Two employees at East Morgan County Hospital (EMCH) were honored recently for exceptional performance: Samantha Ewertz, RN and Andie Barfield have been named the recipients of DAISY and Monarch awards. “These awards are a testament to the outstanding compassionate care EMCH staff provides each day,” the hospital said in the announcement. The DAISY Award is […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2025/03/17/emch-announces-daisy-monarch-award-recipients/

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Cheerleaders from across northeast Colorado showed off their skills Saturday at Ignite Athletics’ Shamrock Showdown, held at Northeastern Junior College’s Bank of Colorado Event Center. At the end of the showdown, the top teams and individuals were: Novice Tiny All Star – Northeast Cheer Stars’ Sapphire Tiny Prep All Star – Ignite Athletics’ Flash Mini All Star – Ignite Athletics’ Flare Youth All Star Level 1 – Northeast Cheer Stars Junior All Star Level 2 – Ignite Athletics’ Blaze Senior All Star Level 2 – Ignite Athletics’ Inferno High School Co-Ed – Fort Morgan...

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2025/03/09/cheerleaders-show-off-skills-at-shamrock-showdown/

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Success has defined much of Brush girls basketball’s ride this season, but last week, the ladies suffered their first real losing streak of the season. Following a 48-36 loss to No. 6 Wiggins (ranked in CHSAA’s Class 3A Selection & Seeding Index) on Jan. 24, the Beetdiggers then suffered another setback at home, losing 71-50 […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2025/02/03/brush-girls-basketball-ends-its-losing-streak/

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Salary Structure Lori Crispin, the Director of Morgan County’s Accounting and Finance Department, presented the new 2025 salary scale at Tuesday’s Morgan County Commissioner meeting. The salary structure, which took a year to complete, was developed through a salary and market study to remain competitive and fair. The new salary structure combines department salary scales […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2025/01/09/morgan-countys-1-7-million-investment-in-people-and-progress/

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Wiggins girls basketball is already off to a fast start, with its lucky number 17. At the end of last week, the Tigers made their 2024-25 debut and made quite the statement with it. They first hosted Prospect Ridge Academy, and rolled to a 64-17 win over the Miners. They asserted control from the very […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/12/11/wiggins-girls-basketball-blasts-its-opening-opponents/

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Ashley Bristol, a resident of Fort Morgan, has turned a tragic accident into a story of hope. Following an ATV accident in 2019 that left her in a wheelchair, Bristol spent over three months in recovery and rehab at Craig Rehabilitation Center in Englewood before finally returning home to her family. One of the first […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/12/01/ashley-bristols-journey-for-mobility/

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“We didn’t make Eastern Washington work all the way for their scoring drives,” Lamb said. “They were too explosive, and we didn’t help ourselves out with that.” 

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/11/09/eastern-washington-football-grabs-early-lead-on-northern-colorado-tops-bears-43-15/

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Hundreds of the best high school runners in Colorado descended upon the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs for the cross country state championships, and the sunny Saturday event didn’t disappoint. Course records fell left and right, from Niwot’s Addison Ritzenhein (16 minutes, 54.7 seconds) and Mountain Vista’s Benjamin Anderson (15:10.4) in Class 5A […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/11/03/wiggins-forsha-places-in-the-top-half-of-state-xc/

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Sophomore outside hitter Gabi Placide matched a career best with 18 kills against Eastern Washington. Placide also had a career-best day with four service aces, and she added five digs and two blocks.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/10/26/northern-colorado-volleyball-wins-6th-straight-big-sky-conference-match-with-3-set-sweep-of-eastern-washington/

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The fire weather watch for northeast Colorado has been upgraded to a red flag warning today. The National Weather Service says the warning area can expect “gusty west/northwest winds… strongest over the mountains, foothills and northern border plains.” The warning notes relative humidity is expected to hit a very dry 8-15% and temperatures will reach […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/10/05/red-flag-warning-in-effect-today-across-northeast-plains/

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On Monday, Aug. 26, the Fort Morgan Police Department hosted a BATTLE (Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement) operation in Morgan County. According to Fort Morgan Police Chief Loren Sharp, the governor created the initiative and it has been conducted several times in Morgan County and throughout the northeastern part of the state. According to […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/09/04/fort-morgan-police-department-hosts-anti-auto-theft-operation/

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The outlook for today calls for dryer weather, with plenty of sunshine and a high around 85. The full detailed forecast from the National Weather Service follows: Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Tonight: Mostly […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/08/27/forecast-calls-for-sunny-skies-today/

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On Saturday, July 20, the Morgan Marlins, a competitive swim team, ended their season with a home meet at Riverside Pool in Fort Morgan. Out of the team’s 77 members, 59 achieved personal bests and state qualifying time cuts, including first-time qualifiers Natalie Higgins, Theo Laws, Jayna Kartchmer, Kynlee Bodine, Waylon Hannon, and Erica Hess. […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/07/31/morgan-marlins-end-season-with-state-qualifying-time-cuts/

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UNC coach Dedeann Pendleton-Helm was the unanimous choice as coach of the year, senior pitcher Erin Caviness was the pitcher of the year and sophomore first baseman Amailee Morales shared player of the year honors with Sacramento State's Lewa Day.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/05/07/northern-colorado-softball-wins-three-major-big-sky-conference-awards/

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Top seed Nick Lee defeated Andrew Alirez of Greeley 11-9 Friday evening in a 65-kilogram semifinal match at the U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/04/19/andrew-alirezs-bid-for-olympic-wrestling-team-ends-in-semifinal-match-at-us-trials/

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Omaha won the first game 8-4 Saturday, while the host Bears won the second game 15-5 in eight innings to win the three-game series. 

