Fort Morgan News

The successful bidder for the planned $350,000 Rainbow Bridge enhancement project is expected to be approved by the Fort Morgan City Council at its meeting Tuesday evening.

Dad knows best Corner man and dad Steve Gonzales treats Ernie Marquez s cut after he suffered a final-round head butt from pro boxing foe Richie Mepranaum in Las Vegas Saturday evening.

With little discussion, the Fort Morgan City Council gave initial approval to the city's 2010 budget ordinance at Tuesday's regular meeting.

Damon Mussman, left, and George Saiter take the oath of office for the Fort Morgan Board of Education on Monday.

Fort Morgan's Ernie Marquez, right, trades powerful shots with Richie Mepranaum in Las Vegas Saturday night.

Fort Morgan should work with the Morgan County Quality Water District on plans for emergency water service in the event the water supply for either of them is cut off, members of the city's water advisory board recommended Thursday.

Morgan County officials gave Progressive 15 executive director Cathy Shull input Thursday on a wide range of topics, many of them expected to come up before the state legislature.

Reorganization will be the major item of business Monday for the Fort Morgan Board of Education.

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. was fined $200,000 today for violating clean water standards at its meat packing plant in Fort Morgan.

Norma Saiter The stories within Norma Saiter's books are all true accounts of her childhood in northwest Morgan County, though the author's name never appears in her writings.

Results are in for an innovative pilot project through which 10 Colorado libraries boosted services to diverse populations.

In some ways, Fort Morgan is ahead of other cities that are dealing with an unexpected influx of refugees.

Incest survivor and former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur will speak on incest and child sexual abuse at a presentation sponsored by Sexual Assault Response Advocates on Saturday, Nov.

The victim of a Nov. 3 fatal stabbing has been positively identified by the Morgan County Coroner's Office as Warsen Aden Abdi.

Attorneys, law enforcement officials and - believe it or not - the press walk a tightrope between the public's right to know and a fair trial for a defendant in a high-profile case.

Fort Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce directors welcomed four newly elected board members Friday.

Bond was set Thursday at $300,000 for Ahmed Abdi of Greeley, accused in the stabbing death of a woman tentatively identified as Warsan Aden of Fort Morgan.

After nearly having to delay again the initial approval of a historic preservation ordinance Tuesday, the Fort Morgan City Council ultimately voted unanimously in favor of what had become a somewhat contentious initiative in recent weeks.

A man was arrested in Greeley early this morning just hours after a recent arrival to Fort Morgan was stabbed to death in front of her apartment house.

The Greeley/Weld Small Business Development Center is merging with the Fort Morgan SBDC, a move that will extend the SBDC's reach into 12 counties in northeastern Colorado.