Tommy Wood FORT COLLINS — The owner and publisher of New Scene Magazine is being sued by the publication’s former owner over allegations of nonpayment, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Larimer County District Court. Blaine Howerton, the owner and publisher of New Scene Magazine and North Forty News, is accused by Michael Mockler, former owner of Scene Magazine, of failing to pay Mockler for the sale. “It’s all a surprise to me at this point,” said Howerton. “I can say that we have done everything in our power to keep this magazine going.” Howerton said that as of Tuesday afternoon he had not yet been served with the lawsuit.