MEEKER I If there is an iconic figure of Meeker, it may well be Frank Cooley.
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Two earn academic honors at Wyoming
MEEKER | Elizabeth Hollowed and Brittni Turner of Meeker were named to the University of Wyoming’s 2009 spring semester academic dean’s and freshman honor roll.
DUI checkpoint to be conducted in Meeker area
MEEKER I Colorado State Patrol, in conjunction with Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office and Meeker Police Department, will conduct a DUI checkpoint and saturation patrols Friday in the Meeker area.
Thwarted bank robbery lives on at Range Call
MEEKER I Re-enactments of famous battles and unsolved crimes are fairly common on television, but a live re-enactment of Meeker’s thwarted 1896 bank robbery offers a picture of living history everyone can enjoy.
Range Call celebrates 124th year
MEEKER I Endurance, perseverance and stubborn tenacity were characteristic of Meeker’s pioneer settlers. Today’s residents share those same traits, living in a community that continues to survive, thrive and succeed in spite of booms and busts, droughts and floods, times of plenty and times of want.
Classifieds: July 2, 2009 edition
Classified ads for the July 2 edition include:
General Motors parts ways with Northwest Auto
MEEKER — Northwest Auto’s days as a General Motors dealership are numbered. Like other dealerships in Colorado and around the country, owner Doug Overton received a letter informing him his contract with GM would not be renewed.
Horse show
Andrea Urista, chosen 2nd Princess in this year’s Range Call Royalty tryouts, participated in Saturday’s horse show at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
RBC | From the archives of Rangely Times and Herald Times.
Community yard sale
MEEKER | Becky Jensen and her daughter, Emma, checked out the goods at Saturday’s Community Yard Sale.
WREA Golf Tourney
Men’s results First place Jim Houlihan, Denver Kirk Henderson, Meeker Brandan Stewart, Meeker Todd Gerloff, Meeker Anthony Mazzola, Meeker Second place Bob Murphy, Castle Rock Bill Hirt, Grand Junction John Potter, Castle Rock Jay Purkey, Meeker Shane Phelan, Meeker Third place (putt-off tiebreaker) Todd Morris, Meeker Bob Agnew, Denver Andy[Read More…]
Looking Back: Taste of the West
Mention cowboy fare, and most of us think of beans, beans and more beans.
