News from neighbors

Sterling hemp grow gets go-ahead
    JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, June 12 — The Sterling City Council gave the nod to a conditional use application from L7 Ag, LLC to use the former Mr. D’s Farm and Ranch building, located at 200 Hays Ave., for hemp cultivation and development.
    The plan, as explained at a Sterling Planning Commission meeting on May 22, is to use the facility to cultivate hemp for seed that can then be planted by area growers. The commission recommended conditional approval of the permit, but denied a variance requested to also allow processing of CBD oil at the same facility.
    The motion passed Tuesday night, June 11, with four council members in favor. Council member Alice Pitcher abstained from voting, explaining after the meeting that she felt she didn’t know enough “to make an intelligent vote.” “I’m not against it, but I’m not really in favor of it,” she said.

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Memorial Day tornado confirmed
    JULESBURG ADVOCATE, June 7 — The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado set down south of Sedgwick at the Biesemeier farm approximately 3.5 miles north of the Phillips/Sedgwick County line.
    The storm occurred during the early evening hours of Memorial Day, May 27, and included torrential rain, wind and hail spanning the entire county from Sedgwick to Julesburg. In most areas pea size to marble size hail was reported.
    Ten grain bins were destroyed in the tornado and four pivots were rolled over in straight line winds. Winds were projected to have been 60-80 mph.

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