Fort Morgan /tags/fort-morgan Fort Morgan en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:25 GMT Meat processor Cargill builds workforce housing in Fort Morgan in 10 months /news/2025-05-20/meat-processor-cargill-builds-workforce-housing-in-fort-morgan-in-10-months With new townhouses open and apartments coming online this autumn, the work commutes of hundreds of employees will drastically shorten. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:25 GMT /news/2025-05-20/meat-processor-cargill-builds-workforce-housing-in-fort-morgan-in-10-months Tracy Ross, The Colorado Sun Affordable housing for ag workers is falling short in Fort Morgan and beyond /news/2024-08-05/affordable-housing-for-ag-workers-is-falling-short-in-fort-morgan-and-beyond Federal restrictions increasingly disqualify many agricultural workers from the affordable housing designed to serve them, leaving developments with vacant units and workers without homes. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-05/affordable-housing-for-ag-workers-is-falling-short-in-fort-morgan-and-beyond Rae Solomon East African immigrants find a taste of home at this Fort Morgan food pantry /news/2024-02-23/east-african-immigrants-find-a-taste-of-home-at-this-fort-morgan-food-pantry Fort Morgan's first East African food pantry is helping ease food insecurity among the area's Somali immigrants. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-23/east-african-immigrants-find-a-taste-of-home-at-this-fort-morgan-food-pantry Rae Solomon Protect And Serve (And Record): The Role Of Body Cameras For Police And Communities /news/2020-07-01/protect-and-serve-and-record-the-role-of-body-cameras-for-police-and-communities Body-worn cameras have long been a staple of police reform efforts. Activists, civil rights groups, politicians and law enforcement value the… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:01:34 GMT /news/2020-07-01/protect-and-serve-and-record-the-role-of-body-cameras-for-police-and-communities Adam Rayes Colorado’s Meatpacking Communities Continue To Act As COVID-19 Hot Spots /health/2020-04-21/colorados-meatpacking-communities-continue-to-act-as-covid-19-hot-spots COVID-19 is closing down meatpacking facilities across the country. At least 15 plants in nine states have either closed or reduced hours in response to… Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:03:50 GMT /health/2020-04-21/colorados-meatpacking-communities-continue-to-act-as-covid-19-hot-spots Luke Runyon In Rural Colorado, Advocates Travel Far To Serve Undocumented Immigrants /community/2019-12-04/in-rural-colorado-advocates-travel-far-to-serve-undocumented-immigrants Inside a small mobile home in rural Colorado, dark brown curtains are pulled tightly across the windows, locking out light from outside.A woman who we'll… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:23:53 GMT /community/2019-12-04/in-rural-colorado-advocates-travel-far-to-serve-undocumented-immigrants Stuck In Low-Wage Jobs, Women In Fort Morgan Help Each Other Return To School /education/2019-11-14/stuck-in-low-wage-jobs-women-in-fort-morgan-help-each-other-return-to-school At a community center off Main Street in Fort Morgan, Colorado, 25-year-old Sitina sits near the window, fidgeting with her set of keys. Once this… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT /education/2019-11-14/stuck-in-low-wage-jobs-women-in-fort-morgan-help-each-other-return-to-school Black, Immigrant Teen Embodies Changing Demographics In Rural Colorado /news/2019-06-20/black-immigrant-teen-embodies-changing-demographics-in-rural-colorado Chrisnel Akele's house in Fort Morgan, Colorado is undergoing minor renovations. His parents are in the process of converting the garage into a family… Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:00:00 GMT /news/2019-06-20/black-immigrant-teen-embodies-changing-demographics-in-rural-colorado Stephanie Daniel Somali-Owned Market Offers Flavors Of Home, Community To Fort Morgan Refugees /news/2019-02-06/somali-owned-market-offers-flavors-of-home-community-to-fort-morgan-refugees For Fort Morgan Mini-Halal Market owner Abdiwahab Hade, business is just in his blood.His father owned a restaurant back in Somalia. Hade started working… Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news/2019-02-06/somali-owned-market-offers-flavors-of-home-community-to-fort-morgan-refugees Stacy Nick Colorado Immigrant Communities Balking From Social Services In Fear Of Harming Immigration Status /health/2018-12-07/colorado-immigrant-communities-balking-from-social-services-in-fear-of-harming-immigration-status Martha Silerio is originally from Mexico, but she has lived in Fort Morgan for 30 years.Four months ago, she joined the Morgan Health Connectors."For me… Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:43:21 GMT /health/2018-12-07/colorado-immigrant-communities-balking-from-social-services-in-fear-of-harming-immigration-status Stephanie Daniel