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1 day ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
UPDATED: Pelton scores victory for ag; SB25-128 passes out of House
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2 days ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
A bill that would roll back part of the 2021 Farm Workers’ Bill of Rights and bring the law back in line with the state constitution is awaiting final approval in the Colorado House of Representatives. The bill, SB-128, is sponsored by Sen. Byron Pelton, R-Sterling and was last referred to the House floor on March 19. It has been laid over since then. The bill corrects part of the original farm workers protection law, SB21-087, that the Colorado Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional even before Gov.
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3 days ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
The nation’s only all-women air race will visit Sterling in June, and Sterling Municipal Airport Manager Charlie May needs volunteers to help make things go smoothly. The 48th Annual Air Race Classic departs Fairhope, Ala., on June 17 and will finish in Spokane, Wash., four days later. Sterling is one of nine checkpoints in the race and is situated roughly halfway between start and finish lines.
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5 days ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
For most of us, water and sewer service is simply a matter of pipes and pumps. But for people like Ron Gentry it’s a whole lot more than that. Gentry is the maintenance supervisor for the Town of Peetz, a position he’s held for a little over a year, and much of his work involves keeping the water flowing into and the wastewater flowing out of buildings in Peetz. Even in a town of only 200, that is a complex and demanding job.
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1 week ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
A plan to move the Northeast Colorado Health Department into direct control of state government needs more study before the Logan County Board of Commissioners will decide on the matter. The commissioners decided Tuesday morning to table a proposed resolution that would make the NCHD a subdivision of state government. The department now is in the joint control of six northeast Colorado counties – Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma – with each county holding board positions.
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1 week ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
“Nine-one-one, where is your emergency?”Anyone who has heard those words over the phone was having one of the worst days of their lives. Every day across America, thousands of emergency dispatchers answer calls from people caught up in their most extreme circumstances. The job calls for a level head, a calm voice and the ability to talk, listen and type, all at the same time.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
A whole passel of awards was handed out recently to Sterling’s men and women in blue, and with good cause. Over and over again, as the citations were read, Sterling’s cops were commended for the extraordinary jobs they had done. Let me put that in perspective for you. Police officers, on a daily basis, are required to take on situations the rest of us would shy away from.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Marijuana regulation and license applications took up the bulk of the agenda during Sterling City Council’s business meeting Tuesday and, as usual, it wasn’t without controversy. The council finally adopted a clarification to the city’s marijuana ordinance that defines “residential area” as any area officially zoned as R-1, R-2 or R-3 residential. The adopted amendment […]
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
The Colorado General Assembly has launched a 19-member, bi-partisan Legislative Rural Caucus.The caucus is chaired by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R), who represents the northeast corner of the state, and Rep. Matthew Martinez, (D) of Monte Vista. Senate co-chairs are Dylan Roberts (D) and Rod Pelton (R).In a statement issued Wednesday morning, Johnson said the caucus […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: April 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM MDT
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-advocate.com | Jeff Rice
Sterling Police Department’s Cpl. Danyelle Adams received the Officer of the Year Award during the SPD’s annual recognition banquet Friday. In describing Adams’ work, Chief Tyson Kerr pointed out that the corporal had more “officer proactive contacts” than any of her colleagues – 362, to be exact – and was a crucial part of the department’s citizen interaction events.
