Logan County, CO

The Logan County Fair and Rodeo Royalty Program is looking for applicants for the 2023 Queen and Sweetheart. We strive to teach young women strong written and verbal communication skills and excellent horsemanship skills, helping them to become great peer role models. It is the program’s goal to help our candidates and royalty members gain skills they will continue to use as they enter adulthood and the workplace; skills such as public speaking, networking, leadership, professionalism and presentation. Miss Rodeo Logan County and her Sweetheart are more than just sequins and queen waves, they are a representation of the Logan County Fair and its communities.

Logan County Cattlewomen have announced the awarding of $4,000 in scholarships to area students. This is the first year the group has funded the scholarships in what will be an annual event. Tuff Sigler of Holyoke High School received a $2,000 award. Tuff already is attending Western Welding Academy in...

Heritage Center Dance Group — 6:30 p.m., Heritage Center. Dan Dobson. Cost $7. Everyone welcome. Zion Congregational Church Soup Kitchen — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5th Street and Chestnut. Come to the back door and down the stairs. Free. Meals served to anyone who is hungry and in need of a hot meal.

Misunderstandings about the mission and resources of Cooperating Ministry of Logan County have caused some frustration within that venerable institution. Richelle Greenwood, executive director of CMLC, said Wednesday morning that people are saying the organization won’t help them after they’ve already been helped to the limit of CMLC’s resources.

ILIFF, Colo. — The first Colorado tornado of the year was reported in Logan County on Monday afternoon. It was a weak tornado near the town of Illiff that only lasted a few minutes, and no damage was reported. Storm spotter Dakota McGee said he saw a ground circulation...

At 7:13 p.m. Brandon Brite, 44, was issued a citation in the 100 block of N. Riverview Rd., in Sterling, for failure to appear. At 8:19 p.m. Andrea Wilcox, 32, was arrested at El Camino St. and E. Chestnut St., in Sterling, on a warrant for failure to comply. At...

SilverSneakers Classic — 10 a.m., Heritage Center. Billiards — 1:30 p.m., Heritage Center. Movie Matinee ‘Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ — 1:30 p.m., Heritage Center. Novice Tai Chi — 2 p.m., Heritage Center. Under the Umbrella LCC Meal — 5 p.m., Prince of Peace...

SilverSneakers Yoga — 10 a.m., Heritage Center. Sterling Rotary Club — noon, The Grill at River City. Cards, Cornhole, Dominoes, Mah Jong, Pool — 1:30 p.m., Heritage Center. Thursday, May 19. SilverSneakers Classic — 10 a.m., Heritage Center. Billiards — 1:30 p.m., Heritage Center. Movie...

DENVER (CBS4) – After a slow start to the thunderstorm season in Colorado the radar turned active on Monday thanks an increase in moisture near the surface. Scattered storms on the eastern plains even prompted a few severe thunderstorm warnings late in the day. A landspout tornado touched down near Illif on May 16. (credit: Dakota McGee) One storm in Logan County produced Colorado’s first tornado of 2022 around 6:20 p.m., about 5 to 7 miles southeast of Iliff. Storm chaser Dakota McGee said the landspout tornado was on the ground for about 8 minutes. The picture above is a great example of how sometimes a tornado does not have a fully condensed funnel. You can see the funnel in the cloud and the circulation on the ground, but nothing in between. This is very common in the beginning stages of a tornado, or with a weak tornado, especially in a dry climate like on the plains of eastern Colorado. Landspout tornadoes are spawned from non-supercell thunderstorms. They are typically weak and short-lived but can be very photogenic, like the one near Platteville last summer. Regardless of the type, any tornado should be taken seriously and monitored closely if you are nearby.

It’s back to square one for the Exhibit Center addition at Logan County Fairgrounds. The Logan County Commissioners Tuesday rejected both bids they’d received on a possible addition to the Exhibit Center, to be used as a community center. Commissioner Jane Bauder, who has been shepherding the project, said the two bids were more than $1 million apart and bid on two different types of projects.

SilverSneakers Yoga — 10 a.m., Heritage Center. Chapter Chat — 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., Sterling Public Library. For ages 6-9. Pinochle — 1 p.m., Heritage Center. CSU Extension Coffee, Tea and We — 1 p.m., in person at 302 Main Street or online at https://zoom.us/j/91419676234. Cards...

If you’ve never been to a gun range or haven’t been in a long time, it can be helpful to familiarize yourself with the rules of the range before you go. While each range will have its own rules, here are some general rules and pieces of advice for when you head out to the range.