Merino News

Editor's Note: This series is part of an asthma awareness project network in eastern Colorado being done by the High Plains Research Community Advisory Council.

The Buffalo RE-4J Board of Education welcomed two new members to their board at Monday's regular meeting.

John A. Barton, 87, of Sterling, died Nov. 23, 2009, in Merino. Visitation will be 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. sunday, Nov.

Life Care is making a new commitment to the community. Doug Smith, CEO of Life Care, and paramedic Dan Schellenger were at Wednesday's Rotary Club meeting to talk about the organization's commitment and future plans.

There will be a benefit concert featuring Theo Kurtzer and friends on Sunday Nov.

With the current situation of today's economy, students in the Brush School District are looking for ways to help themselves.

Nov. 9 At 11:15 a.m., deputies responded to a report of an abandoned trailer on County Road 55.

Students at Merino Schools took time earlier this week to pay tribute to those who have served in the military.

The family of John "Ed" Wiebers of Fleming, is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday on Nov.

Don Wahl, 65, died Oct. 29, 2009, at his home near Akron after a six-month battle with lymphoma.

According to the county commissioners, there are back-up plans in place should Life Care Medical, Inc., go out of business suddenly.

A working list of changes and cancellations in the Sterling area due to a winter storm moving across the area: Sterling Regional MedCenter's volunteer jewelry sale scheduled for Thursday and Friday has been cancelled.

The 2009 Pink Out campaign was a rousing success as evidenced by those gathered on Wednesday night to finish this year's fundraising effort and campaign for the Northeast Colorado Cancer Resource Association.

Construction on the Merino High School renovation is moving along. The school board heard an update on construction at their regular meeting on Monday.

At 10:30 a.m., a deputy was dispatched to a welfare check in Merino. At 9:55 p.m., deputies responded to a noise complaint in the 300 block of West First Avenue in Iliff.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed westbound I-76 at the Atwood exit , which is about 10 miles west of Sterling, for emergency culvert repairs.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed westbound Interstate 76 at the Atwood exit , which is about 10 miles west of Sterling, for emergency culvert repairs.

These babies were born recently at Sterling Regional MedCenter: Xoe Adelle Delgado Curtiss Destinee and Julie Cesar Delgado of Akron are the parents of a girl, Xoe Adelle Delgado Curtiss, born Aug.

How will Logan Emergency Services Authority benefit me if I live outside Sterling? The question has been raised by Logan County residents who live outside of the city of Sterling, "How is the proposed Logan Emergency Services Authority going to benefit me when I already live in and already am taxed for service within my local fire district?" At the ...

Although many people may not have to see a doctor or require hospital care when they have the flu, there are those groups who are at increased risk for seasonal influenza-related complications, according to Dr.