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Sterling corrections officer injured in assault by inmate
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Aug. 10 — The Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday evening that a corrections officer at Sterling Correctional Facility was injured Tuesday in an incident involving an inmate.
A release from the DOC came after the Journal-Advocate inquired about reports of a stabbing at the facility. According to the statement, Angelo Trujillo allegedly assaulted the unnamed officer with a weapon, although the DOC did not specify the type of weapon. “The assault was quickly stopped by first responders, and the staff member was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries,” the release states.
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Grant airport base for wildfire support system
THE GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL, Aug. 9 — Grant Municipal Airport will serve as the new base for a mobile support unit for aerial firefighting of wildfires in forested lands and/or fires threatening structures.
Lew Sieber, fire equipment manager with the Nebraska Forest Service, delivered the mobile support unit to the airport Tuesday, Aug. 1.
The mobile support base consists of a semitrailer bed with two large tanks and a mixer, as well as a tanker truck filled with 5,000 gallons of water.
It’s the only mobile unit in Nebraska, with only four permanent bases statewide.
Grant Volunteer Fire Department Chief Don Softley and Assistant Chief Fred Reichert contacted Sieber about locating the mobile base in Grant.
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Research Station earns award for 100 years of weather observation
AKRON NEWS-REPORTER, Aug. 9 — On Monday, Aug. 7, another reason to keep the Central Great Plains Research Station open and not cut by the federal government was made. The staff at the station received an award from the United States Department of Commerce for 100 years of weather observation in cooperation with the National Weather Service, called the “Honored Institution Award.”
Nolan Doesken, state climatologist, was the first to speak to the staff who was gathered for the award presentation. He spoke about how few stations have 100 years of weather data records and how important it is to everyone who deals with weather. At this, station director Merle Vigil said, “Let the government know, and maybe they will keep this station open.”
Nezette Rydell, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Boulder, addressed the crowd. To have a station with 100 years of continuous weather data is very unusual, not only in Colorado, but across the United States. There are very few who have that many years of weather data. There is one station back east that has 125 years of continual service.
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