News from neighbors
Board announces layout of Jenkins Street
JULESBURG ADVOCATE, July 20 — As a traditional town layout, Julesburg’s streets running east and west are named numerically, and those running north to south are named for trees. However, Julesburg’s newest street will not follow in tradition and will be named Jenkins Street.
Julesburg Town Board members gathered Wednesday to inform the public of the proposed I-76 Interchange Development. The meeting was well-attended.
Leading the meeting, Town Manager Allen Coyne explained a vision held by former Julesburg resident Darris Cumming. It was Cumming who was responsible for finding 25 investors to buy into the idea of purchasing the former Flying J property and to seek potential businesses to purchase and build at the site.
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Cuts, 4-day week bring in anticipated savings
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, July 18 — The RE-1 Valley Board of Education on Monday got its first look at savings from the switch to a four-day week. It was estimated total savings for the 2017-18 school year with the four-day school week and other budget cuts would be approximately $1,353,240; actual savings were $1,291,313.50.
There was a decrease of $841,512.72 in instructional expenditures, with the most savings seen in special education, which saw expenditures decrease by $377,614.03, followed by subject level expenditures, which decreased by $170,293.64, and elementary expenditures, which decreased by $143,443.72.
Under noninstructional expenditures there was a savings of $449,800.78, with the most savings seen in operations and maintenance expenditures, which decreased by $105,676.29, followed by student support services, which decreased by $88,610.86, and general administration, which decreased by $70,312.22.
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Arrests made after Amber Alert
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, July 20 — Two people were arrested Wednesday near Iliff in connection with an Amber Alert issued out of Sidney, Nebraska.
According to a press release from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies spotted a car on Highway 138 believed to be connected with the reported abduction. They recognized the driver as 37-year-old Maria Campa, the woman wanted on a felony custody violation in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. They also spotted a man lying down in the back seat, whom they identified as Carlos Zamora, 41, who was also wanted on a similar charge.
“Due to the felony warrants issued out of Nebraska and the unknown danger or risks associated with Ms. Campa and Mr. Zamora, they were removed from the vehicle at gunpoint,” the release states.
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