Eight of the nine candidates for Sterling City Council attended a town hall forum Tuesday evening, and while they have a diverse range of concerns about the city, they also have much in common. About three dozen citizens attended the forum, which was sponsored by the Logan County Chamber of Commerce. Candidates who appeared were […]
More than 200 people attended Advocates for Recovery Colorado’s Recovery Rally Saturday, Sept. 23, around the Logan County Courthouse gazebo. Similar rallies were held in Colorado Springs, also on Sept. 23, and on Sept. 16 in Denver’s Civic Center Park. Tonya Wheeler, executive director of AFRColorado, said about 15 exhibiters had booths on the lawn, […]
Sterling City Council formally added the marijuana question to the November general election ballot Tuesday evening, prompting immediate push-back from one citizen. Lee Roth asked to address the council before they voted on the matter even though the vote was on a resolution, not an ordinance, and there is no public input for resolutions. Roth […]
Sterlingites who want to run for City Council have until Aug. 28 to file their candidacy petitions. City Manager Kevin Blankenship announced during Tuesday evening’s regular council meeting that the filing period had opened to apply to fill one of three open seats. Council members Frank Angell in Ward 1, Mandy Ritter in Ward 2 […]
Sterling City Manager Kevin Blankenship celebrated a nearly $400,000 grant from the Department of Local Affairs in his report to the Sterling City Council at their July 25 meeting. According to Blankenship, the grant award will cover not quite half of the cost of the Sterling Ball Park Road Sanitary Sewer Extension. Blankenship shared the […]