Sterling News

Note: This is the second of a 3-part miniseries that started Thursday. It follows the saga of an owlet that fell out of its nest and is fighting for survival.

Sterling businesses looking for some clarity on how they can use their sidewalk space will have to wait a couple more weeks.

Joe Skinner, 81, of Sterling, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Sterling. In memory of the life he lived, the family will be receiving guests at Tennant Funeral Home Reception Room Saturday, May 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Joe was born on Aug.

Maxwell Wade Blehm , 21, was arrested on a Larimer County warrant for failure to appear.

The court found that the local mother - who was arrested after a series of incidents in which the court says she stole credit cards and defrauded local businesses out of thousands in merchandise - had acted out to feed a methamphetamine addiction.

Janelle is the daughter of LaVern and Joyce Lambrecht and the granddaughter of Irene Lambrecht, all of Sterling.

In case it isn't obvious in the oven-like conditions in your cars and the additional beads of sweat on your forehead this afternoon, Logan County may be in for a "summerlike" week, according to the National Weather Service.

Santa Larry Propp stopped by Sterling Fire Department on Friday to gear up for Children's Bicycle Safety Day, which will be held at SFD on Saturday, May 18.

During the coldest recorded day in March 1932, at the height of a blizzard in Sterling, Colo., Frankie was delivered at home by the hands of her father.

Driver Nathan P. Zabel, 22, Sterling, moderate injuries, admitted to Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan and later discharged, charged with driving while under the influence of drugs and child abuse resulting in injury, passenger Ezra Zabel, 6 months, treated at CPMC for minor injuries, then released, extreme damage to their sport utility ... (more)

At 2:50 a.m., 18-year-old John Wayne Ostlee was charged with third degree criminal trespass at 311 W. Main St.

Discussion between Logan, Morgan and Washington Counties regarding a waste energy facility continues to move forward.

At 10:55 p.m., 29-year-old Reena Angelique Martinez of Sterling was issued a warrant for failure to comply while at the Logan County Jail.

Frank 'Red' Edward Hergenreter Jr., 88, of Fort Collins, died May 3, 2013, at Poudre Valley Hospital.

Pictured are the students who submitted essays for the Nell Propst Northeast Colorado Local History Contest.

Lt. Governor Joe Garcia was in Sterling on Monday, visiting Ayres Elementary and Sterling Public Library to talk about the importance of early literacy and to kick off Colorado Literacy Week.

Commissioners present included Buck Blessing of Colorado Springs, Michele Bloom of Denver, Tom Hoyt of Boulder and Tom Gray of Moffat County.

Debra Branath, 57, of LaSalle, died May 2, 2013, in her home. She was born on June 13, 1955, in Sterling to Harry Lynn and Mary Alma Graves.

Centennial Mental Health Center, Inc. is kicking off Mental Health Awareness Month with a "Pathways to Wellness Walk" Saturday, May 4, at Northeastern Junior College.

Eleven IFYEs delegates will be visiting Colorado this summer and fall. Colorado 4-H is looking for host families for these youth who are between 16 - 24 years of age and the IFYEs would be spending two to three weeks with host families.