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/03/23/northern-colorado-baseball-splits-summit-league-doubleheader-with-university-of-nebraka-omaha/

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The push comes just eight months after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that all criminal defendants -- including those charged with first-degree murder -- must be given the chance to pay bail and be free while the criminal cases against them are pending.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/02/22/colorado-bail-first-degree-murder-ballot-issue/

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The bills will focus on curbing toxic emissions from oil and gas drilling sites by changing how Colorado issues permits, lengthening the state's summer ozone season to five months instead of three, and increasing the amount of money companies could be fined if they violate the terms of their air permits.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/02/22/colorado-legislature-air-quality-bills-2024-ozone-pollution/

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Wrestling in the shadow of a three-time state champion can be daunting for anyone, but Wiggins senior Americo Lorenzini made sure he wouldn’t waste his one shot at state glory. Prior to this season, the 285-pounder had to work his way through junior varsity, with Laith Ibrahim shining in the spotlight for the Tigers. On […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/02/20/wiggins-lorenzini-battles-back-for-success-at-state-wrestling-tournament/

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CHSAA's four-peat club underwent another historic expansion Saturday night at Ball Arena.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/02/18/chsaa-four-time-state-champions-record-expansion-first-girls/

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During a wrestling tournament at Arvada West this past Jan. 7, Flores felt ill, collapsed and, despite resuscitation efforts by first responders, died at the scene. He was 55.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/02/18/state-wrestling-love-story-ball-arena-gerrard-flores/

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FRESNO, Calif. — The Colorado State men’s basketball team finally got its first Mountain West Conference road victory late Saturday night, defeating Fresno State, 73-61. The win snapped a four-game losing streak in league play for the Rams, who also won their second game in a row after defeating San Diego State at home on Tuesday. CSU is now 17-5 overall this season and 5-4 in the Mountain West. The Rams jumped out to an early 14-7 lead six minutes into the game. Six of CSU’s first 14 points came from Nique Clifford, who started the scoring with a pair […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2024/02/03/csu-rams-top-fresno-state-for-first-mw-road-victory/

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Claims by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization raise a question for Coloradans: Could residents of the state's rural enclaves be clued into a reality doubted by city slickers in Denver -- the existence of Bigfoot?

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/12/28/colorado-bigfoot-sightings-reports-sasquatch/

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Richard Holtorf, a declared candidate seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. House 4th District seat, has announced his commitment to term limits. He has signed the U.S. Term Limits Pledge, a commitment to co-sponsor and support a term limits Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, should he be elected. “Career politicians are making a mockery […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/12/14/holtorf-signs-congressional-term-limits-pledge/

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Applications are being accepted for those wishing to serve on the Fort Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors. There are three open positions. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader and we would love to have you as part of the […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/12/06/chamber-seeking-volunteers-to-serve-on-board/

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The Highlanders and Bears played in the title game of the four-team Mayan Division in the eight-team event.

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/11/22/radford-beat-northern-colorado-mens-basketball-in-cancun-challenge-title-game/

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“We’re bouncing back a little bit better than we were earlier in the season," UNC coach Lyndsey Oates said. "We’re handling our emotions a little bit better than we were earlier in the season.” 

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/11/18/northern-colorado-volleyball-beats-weber-state-for-7th-straight-big-sky-conference-win/

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Attention, bird enthusiasts and nature lovers! The annual Weldona/Fort Morgan Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held Thursday, Dec. 14. The Fort Morgan CBC has been conducted annually since the 1960s but the first count took place in 1922. This count marks the 83rd year in doing this Christmas bird count. The 16 participants in […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/11/17/do-something-wild-join-the-annual-christmas-bird-count/

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No two breasts are alike — even on the same person. Breasts come in varying shapes, sizes and even locations (gravity and age aren’t kind to breasts). However, did you know they come in different densities as well? You won’t be able to know if you have dense breasts just by looking or feeling necessarily. […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/10/23/what-does-it-mean-to-have-dense-breasts/

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What practical garden tasks need to be done in fall? Well, here is one that does not have to be done: raking leaves. Use your mower to break up the leaves and feed the soil and give nutrients to the grass. If you like a nice green spring lawn, then do a fall winter fertilization for the grass to feed the roots and develop a healthy root system. In the spring, the lawn will green up sooner. Continue to water your lawn especially as this has been a dry fall. Watering your trees before the ground freezes will help them […]

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/10/15/fall-means-cleanup-in-the-garden/

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