News from neighbors
Hundreds attend funeral for Stallings
YUMA PIONEER, Oct. 28 — The sudden and tragic death of young husband and father Darcy Stallings attracted a huge crowd of mourners to his funeral service this past Tuesday afternoon at the Yuma County Fairgrounds.
Firefighters and other emergency personnel throughout the region attended the service, which was followed by a long procession around town, including past the Yuma Fire Hall, before Stallings, 34, was laid to rest in the Yuma Cemetery.
His death received widespread recognition. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff until sunset Oct. 26 in honor of Stallings. The flags were lowered to half-staff at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland, earlier this week for Stallings.
Stallings, a nine-year member of the Yuma Volunteer Fire Department and currently the captain, was north of town last Thursday afternoon, reportedly responding to a fire call when he drove into the back of a sugar beet truck, just north of the Yuma cemetery on Yuma County Road G.
Even more tragically, the fire east of Yuma ended up being a controlled burn and the fire call was quickly called off.
Stallings was southbound on Road G, between Roads 40 and 39, in his 2020 GMC Sierra. A 2003 Kenworth tractor-trailer loaded with sugar beets also was southbound in front of Stallings.
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Joes firefighter killed in blaze Tuesday
YUMA PIONEER, Oct. 28 — Yuma County resident Larry Wyant, a member of the Joes Fire Department, died in a fire Tuesday afternoon.
A combine sparked a fire in the corn field by Highway 36 and County Road T in southern Yuma County.
The Joes Fire Department reported on its Facebook page, late Tuesday night, that crews were battling winds of 30 mph, with gusts of 60 mph, along with the wind changing directions multiple times.
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Work progresses on downtown Heritage Park
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Oct. 22 — Work continues on Heritage Park on the northeast corner of Fourth and Main streets in Sterling with preparations for concrete pours being made this past week.
When completed, the urban park will feature a fire pit and shade structure, small stage and a Sterling Community Fund Founders Wall honoring more than 350 people and entities to begin the Community Fund. A concrete imprint of the South Platte River will be embedded in the park’s floor.
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Arickaree in process of changing mascot
YUMA PIONEER, Oct. 28 — Arickaree School in southwestern Washington County is in the process of selecting a new mascot, in response to Senate Bill 21-116.
Arickaree Superintendent Lisa Weigel said the district had been hopeful previous agreements with the Arikaree would provide the exception to keep the Indians mascot. However, district leaders have not had any luck solidifying previous agreement documents or communications.
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Solar garden tabled to address concerns
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Nov. 3 — On Tuesday, the Logan County commissioners tabled an application for a special use permit to build a 40-acre solar garden on property owned by Frances and Charlotte Wagner north of Sterling.
During a public hearing on the project, neighbors of the Wagners raised questions concerning possible noise pollution and unsightliness of the installation.
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