News from Neighbors
State health to Western Sugar: assess your impact
FORT MORGAN TIMES, Aug. 20 — Engineers and executives from Western Sugar Cooperative can now proceed with their plans to make required upgrades to their facility off Interstate 76.
According to vice president of Western Sugar, Heather Luther, the State did respond to Western Sugar’s proposal to restructure their wastewater system.
On Friday, Aug. 17, Kelly Morgan, the Clean Water Enforcement Manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Water Quality Control Division, sent general approval of Western Sugar’s proposed alternative wastewater treatment plan but addressed several concerns that the State had with the plan.
Western Sugar proposed that they’d discharge their wastewater to the City of Fort Morgan’s Wastewater Treatment Facility. The State agreed that it was a viable option for the company but had reason to believe that there may be an issue given the amount of wastewater in question.
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District contributes to Caliche gym renovation
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Aug. 22 — The Caliche Gym Renovation Project is getting close to becoming reality. At a business meeting Monday, the RE-1 Valley Board of Education approved the submission of a Department of Local Affairs grant application with matching funds in the amount of $100,000 to come from the general fund and the mill levy fund.
Total cost for the project is $480,451. One of the main parts of the project is a new maple floor, which is something that is much needed.
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‘Rocky Mountain Vet’ holds spay/neuter clinic in Eckley
YUMA PIONEER, Aug. 23 — The Town of Eckley recently took a positive step in mitigating its feral cat population and could end up on television in the process.
A free spay and neutering clinic was offered in the Eckley Volunteer Fire Department on Aug. 19. A total of 70 animals were taken in, including 21 feral cats a crew of volunteers captured the night before. The rest were pets of local residents.
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Appellate court rules for City of Imperial on hospital bill challenge
IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, Aug. 23 — A disputed hospital bill between City and County officials has surfaced again.
Thirteen months after District Judge David Urbom ruled the City of Imperial was responsible for a $436 hospital bill, and not the County, the Nebraska Court of Appeals has overturned that ruling.
The decision was handed down by three appellate court judges Aug. 14.
The disagreement over the bill stemmed from a Dec. 24, 2016, arrest by the Imperial Police Department.
Background cited in the Court of Appeals decision noted, “Upon arrival at the jail, the arrestee was intoxicated, uncooperative and belligerent.”
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