Weldona News

Kelsey Heupel of Weldona with the new sewing machine she won in the Colorado Make It With Wool competition.

Kelsey Heupel of Weldona earned second place in the 2009 Jean & Casey Brown Colorado Make It With Wool Competition.

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.

Serious hang time Weldon Valley senior Nathan Gutierrez soars above some Fleming Wildcats during action last week.

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.

The Hat Ladies have struck again! Every year, the Hat Ladies make hats for all preschool children at Wiggins Preschool.

Morgan police Accidents James Angell, 32, Denver, failing to yield right of way after his SUV struck the driver's side of a pickup truck driven by Oneida Petrino, 29, Weldona, while exiting a private driveway in the 800 block of East Beaver Avenue, Wednesday, 4:11 p.m. Grant Webb, 57, Fort Morgan, careless driving after the school bus he was ...

Mahad M. Mohamed, 31, of Fort Morgan died instantly of injuries suffered in a one-vehicle rollover accident west of Fort Morgan on Sunday about 10:30 p.m. His SUV was heading eastbound on Interstate 76 when it drifted off the slick road, came back onto the highway, went off again, rotated counter-clockwise and rolled three times near mile post 74, ...

Morgan city court Defendants appearing in Fort Morgan Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Mario Molina-Gonzalez, 35, Commerce City, $155 for speeding and failing to use a child restraint.

Local 4-H members Jeffrey Hanson, Kelsey Heupel and Kayla Tormohlen were awarded the national I Dare You Leadership Award.

Five sentenced Five defendants have been sentenced in Morgan County District Court: Chad L. Brack, 39, Greeley, 5-year Department of Corrections prison term and $45,700.55, including $45,000 restitution, for theft; second charge of theft and one charge each of theft by receiving, second-degree burglary, criminal mischief, third-degree trespass and ...

Weldon Valley student Jenner Dunn samples his finished product after making some ice cream.

Tex and Fran Covelli of Weldona announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Covelli, to Mark Unrein, son of Mike and Kay Unrein of Eaton.

Weldon Valley's Board of Education will reorganize, act on renewal of the contract of Superintendent Robert Petterson and decide on a proposed change to student grades Tuesday.

Dan Babcock, who works on a farm between Wiggins and Weldona and has asthma that can be triggered by seasonal allergies, has found ways to manage his asthma despite the many allergens he comes into contact with in the course of his work.

The Weldon Valley school board on Tuesday will consider approval of a contract for Superintendent Robert Petterson through June 30, 2010.

Defendants appearing in Brush Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Sandra Jordet, 54, Brush, $111 for speeding.

From The Denver Post The state Labor Department has recovered $131,068 in back wages for 11 employees of Jimmie D. Korf Trucking in Weldona, after an investigation that disclosed violations of the Service Contract Act.

St. Francis Catholic Church in Weldona is filled to overflowing for Sunday s celebration of its 90th anniversary.

Weldon Valley swept past Heritage Christian 25-22, 25-13, 25-10 despite missing some key varsity volleyball starters Saturday afternoon in Weldona.