From new personnel to continued arguing with FEMA and discussions about dogs and chickens, there was plenty to keep county and city government busy in 2023. At the beginning of the year, the Board of Logan County Commissioners welcomed two new members, Jerry Sonnenberg and Mike Brownell. Throughout 2023 they dealt with continued frustration with […]
Sterling City Council approved the half-million-dollar purchase of the shuttered Sterling National Guard Armory Tuesday, but city officials still have some explaining to do. Preliminary plans are to move the Sterling Police Department into the former armory building. Police Chief Tyson Kerr was reluctant to discuss the possible move after the Tuesday meeting because plans […]
Dogs may not have been on the agenda, but they took up more than a half-hour of Sterling City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday. Dog attacks have been getting greater attention recently with almost daily entries on social media describing dog attacks on people and other dogs. Tuesday evening eight Sterlingites trooped to the podium to […]
Three new officers and a division commander were sworn in and officially badged as members of the Sterling Police Department Monday. In opening remarks, Sterling Police Chief Tyson Kerr said it was an honor to formally welcome the four newest members to SPD’s ranks. “Each of them (is) reaching a milestone and beginning a new […]
The struggle to recruit and retain new law enforcement officers, especially in light of Senate Bill 217, was the focus of much of the conversation during a community visit Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser held Tuesday at CSU’s Northeast Regional Engagement Center. Weiser was on his annual tour of northeast Colorado and met in Sterling […]