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Logan County residents can legally gun up in the Logan County Courthouse after the Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday morning.The resolution lifts a ban on firearms in “sensitive” areas of county-owned buildings, specifically the courthouse. A narrowly-drafted law, adopted this session by the Colorado Legislature and signed by Gov. Jared Polis, bans […]

Logan County staffers will be working with 4-H exhibitors to improve the cattle tie-down area north of the livestock pavilion at Logan County Fairgrounds. Logan County Commissioner Jerry Sonnenberg raised the issue Tuesday during the commissioners’ work session. Sonnenberg said he had been contacted by parents of 4-H members about the occasional muddiness of the […]

For the fourth year in a row, the Logan County Commissioners have declined to certify the Lower South Platte Valley Water Conservancy District’s mill levy because of litigation. The LSPWCD is in litigation over that board’s decision at the end of 2019 to raise the district’s mill levy from the 0.5 mill that had been […]

From new personnel to continued arguing with FEMA and discussions about dogs and chickens, there was plenty to keep county and city government busy in 2023. At the beginning of the year, the Board of Logan County Commissioners welcomed two new members, Jerry Sonnenberg and Mike Brownell. Throughout 2023 they dealt with continued frustration with […]

Clarence’s Corner will be well-guarded by a couple of giant toy soldiers during the Christmas season this year. Logan County Commissioner Joe McBride briefed his fellow commissioners Tuesday morning on the evolution of a plan by Sterling Business Network to use the iconic popcorn stand to promote Sterling as a “sweet adventure.” The original plan, […]

Sterling Business Network took another step Tuesday morning toward a plan to transform Clarence’s Corner into a gingerbread house for the holidays. Jane DeSanti of SBN met with the Logan County Board of Commissioners two weeks ago to introduce the project. It would involve a series of free-standing panels surrounding the iconic yellow popcorn stand […]

Logan County’s Board of Commissioners took another step away from reconciliation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Tuesday when they began the process of allowing an Atwood farmer to build a hay storage barn in the South Platte River flood plain. During their workshop meeting Tuesday morning the commissioners told Trever Miller that they were […]

If there was any doubt that the Logan County Commissioners were done with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its National Flood Insurance Plan, that doubt was erased Tuesday morning. After a half-hour discussion during the commissioners’ work session, the board declined to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA and the Colorado Water Conservation […]

Logan County’s Board of Commissioners finally has adopted regulations governing wind turbine installations in unincorporated portions of the county. With a 3-0 vote Tuesday morning, the commissioners adopted final amendments to the regulations. This comes 3½ years after a group of Fleming area residents first approached the commissioners with a proposed set of windmill regulations. […]

Atwood residents were advised Tuesday to seek legal recourse for flooding that took place during this summer’s torrential rains. Lisa Montgomery, a resident of the unincorporated town, appealed to the Logan County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning for help in preventing future flooding. Montgomery said the flooding, which occurred in July 2020 as well, is […]