News from neighbors
Drone mystery solved?
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Jan. 18 — A group of Wichita, Kansas, unidentified aerial phenomenon enthusiasts may have been responsible for some of the mysterious drone sightings over Colorado in December and January.
Michael Spicer of Durango told the Journal-Advocate late Friday afternoon that a group known as ArchAngleRECON from Wichita has been chasing what he believes is the mysterious unidentified aerial phenomenon first encountered by a Navy fighter pilot in 2004.
Spicer said his group was trying to track what they believe is a new technology aircraft some have dubbed the TicTac because that’s how it was described in the Navy reports. He said not only was his group tracking the so-called TicTac itself but also another aircraft they believe was flying underneath it.
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Council talks drone ordinance
YUMA PIONEER, Jan. 16 — Yuma city councilman Luke Goeglein proposed an ordinance regulating drone use within the city limits, last week during the council’s regular meeting.
Goeglein passed out a rough draft after explaining that some municipalities in Colorado do have laws governing drone usage. A main point of the law would be to restrict drone use to personal property without express consent from others.
Council member Bethleen McCall voiced opposition, stating that people should be able to go someplace like City Park and fly their personal drones. Goeglein made mention of drones that are equipped with cameras, but McCall pointed out that there is no right to privacy when a person is in public.
Mayor Ron Swehla said he thinks people should be able to use their drones but added he did not want them flying it into his yard and taking photos.
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NJC ready to put its Yuma campus to work
YUMA PIONEER, Jan. 16 — Northeastern Junior College’s Yuma Campus is now open and offering credit-bearing courses to residents of Yuma and surrounding communities for the spring semester of 2020.
Registration is also open for short-term and ongoing adult education classes such as Annie’s Project and English as a second language.
“We are extremely pleased to offer Yuma-area residents college-level courses to advance their education and careers,” said Jay A. Lee, president of Northeastern. “Local residents made it abundantly clear they wanted a Northeastern campus, and we are now delivering on the commitment we made to open it.”
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