses, in alphabetical order, including an open letter from Kris Borchard, hospital board[Read More…]
Salute to MHS seniors
Senior members of Meeker’s boys’ basketball team were recognized Sunday at an end-of-season banquet.
Works begins on remodel at Fairfield Center
MEEKER | Preliminary work begins this week on the Fairfield Center “old library” space remodel project. J Dyer Construction is the general contractor for the project. J Dyer Construction also did the remodel work on the courthouse in 2008 when a new elevator was installed and the facility was updated[Read More…]
Shooting club holds first meeting
MEEKER | The Meeker 4-H shooting club had its first meeting on March 29. At this meeting, we elected the new club officers: J.C. Henderson as president. In this position, he runs the club meetings and is in charge of keeping the club in order. The vice president, Ty Dunham,[Read More…]
MHS girls 3rd at Glenwood Invitational
MEEKER I The girls’ track team placed third in the 30th Demon Invitational hosted Saturday by Glenwood Springs. Fourteen teams participated, many of them 3A and 4A schools, so the coaching staff was very pleased with the results. The guys also had some outstanding performances, taking fifth place in the[Read More…]
Swine Club hears presentation about feed
MEEKER | In the April meeting, the White River Swine Club talked about how much feed costs, who sells it and where to get it. Todd Morris, our leader, showed us how to look at our pig’s ear notches to figure out what litter they come from. If you look[Read More…]
Opinion: Boesch found career that inspires his passions
For years, he was known as a toy maker. His wife says people thought of him as Geppetto, the wood carver from the story “Pinocchio.” But making toys, that’s what he did for a living. That wasn’t who he was. That wasn’t what defined him.
