Evans police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who vanished after getting into a car on Halloween night. The Greeley Tribune reported on Thursday that Sheala Edwards was trick-or-treating with friends when a small, black car pulled up and she got into it. She hasn't been seen since. The girl's parents, Jason and Brenda Edwards, told the newspaper they believe Sheala is with her former boyfriend, against whom the parents have a restraining order. The parents said they took the action to shield their daughter from an abusive relationship.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Veterans Program Next Wednesday
The Fort Morgan Elks Veterans Committee is holding a Veterans service this coming Wednesday, The event is at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. There'll be a video that honors local veterans, and the committee wants to include pictures of those from Morgan County who have served, and the dates they served. Those pictures will be included in the video so contact Jan or Bill Garcia who have created the video at 380-8751 and they'll tell you how to send it to them.
Veterans will each get an American Flag, and there's a spaghetti dinner before the event. The cost for the dinner is eight dollars for adults, three dollars for children aged five to 12 years and children under 5 are free. All the proceeds from the events go to the Veterans Home in Florence.
Veterans will each get an American Flag, and there's a spaghetti dinner before the event. The cost for the dinner is eight dollars for adults, three dollars for children aged five to 12 years and children under 5 are free. All the proceeds from the events go to the Veterans Home in Florence.
Gas, Electric Rates Could Drop, Water Could Go Up
Fort Morgan's gas and electric rates could drop drastically should they be approved after a November 15 hearing. The first vote on the issue passed the Fort Morgan City Council this week. Water rates, however, could see a five percent increase. The city says the reason the gas and electric prices will drop is because the city collected too much from customers for three years since, in all that time, there was no rate study done in that time. Now the city's reserves are too big, so the have to cut the rates.
National EAS Test Next Wednesday
This is only a test. And next Wednesday, it will be, as all broadcast outlets, including this one, participate in the National EAS or Emergency Alert System Test. The test is a joint effort of the FCC, FEMA, and all of us, to make sure all of you are safe in the event of an emergency. This first test is set for noon on November 9 and could last for three and a half minutes. It will interrupt what's on the radio at that time, it'll interrupt your TV programs for those few minutes, but it will ensure that you get vital information should there be an emergency. Regular programming will resume when the test is over.
Colorado College Students More Likely To Graduate With Debt
(Undated) -- Colorado college students are more likely to graduate with debt. The "Project on Student Debt" shows more than half are holding student loans when they leave school. Their average debt is more than 22-thousand dollars, just under the national average of more than 23-thousand dollars per student.
Former CDOT worker gets prison over fuel thefts
DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado Department of Transportation employee has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing fuel from the department.
Forty-one-year-old Jaime Perez also was ordered Thursday to pay $446,560 in restitution.
Perez had pleaded guilty to violating Colorado's Organized Crime Control Act.
Prosecutors say that while Perez worked as a heavy equipment operator for CDOT, he illegally cloned state fuel cards and gave them to Fernando Ibarra-Gonzalez and Asuncion Aguirre-Barron. The three were accused of using the cards to buy diesel fuel and sell it to others. Perez's co-defendants pleaded guilty earlier in connection with the case and have been deported.
Perez apologized in court Thursday to the department, his family and the public.
Forty-one-year-old Jaime Perez also was ordered Thursday to pay $446,560 in restitution.
Perez had pleaded guilty to violating Colorado's Organized Crime Control Act.
Prosecutors say that while Perez worked as a heavy equipment operator for CDOT, he illegally cloned state fuel cards and gave them to Fernando Ibarra-Gonzalez and Asuncion Aguirre-Barron. The three were accused of using the cards to buy diesel fuel and sell it to others. Perez's co-defendants pleaded guilty earlier in connection with the case and have been deported.
Perez apologized in court Thursday to the department, his family and the public.
11 moose illegally shot in Colorado this fall
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Colorado wildlife officers are investigating 11 cases of moose being illegally shot this fall, and the fall rifle seasons aren't over yet.
Last year, officers investigated 14 cases of moose being mistakenly or illegally shot. Eleven hunters were cited for poaching or negligence.
