A man charged with embezzling more than $340,000 from his former employer, Dinsdale Brothers, has pleaded guilty to one count of theft between $1,000 and $4,000. Charles Batt's plea agreement, accepted by Logan County District Court Judge Charles Hobbs last Thursday, allows 10 other counts against him - including computer crime, identity theft and forgery - to be dropped. Batt will be sentenced to four years probation and was ordered to pay $25,000 restitution by the time of his sentencing.
Monday, January 16, 2012
US Rep Gardner Touring Northeast Colorado
US Representative Cory Gardner is in northeast Colorado today for a series of town hall meetings. Congressman Gardner says he's holding the meetings to talk to his constituents about the economy among other things...
TAG: The Republican started his town hall tour this morning at the Morgan County courthouse before holding another meeting at the Ault Fire Station in Weld County. The tour also includes stops in Larimer and Boulder counties.
TAG: The Republican started his town hall tour this morning at the Morgan County courthouse before holding another meeting at the Ault Fire Station in Weld County. The tour also includes stops in Larimer and Boulder counties.
Wiggins Could Get Water From New Wells Soon
The Wiggins water project is moving forward, as the town council heard last week, the wells are finished, the initial water tests are good and further construction is already planned. Officials with the well construction firm say the initial tests show that Wiggins will have enough water for what the town needs. Wiggins town officials said water could be flowing next month, and the water treatment building will be under construction soon.
Two New Parks This Year in Sterling
A couple of parks in Sterling are seeing some new playground equipment. Both Columbine Park and Pioneer Park will get new playgrounds this year. The one at Columbine is being installed now, but for a few glitches, officials with the parks, Library and Recreation board heard last week that the new playground will be usable soon.
Talk With Cory Gardner Today
Representative Cory Gardner will spend his Martin Luther King Jr. Day visiting you. He'll hold his first town hall at the Morgan County Courthouse this morning in Fort Morgan from 8 to 9 a.m. Hi next stop is at The Ault Fire Station at 6680 Highway 14 in Ault from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Ault is in Weld County. Next stop is in Larimer County at Northern Water Headquarters (formerly Northern Water Conservancy District) - 220 Water Avenue, 2nd Floor, Berthoud from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. The last stop on Cory Gardner's town hall tour today is from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Boulder County. Its at the American Legion Hall - 315 S. Bowen Street, Longmont..
Government Offices Closed For MLK Day
(Denver, CO) -- Don't bother checking the mailbox today as the U.S. Postal Service is among the government entities closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. State and federal government offices, along with most local offices are shut down. The stock markets are also closed today, as are most bank branches.
Tim Tebow Looking Forward After Disappointing Loss
(Denver, CO) -- Tim Tebow is looking forward to next season despite the disappointing loss to the New England Patriots over the weekend.
Tebow also is thanking his teammates for working with him and doing their best. Meanwhile, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wore a Tom Brady jersey yesterday to settle a bet with Boston Mayor Tom Menino. Hancock is also sending Menino 40 pounds of Colorado's finest homegrown beef, including "Tebow Tenderloins."
Tebow also is thanking his teammates for working with him and doing their best. Meanwhile, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wore a Tom Brady jersey yesterday to settle a bet with Boston Mayor Tom Menino. Hancock is also sending Menino 40 pounds of Colorado's finest homegrown beef, including "Tebow Tenderloins."
Giants, Ravens Advance To Championship Weekend
(Undated) -- There will be no repeat Super Bowl champion this season. The New York Giants took care of the defending champion Green Bay Packers, 37-20, to advance to the NFC Championship Game. Eli Manning threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while Hakeem Nicks caught seven passes for 165 yards and two scores. The Giants caused four Green Bay turnovers in the victory, which sends them to San Francisco next weekend to play the 49ers for the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. The Niners defeated the New Orleans Saints, 36-32, on Saturday to earn the right to host the conference title game. Kickoff in San Francisco is set for 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
In the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens held off a late charge to defeat the Houston Texans, 20-13. The Baltimore defense intercepted Houston's T.J. Yates three times and recovered another fumble to launch the Ravens to their second AFC Championship Game in four years. Baltimore will travel to New England to battle the Patriots, who defeated the Denver Broncos, 45-10, on Saturday night. The Ravens and Pats will kickoff at 3 p.m. Eastern. The winners of both Championship Games will meet in Super Bowl 46 on February 5th.
In the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens held off a late charge to defeat the Houston Texans, 20-13. The Baltimore defense intercepted Houston's T.J. Yates three times and recovered another fumble to launch the Ravens to their second AFC Championship Game in four years. Baltimore will travel to New England to battle the Patriots, who defeated the Denver Broncos, 45-10, on Saturday night. The Ravens and Pats will kickoff at 3 p.m. Eastern. The winners of both Championship Games will meet in Super Bowl 46 on February 5th.
Third of firms that got job money failed or merged
DENVER (AP) — Records show one-third of the companies that got state aid to create Colorado jobs between 2000 and 2007 went out of business or merged.
