Fort Morgan News

Morgan city court Defendants appearing in Fort Morgan Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Ira Hachen, 37, Fort Morgan, 365 days of jail and $55 for violation of restraining order, 225 days jail suspended.

Delbert D. Castor, 85, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

Members of the Morgan County 4-H Consumer Choices Team are, from left, Hayley McMinn of Fort Morgan, Alexandra White of Brush, Megan McMinn of Fort Morgan and Sarah Goss of Brush.

Fort Morgan's B Legion baseball game scheduled at Roosevelt on Monday was rained out.

A sudden storm tore through Morgan County Friday night, leaving broken trees, downed power lines, hail damage and floods in its wake, and rain continued in some areas Saturday.

Brush city court Defendants appearing in Brush Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: James Wood, 54, Westfield, Ind., $72 for speeding.

Curves members have a new place to do their exercise after the business moved to 614 Grant St., in the small shopping center west of the intersection of Sherman Street and East Platte Avenue.

Rotarians of the Year Juan Mecillas, left, and Sharon Kauffman The annual end of the year celebration was held for the Fort Morgan Rotary Club on Tuesday, June 30, at the Fort Morgan Elks Lodge.

Lynn McNabb of Fort Morgan is accused of embezzling at least $168,000 from the Fort Morgan Medical Group.

Fort Morgan State Bank President John Sneed, right, hands a $2,500 check to Patricia Helstrom, who lost her house when an alleged drunk driver caused it to burn down.

Morgan city court Defendants appearing in Fort Morgan Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Jose Gomez-Pena, 28, Fort Morgan, 180 days jail and $835 for violation of a protection order and breach of peace, 120 days jail suspended.

The pace of applications to fill the vacancy on the Fort Morgan City Council picked up in the final days before Friday's deadline, and five candidates are now in the running.

The Fort Morgan Police Department recently announced two changes in the supervisory personnel within the department.

Special To The Times Hammerina time Fort Morgan a oeMaulera Steve Marquez will headline Denvera s Boxing MVPs at the Grand Paladium on Saturday night.

Pvt. Leighton Alan Gerken of Fort Morgan graduated from U.S. Marine Corps basic training on May 29 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, Calif.

The tents are "popping" up around Fort Morgan, which means the Fourth of July is just around the corner.

"Angels and Demons" plays this week at the Sands Theatre in Brush and "Fast and Furious 4" and "Land of the Lost" play at Fort Morgan's Valley Drive-In. Fans of the "The Da Vinci Code" should enjoy the return of Harvard religious expert Dr.

Editor's note: Here's what's playing at the Cover Theatres in Fort Morgan: 1 - "The Proposal," romantic comedy, rated PG-13 - parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13 - for sexual content, nudity and language, showings at 6:45 and 9:15 nightly.

Shane Benton, 37, Brush, warrant arrest for contempt of court on violation of a restraining order charge at 801 East Beaver Avenue on June 7 at 9:57 p.m. Held on $1,000 bond.

After heavy storms passed through Morgan County Saturday evening, an armored tornado research vehicle sits outside Fort Morgana s Super-8 Motel Sunday morning.