Morgan County News

Abby Harman, 13, a Senior with Girl Scout Troop 3334 in Fort Morgan, was the top seller for her troop and Morgan County.

Fort Morgan resident Coby Shurtleff captured this shot?of a funnel cloud that formed near Denver International Airport yesterday afternoon.

Carly Johansson, from the nonprofit Community Resources and Housing Development Corp.,?speaks at the Fort Morgan City Council s public hearing Tuesday morning at City Hall about the plat for the annexation that will be the site of a new housing project CRHDC is building in the city.

This eager student bravely goes forth into the 'Crystal Caves', created by students as part of the 'Amazing Atlas Games' classroom during the 2013 Camp Invention held at BHS.

A large and diverse group of students made up the core of the second annual Body Shop group, including some of the Islamic Faith, who approached their religious leaders in securing permission to touch swine organs, as long as they double-gloved their hands.

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a tornado warning for southeast Weld County and the extreme northwest of Morgan County until 3:45 p.m. At 3:08 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 21 miles west of Fort Morgan.

Part of the Brush High School cross country team joins Amy VanDyke on running along state Highway 34 during her leg of the MS Run the US fundraiser, which passed through Brush Friday, June 14, 2013.

It's all possible because of the State Fair Outreach program sponsored by Morgan County Commissioners and the Morgan County Extension.

The Fort Morgan City Council, meeting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at city hall, will receive a check from the Fort Morgan Bandshell Fundraising Committee to pay for construction of that structure in City Park.

Vacancies in rentals are at what may be an all-time low, and availability of both low- and high-end housing is limited, people said at a meeting on housing in Fort Morgan.

"Church on the Green" will be held at the Sanctuary grounds every Sunday in June at 10 a.m. at 14587 Highway 34 in Fort Morgan.

Each recipient was selected based on academic achievement, leadership ability, community involvement, and financial need.

Log Lane Village Mayor Ed Parker, right, gives Town Marshal Fred Cook a handshake and an award for his efforts for the town at a meeting in January 2013.

Morgan County commissioners knew nothing about a plan for Northeastern Colorado to secede from the state before it was mentioned by some Weld County commissioners last week.

Planned Pethood Plus jack-of-all-trades employee Ricky Dykes of Brush stands with clinic owner Pam Steiner and son Terry Steiner on a sunny morning on Monday, June 3, when the clinic officially opened their low-cost services to pets and families at the new Fort Morgan location.

Book sales in the basement of East Morgan County Library will soon be open again for business! With the renovation complete in the interior of the EMCL basement, Brush area Library Friends have set the dates for their first book sale in their new surroundings.

Join the Lego Guy on a walk back to the age "Before the Brick". Hear about the first factory, how it all started and how Lego got its name.

Cancer survivors take the first lap at the Morgan County Relay for Life on the track at Legion Field Friday evening.

Morgan County commissioners and local city and town officials decided last week to try to make their meetings more productive -- and made a start on it.

The third annual Morgan Community College Center for Arts and Community Enrichment photo contest for the Brush Antique Tractor & Power Show will be held on Saturday, June 8, at Auctioneers Miller & Associates with photos to be taken during the event.