The Denver Post reported Sunday that economic incentives arranged through the Colorado Economic Development Commission have a mixed record.
The newspaper says 50 companies negotiated with the commission for state aid during that period, and 18 got far enough along in the process to get money.
Six of those went out of business or merged. All but one of the firms that merged cut jobs.
State officials say Colorado law requires a company to maintain the jobs it promised for at least a year before it gets any money from the commission's strategic fund.
Officials say they regularly review jobs data provided by the companies.
The Denver Post reported Sunday that economic incentives arranged through the Colorado Economic Development Commission have a mixed record.
The newspaper says 50 companies negotiated with the commission for state aid during that period, and 18 got far enough along in the process to get money.
Six of those went out of business or merged. All but one of the firms that merged cut jobs.
State officials say Colorado law requires a company to maintain the jobs it promised for at least a year before it gets any money from the commission's strategic fund.
Officials say they regularly review jobs data provided by the companies.
Colo. caucus clout may dwindle as Romney rolls on
DENVER (AP) — Colorado advanced its caucuses by a month in hopes of having a bigger say in the presidential nomination, but analysts say Mitt Romney may have unstoppable momentum in the GOP race by the time Feb. 7 rolls around.
The Denver Post reported Sunday that some of Romney's opponents may have dropped out by then.
Former Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams says Romney will be in a strong position if he wins the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
Eric Sondermann, chairman of a Denver media consulting firm, says the Colorado caucuses will matter only if something dramatic happens in South Carolina or Florida.
State Republican Chairman Ryan call insists Colorado will have a say because only about 5 percent of the GOP delegates will have been allotted by Feb. 7.
The Denver Post reported Sunday that some of Romney's opponents may have dropped out by then.
Former Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams says Romney will be in a strong position if he wins the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
Eric Sondermann, chairman of a Denver media consulting firm, says the Colorado caucuses will matter only if something dramatic happens in South Carolina or Florida.
State Republican Chairman Ryan call insists Colorado will have a say because only about 5 percent of the GOP delegates will have been allotted by Feb. 7.
Colo. draws 31,000 residents from other states
DENVER (AP) — The Census Bureau says Colorado had a net gain of more than 31,000 people moving to the state from elsewhere in the U.S. last year, fifth-highest in the nation.
The Denver Post reported Sunday that Colorado was the most popular state among 25- to 44-year-olds who moved.
State demographer Elizabeth Garner says Colorado's unemployment hasn't deterred people, given that times are tough almost everywhere. Colorado's November rate was 8 percent.
Garner says Colorado has a big bulge of people in the 45-to-65 age range, many who moved here in the 1970s and '80s. They are retiring out of the labor force and being replaced by younger workers.
Colorado's in-migration is much lower than it was in the '90s and hasn't been strong enough to lift the construction industry.
The Denver Post reported Sunday that Colorado was the most popular state among 25- to 44-year-olds who moved.
State demographer Elizabeth Garner says Colorado's unemployment hasn't deterred people, given that times are tough almost everywhere. Colorado's November rate was 8 percent.
Garner says Colorado has a big bulge of people in the 45-to-65 age range, many who moved here in the 1970s and '80s. They are retiring out of the labor force and being replaced by younger workers.
Colorado's in-migration is much lower than it was in the '90s and hasn't been strong enough to lift the construction industry.
FBI seeks help finding Montana teacher's body
SIDNEY, Mont. (AP) — The FBI is asking property owners in parts of North Dakota and Montana to check vacant farmsteads for signs of disturbed soil where the agency says a missing Montana teacher might be buried.
Earlier Sunday, authorities released the names of two Parachute, Colo., men being held in a North Dakota jail in connection with the Jan. 7 disappearance of 43-year-old Sherry Arnold of Sidney, Mont.
The FBI issued a statement late Sunday saying Arnold's body might be buried in an area with a line of mature or rotted trees, and the surrounding grass might be matted.
The agency requests that North Dakota property owners in Williams, McKenzie and Mountrail counties, and in extreme northeastern Montana, check such areas.
Authorities say 47-year-old Lester Vann Waters Jr. and 22-year-old Michael Keith Spell are in the Williams County Correctional Center in Williston, N.D., awaiting extradition to Montana.
Earlier Sunday, authorities released the names of two Parachute, Colo., men being held in a North Dakota jail in connection with the Jan. 7 disappearance of 43-year-old Sherry Arnold of Sidney, Mont.
The FBI issued a statement late Sunday saying Arnold's body might be buried in an area with a line of mature or rotted trees, and the surrounding grass might be matted.
The agency requests that North Dakota property owners in Williams, McKenzie and Mountrail counties, and in extreme northeastern Montana, check such areas.
Authorities say 47-year-old Lester Vann Waters Jr. and 22-year-old Michael Keith Spell are in the Williams County Correctional Center in Williston, N.D., awaiting extradition to Montana.
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