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Articles written by Andrew Turck


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  • New deputy brings 'great maturity & life experiences' to SO

    Andrew Turck, The Holyoke Enterprise|Jun 7, 2023

    Moving to Holyoke in March 2022 "to slow things down" after faster-paced living in Commerce City, Robert Corrado did not intend to become a sheriff's deputy; he simply planned on ordering a concealed-carry permit. Then Thom Elliott, the late Phillips County sheriff, arrived for the delivery. Corrado had been working for the Comcast Corporation in a job that required he make a multi-hour trek to Denver for four days a week. He wanted to find work "closer to home" and, after meeting Elliott and...

  • Patient. Vigilant. Energized.

    Andrew Turck, The Holyoke Enterprise|Apr 5, 2023

    A group of Republican representatives, senators, advisors and attorneys arrived to Holyoke the afternoon of Saturday, March 18, for the Lincoln Day Dinner, where they addressed 150 residents within the Phillips County Event Center amid scattered American flags, and a meal of meat and baked potatoes. Radio host Kim Monson presided, opening more than two and a half hours of speeches by calling Colorado "the tip of the spear" for reclaiming "our great American idea." United States Congresswoman...

  • End of watch; Elliott remembered as "wonderful sheriff," good communicator

    Andrew Turck, The Holyoke Enterprise|Mar 1, 2023

    The morning of Thursday, Feb. 16, a Ford Police Interceptor remained still upon the sidewalk before the Phillips County Courthouse in Holyoke, facing local traffic as cars and pedestrians traveled north and south along Interocean Avenue. By that afternoon, people began to leave flowers on the vehicle's hood and later a cross. Behind the car's windshield, a banner depicted a man before an American flag, someone whom many remembered for his obscure historical trivia, humorous nicknames or - if the...

  • Commissioners open County to future wind farms

    Andrew Turck, The Holyoke Enterprise|Nov 30, 2022

    With their final decision, Phillips County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution and regulations governing the placement of wind energy facilities in the county. Also referred to as "wind farms," these facilities produce electricity through the use of spinning turbine blades powered by wind that, in turn, power generators. Previously, the council had adopted a moratorium on these facilities, which ended Oct. 19. More than 20 people arrived at the County Courthouse and lined th...