MEEKER I The field was snowpacked, the temperature freezing at kickoff and it was snowing lightly in Starbuck Stadium last Saturday for the quarterfinal round of the Colorado 1A state football playoffs between the hometown Meeker Cowboys and the visiting Yuma Indians.
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Female student abducted Nov. 11, escapes unharmed
By JEFF BURKHEAD [email protected] MEEKER I Police are investigating the abduction last week of a Meeker High School girl. The girl, who was not identified, was not harmed. “I don’t have a lot of information,” said Meeker Police Chief Bob Hervey. “It was a young girl at the high school[Read More…]
PMC gets high marks for care
MEEKER I A recent survey conducted by Dan Jones & Associates, Salt Lake City, gives Pioneers Medical Center high marks for patient care. The survey results showed 80 percent of respondents believe PMC has adequate to very adequate healthcare services.
Meeker runners compete at state
MEEKER I Because of a big snowstorm on the Eastern Slope, freshmen William Scoggins and Lathrop Hughes had to wait an extra week before competing in the Colorado State Cross Country meet in Fort Collins. “It was such a beautiful day, it’s hard to believe there were 18 inches of[Read More…]
Obituary: Maxine Enterline
At one of the many family reunions Maxine organized, she wore a hat that said, “I am the leader. Which way did they go?” She was indeed our leader and she always knew which may we were going. Maxine passed away Monday afternoon, Nov. 2, 2009, of complications of pneumonia,[Read More…]
For Meeker banker, humor is serious business
Money and banking are serious business. But for Todd Young, he can see humor, even in the financial world. “I was co-president of my banking school class at CU (Colorado University) and both of us got to make a commencement speech. The one guy’s was just like the typical commencement[Read More…]
Meeker Locals
Harold went on a little excursion last week to the big metropolis of Silt. If you haven’t visited Silt recently, you might want to pull off the interstate on your way through the area and check out their roundabout. As mentioned several weeks ago, it’s not the roundabout itself that[Read More…]
Meeker hosts state committee
MEEKER I On Sept. 3, the Colorado State Noxious Weed Committee (CSNWC) met in Meeker for its quarterly meeting. The CSNWC holds its meetings in various locations throughout the state of Colorado to observe sites infested with noxious weeds.
Barone beats Soroco in overtime
MEEKER I Dylan Mobley made all four of his free throws in overtime and Barone Middle School’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team beat Soroco 40-35 Saturday. “Ultimately, that made the difference,” said eighth-grade coach Neil Joy. Mobley scored 20 points — including all four shots in the fourth quarter — to[Read More…]
Letter: No need for new road near new school
At the Nov. 3 town council meeting, the trustees voted to instruct town staff to proceed with the design of the new road to the new elementary school including a roundabout at its intersection with the Sulphur Creek Road. This is not a logical location for a roundabout since it[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Ignacio, host No. 1 Yuma
MEEKER I The Cowboys traveled to the southwest corner of the state for the first round of the Colorado 1A state playoffs against the Ignacio Bobcats and returned with a 28-17 victory. The win advances Meeker to the state quarterfinals, a game it will host Saturday at 1 p.m. in[Read More…]
Meeker Sand and Gravel employee suffers burns
MEEKER I A man suffered severe burns Nov. 4 when a hydraulic conveyor he was operating came into contact with a high-voltage power line. But the accident had the potential for a far-worse outcome. “It could have been fatal,” said Dick Welle, general manager of White River Electric Association. The[Read More…]