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1 week ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
State Sen. Byron Pelton made use of Monday’s Memorial Day Service held by Jake Uhrig Post 3541, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Legion Post 20Memorial Day ceremony to note the 50-year anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. American Legion Post 20 Commander Joe Notario opened the ceremony with welcoming remarks, followed by the Windsong Chorus’ rendition of the National Anthem. Sterling Police Chaplain Jared Sonnenberg delivered the invocation.
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1 week ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Colorado’s new Legislative Rural Caucus is flexing its muscles, listing it’s opposition to the appointment of a “rewilding” advocate to head the State Land Board. Nicole Rosmarino has been recommended to Gov. Jared Polis as the sole finalist for the directorship. Rosmarino is Polis’ advisor on land use and agricultural policies. She is also a vocal advocate of “rewilding,” a policy of returning the prairie to it’s original state by banning all grazing, farming and energy development.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Sterling Rotary Club awarded scholarships to nearly a dozen Logan County high school graduates recently. Six students received scholarships to attend Northeastern Junior College and five others were awarded Marcia Luce Memorial Scholarships.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Dusty Johnson wasted no time making her mark on the 75th Colorado General Assembly. The freshman Republican representative from Fort Morgan hit the ground running in January, sponsoring 10 pieces of legislation in the House and putting her name on three more over in the Senate. Johnson’s biggest accomplishment, however, might not even be a new Colorado law, but a new organization within the Legislature called the Legislative Rural Caucus.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Twenty-four Merino High School seniors finished their high school careers Sunday during a graduation ceremony in the school’s gymnasium. Another 28 eighth-graders were ushered into high school, introduced as the Class of 2029. Superintendent Lonnie Brungardt opened the ceremony by congratulating the Class of ’25 and listing some of their achievements.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Workmen recently removed the traffic signals at the intersection of Third and Main streets in downtown Sterling in preparation for installation of “bulb outs” at the intersection. The work will complete a phase of beautification in the historic downtown neighborhood. Sterling and Logan County officials worked together to preserve the unique design of the southwest […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM MDT
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
While many hospitals in rural Colorado struggle just to stay open, Sterling Regional Medical Center is in the midst of major upgrades and improvements. Jason Thyne, interim CEO at SRM, recently briefed the Logan County Commissioners on new equipment being installed, renovation of two operating rooms and other improvements being made at the hospital. Thyne led his presentation with praise for the work his predecessor, Ned Resch, had done while in Sterling.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Sterling Livestock Commission owner Jim Santomaso has been appointed to serve the remainder of Jerry Sonnenberg’s unexpired term as Logan County Commissioner. Santomaso was selected at a May 5 meeting of the Logan County Republican Central Committee and sworn in the next day. Sonnenberg resigned April 30 to accept the position as director of Farm […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM MDT
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Federal funding cuts are beginning to be felt in Sterling. Hope House founder Shaun Wilson appeared before Sterling City Council Tuesday evening and asked for help in meeting payroll and expenses after $120,000 in federal funding was abruptly withdrawn. Hope House ordinarily gets no funding from the city, relying instead on federal and private grants […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM MDT
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
“So, looks like ol’ Jerry found himself an honest job after all, huh?” I marked my place on my Kindle reader, realizing I wouldn’t be finishing Madonne Miner’s essay in “Modern Literature” on Offred’s ability to find romance in reproductive captivity any time soon. “Nosmo, how’s life treating you?” I asked rhetorically. Nosmo King, my […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM MDT
