News from Neighbors
Lone Star graduate killed
YUMA PIONEER, Oct. 24 — A former Otis resident and Lone Star School graduate was killed during a dispute with a neighbor in the metro Denver area last Friday.
Kelly Kiess, 24, died from a gunshot wound suffered during the incident.
According to 9News, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating the death after a disturbance Friday evening at Westview at Lincoln Station apartments.
The affidavit said Andy Bernadeau, 22, and Kiess were living together in one apartment, and Justin Chaney and Jamie Anderson, both 45, were living in another apartment in the same building.
Bernadeau told deputies he had just moved into the building and was locked out because he didn’t have his proximity card. He said he followed Chaney into the building and was confronted by him and then an argument ensued, the affidavit said.
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Appeals court rules 5 Star not liable for 2015 fish kill
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Oct. 26 — The Colorado Court of Appeals has thrown out the State of Colorado’s lawsuit against a feedlot in Yuma County, possibly ending a case that could have had dire implications for concentrated animal feeding operations across the state.
The appellate court said 5 Star Feedlot south of Wray was not liable for what the Colorado attorney general had called “one of the largest fish kill events in recent Colorado history.”
The court found that the AG’s office misinterpreted a Colorado statute dealing with illegal possession of wildlife, reversing a lower court summary judgment in the state’s favor.
5 Star’s lead attorney, Chris Carrington of Denver-based Richards Carrington, characterized the state’s case as a “failed experiment” and told the Journal-Advocate he doesn’t yet know whether the attorney general will appeal the case to the State Supreme Court.
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Progress on new exhibit at Old Town
BURLINGTON RECORD, Oct. 10 — If you haven’t been down by Old Town Museum lately, you need to take a drive by and see the new Greenbelt Exhibit under construction on both the east and west sides of Old Town.
This is the first time a new exhibit has been created for the museum in over 15 years. It was made possible by a Department of Local Affairs Energy Impact Grant.
The project consists of improvements to the exterior of the Old Town facade on the east side and new outdoor greenbelt exhibit space.
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