Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Fort Morgan City Council Work Session Tonight

Fort Morgan City Council members will hold a work session this evening. The agenda includes discussions of next year's budget. Council members will also hear a presentation from the Executive Director of the Fort Morgan Humane Society, Crystal Tweeten, according to an agenda released by the city. The agenda also lists a discussion of downtown sanitation rates. No binding action is taken in work sessions.

NEC Patient Okay After Medical Helicopter Makes Emegency Landing

A patient from an unidentified Northeast Colorado hospital was aboard a medical helicopter when it made an emergency landing last night in Adams county. The helicopter was from North Colorado Medical Center. The three-person crew and the patient were not injured. According to a hospital spokesman, the landing was forced because of an emergency light on the instrument panel. The pilot began to land the aircraft about 10 miles northeast of Strasburg, but about 10 feet from the ground, the engine stalled. The pilot was able to land the chopper safely, and the aircraft did not appear to sustain damage from the landing. The patient made the rest of the journey to the Denver hospital in an AirLife of Denver helicopter.