Sterling Journal-Advocate

The Journal-Advocate is a daily publication located in Sterling, Colorado. It is produced by Prairie Mountain Publishing, a company that is part of MediaNews Group. MediaNews took ownership of the newspaper from Hollinger back in 1996.

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Keeler: If Rockies really love Ryan McMahon, German Marquez, they’ll trade them

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Sean Keeler

Keeler: If Rockies really love Ryan McMahon, German Marquez, they’ll trade them The Cubs need starting pitching. The Yankees need a third baseman. Dick Monfort's Rockies need prospects. Prospects and hope for 2027 and beyond.
Home Country: Yes, it was about the sign

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Slim Randles

We weren’t at all sure why Doc did it. Well, yeah, maybe human curiosity was the answer. Doc seemed to hate unanswered questions. It was about Sarah McKinley down at the Read Me Now bookstore. And yes, it was about the sign. Inside, you see, on the end of one of the stacks, Sarah had hung this sign, proclaiming the area to be for books for sale on “Love and Other Fiction.” Most of us just giggled a little and let it go. But that wasn’t true with Doc or Dud or Steve. All three of them wanted to know.
Warmer, dryer weather in store for Sterling today

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Sara Waite

Warmer and dryer weather is expected in Sterling today. The National Weather Service forecast shows patchy fog clearing by 8 a.m., making way for sunny skies and a high near 84. Tonight, expect the temperature to drop to around 57. Temperatures are expected to continue rising through the rest of the week, bringing highs in the triple digits by the week’s end. The detailed NWS forecast follows:Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84.
Bad weather delays Air Race Classic arrivals in Sterling

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Sara Waite

The annual cross-country, all-female Air Race Classic hit some turbulence in Day 1 of its 48th year, with weather delaying the arrival of competitors to the Sterling Municipal Airport. Tuesday morning, Sterling’s airport manager, Chuck May, met with over a dozen volunteers assisting with the stop at KSTK — Sterling’s airport code — to go over rules, safety regulations and assignments for the planned three-day event.
Sterling Scouts perform flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Sara Waite

• None Joe Notario of American Legion Post 20 receives a piece of the blue field from a retired flag during the flag retirement ceremony Saturday at Pioneer Park. (Sara Waite/Journal-Advocate)• None Participants place red strips from retired flags into the flame during a flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, June 14, 2025. (Sara Waite/Journal-Advocate)• None Scouts from Pack 19 display a new flag at the conclusion of the flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day Saturday.
More storms expected for Sterling today

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Sara Waite

Following an early morning storm, showers and thunderstorms remain in Sterling’s forecast today, bringing a brief break in the heat. Expect a high around 76 and a low near 52, with wet weather most likely after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The detailed NWS forecast follows:Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm.
Chance of severe weather in Logan County today

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Sara Waite

Temperatures well above normal are expected in northeast Colorado today, according to the National Weather Service. “Strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening, primarily in Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips and northern Washington counties,” the NWS hazardous weather outlook states. “Large hail and damaging wind gusts (up to 70 mph) are the main hazards.”The forecast for Sterling calls for a high around 92 with sunny skies.
Rockies offense sets NL record with 35 strikeouts in two games, but romps Braves for biggest win of season

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Kyle Newman

For one inning, the Rockies looked unstoppable. A six-run seventh inning propelled Colorado to a 10-1 victory on Sunday to avoid a sweep at Truist Park in Atlanta. The largest margin of victory this season improved Colorado to 14-57 — still on pace to be the worst team in the modern era — and made another dubious distinction for the Rockies offense a moot point.
Against the odds, Broncos rookie Que Robinson determined to write own definition of fatherhood

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Luca Evans

The father left with no warning and no suspicion. No reconciliation. He left his son and granddaughter standing on the other side, a bridge between them that Quandarrius Robinson wanted to mend but never could. And so, a week before the future Broncos draft pick’s senior year at Alabama, Tyneshia Whatley had no choice but to call her son and tell him. No matter the scar it would leave. “Hey, are you busy?” Whatley asked.
A high near 94 expected in Sterling today

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Sara Waite

The National Weather Service Is calling for warm weather today on the plains, with a high near 94 in Sterling. “A few strong storms will be possible across northeastern Colorado, mainly east of a line from Fort Morgan to Limon,” the NWS hazardous weather outlook states. Expect sunny skies through most of the day, with clouds developing late this afternoon but clearing overnight. The temperature will drop to around 58 tonight, according to the forecast.