Log Lane Village News

Dwayne L. Melvin, 69, of Log Lane Village died Sunday at North Colorado Medical Center of injuries suffered when his home was gutted by fire.

Fort Morgan City Council members take the foreground to cut a ribbon celebrating completion of the downtown infrastructure project that changed the face of Main Street.

Fort Morgan firefighters work on a home at 102 Crest Dr. in Log Lane Village that was gutted by fire early Monday, badly burning a local couple.

A Fort Morgan man is in custody on a variety of felony charges beginning with an attack using a baseball bat at Pagel's Trailer Court and ending with a crash east of Weldona following a brief high-speed pursuit Saturday night.

Defendants appearing in Fort Morgan Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Jenna Potts, 23, Fort Morgan, $275 for driving an uninsured vehicle.

County court Defendants appearing in Morgan County Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Jorge Chavez, 35, Log Lane Village, $423.34 for dog at large; ownership of dangerous dog dismissed.

Morgan city court Defendants appearing in Fort Morgan Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Gabriel Ramos-Ramos, 39, Fort Morgan, $530 for driving an uninsured vehicle, $250 suspended.

Log Lane Village's two employees will get retroactive pay raises as well as Christmas bonuses, and the town could have a new police chief soon after the New Year.

Brush city court Defendants appearing in Brush Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Paul Hernandez, 18, Brush, $100 for careless driving.

Log Lane Village Board of Trustees members will look at a number of issues when they meet today at 7 p.m. They will discuss employee raises and when those would go into effect, as well as Christmas bonuses, said Town Clerk Kim Alba.

Apolonia Mendoza, age 78 of Log Lane Village, CO, passed away November 23, 2009, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO.

Log Lane Village Mayor Floyd Anderson, right, swears in new town attorney Carl McGuire during Thursday s Log Lane Village Board of Trustees meeting.

Two sentenced Two defendants have been sentenced in Morgan County District Court: Ernest Christofferson, 37, Burlington, Iowa, 6 months jail and $2,269.32 for violating a restraining order, 6 months jail and $78 for violating bond conditions; four other counts of violating a restraining order, three counts of sexual assault on a child and one count ...

Morgan police Arrests A juvenile was arrested for domestic violence, assault, violation of restraining order, illegal consumption of alcohol and vandalism, 501 Cove Lane, Saturday, 4:33 a.m., held without bond.

Brush court Defendants appearing in Brush Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Felix Hinojos, 33, Brush, $135 for speeding.

Log Lane Village has a new town attorney. At a special meeting Friday, the board selected Carl S. McGuire for the position vacated by Bo Chapin.

Log Lane Village trustees are considering an exemption for senior citizens from a proposed increase in water and sewer rates.

Log Lane Village's Board of Trustees tonight will discuss raising water and sewer rates.

County court Defendants appearing in Morgan County Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Veronica Araujo, 25, Brush, $267.50 for disorderly conduct; two counts of intimidating a witness and one count of harassment dismissed.

One sentenced Andres Salazar-Mendez, 34, Log Lane Village, has been sentenced in Morgan County District Court to a 200-day Department of Corrections prison sentence, with 172 days served, and $576.50 for criminal impersonation, with two counts of identity theft dismissed.