Wildlife officers are urging elk hunters to be sure what they're targeting. They say hunters who mistakenly kill a moose should field dress the carcass and call officers, who will donate the meat.
The illegal take of a bull moose can be punished with fines up to $10,000 and surcharges. But hunters who abandon a carcass face fines up to $20,000, prison and a loss of hunting privileges.
Colorado issued 175 moose hunting licenses this year.
The state lifetime bag limit for antlered moose is one.
Last year, officers investigated 14 cases of moose being mistakenly or illegally shot. Eleven hunters were cited for poaching or negligence.
Wildlife officers are urging elk hunters to be sure what they're targeting. They say hunters who mistakenly kill a moose should field dress the carcass and call officers, who will donate the meat.
The illegal take of a bull moose can be punished with fines up to $10,000 and surcharges. But hunters who abandon a carcass face fines up to $20,000, prison and a loss of hunting privileges.
Colorado issued 175 moose hunting licenses this year.
The state lifetime bag limit for antlered moose is one.
Estes Park man dies after SUV lands in river
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado State Patrol says a 19-year-old old Estes Park man who was trapped in a vehicle that landed in the Big Thompson River has died.
The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that Daniel Vargas-Romero was trapped in the vehicle for about 90 minutes after it hit ice on eastbound U.S. 34 Wednesday night, flipped and landed upside-down in the river.
Trooper Heather Cobler says he was pronounced dead at a hospital later that night.
Cobler says two teenage passengers were treated at a hospital for minor injuries. All three were wearing seatbelts.
Investigators were looking into whether road conditions or other factors contributed to the crash. Cobler says they don't think alcohol or drug use was involved.
Estes Park received about 7 inches of snow from a storm Tuesday night.
The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that Daniel Vargas-Romero was trapped in the vehicle for about 90 minutes after it hit ice on eastbound U.S. 34 Wednesday night, flipped and landed upside-down in the river.
Trooper Heather Cobler says he was pronounced dead at a hospital later that night.
Cobler says two teenage passengers were treated at a hospital for minor injuries. All three were wearing seatbelts.
Investigators were looking into whether road conditions or other factors contributed to the crash. Cobler says they don't think alcohol or drug use was involved.
Estes Park received about 7 inches of snow from a storm Tuesday night.
Michael Moore visits Occupy Denver protesters
DENVER (AP) — Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore says Occupy Wall Street supporters in Denver should be mindful of people working undercover for the government trying to incite violence within the movement.
Moore told a few hundred people gathered at a park across the state Capitol on Thursday that there are people who want protesters to "give them a reason to act violently against you." Moore says he was in Oakland, Calif., this past weekend, where conflicts between protesters and police have escalated in recent days.
Moore has been visiting Occupy Wall Street supporters in several cities.
He told supporters in Denver that they're "on the right track."
Moore told a few hundred people gathered at a park across the state Capitol on Thursday that there are people who want protesters to "give them a reason to act violently against you." Moore says he was in Oakland, Calif., this past weekend, where conflicts between protesters and police have escalated in recent days.
Moore has been visiting Occupy Wall Street supporters in several cities.
He told supporters in Denver that they're "on the right track."
Child advocates worried about court ruling
DENVER (AP) — Child advocates are concerned after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that conversations between children and the attorneys who represent them in custody and neglect cases are not protected by attorney-client privilege.
Opponents say the ruling will erode the trust between a child and a guardian. Supporters say the decision confirms that the attorneys' duty is to do what's best for the child.
According to The Denver Post, the ruling involves a 2005 case involving alleged sexual assault on a child where the girl recanted her statements against her caregiver and her guardian was not allowed to testify without the girl's permission.
Opponents say the ruling will erode the trust between a child and a guardian. Supporters say the decision confirms that the attorneys' duty is to do what's best for the child.
According to The Denver Post, the ruling involves a 2005 case involving alleged sexual assault on a child where the girl recanted her statements against her caregiver and her guardian was not allowed to testify without the girl's permission.
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