🌱 How Cargill’s 77-day lockout is squeezing Fort Morgan’s city budget

Good morning Fort Morgan! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Cargill’s 77-day lockout is squeezing Fort Morgan’s city budget
• What the latest Cargill contract rejection means for Fort Morgan cattle
• What’s the latest on Fort Morgan’s Cargill worker lockout?

Also on today's calendar: The Block Farmers Market and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 101 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hazy sun; record-tying heat, temps: high: 101, low: 61.
• Saturday: Sunshine; record-tying heat, with a high of 103 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cargill lockout in Fort Morgan reaches 77 days as workers reject tentative agreement (denver7.com) — Fort Morgan’s Cargill meatpacking workers have now been locked out for 77 days after voting down a tentative agreement, prolonging uncertainty for about 1,700 employees. City Manager Brent Nation warns the shutdown is causing multimillion‑dollar losses in water and electricity revenue, forcing him to plan painful budget cuts unless a new deal is reached soon.
   

• Hope Remains for Higher Cash (dtnpf.com) — Livestock markets saw higher cattle futures and mixed hog movement, while Fort Morgan’s locked-out Cargill meatpackers rejected a union-recommended contract and will resume bargaining. Cattle normally processed at the Fort Morgan plant are being diverted elsewhere, affecting both local workers and broader market flows.
   

• Aug. 5, 2026: Dems' shifting position on Israel, record gun sales, the contentious saga of a newly-abandoned town (cpr.org) — Fort Morgan gets a brief but important mention in this Colorado news podcast, with an update on the ongoing Cargill worker lockout that affects many local families and the city’s economy. The episode also covers shifting Colorado Democratic views on Israel and a tiny Eastern Plains town recently declared abandoned after its entire government resigned.
   

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📸 Around Fort Morgan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Morgan

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• The Bookworm Brigade Kids Book Club →
  Books on Main, 302 Main St, Fort Morgan
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 10

• Back to School Night
  Green Acres Elementary School Fort Morgan, CO 80701
  4:30 pm
• FMMS Open House
  Fort Morgan Middle School Fort Morgan, CO 80701
  5:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Airport Advisory Board Meeting →
  Fort Morgan, CO Calendar, 23101 Highway 52, Fort Morgan
  12:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• The Block Farmers Market →
  The Block: Commissary Kitchen & Events, 19592 E 8th Ave, Fort Morgan
  9:00 am
• Fort Morgan Museum and Library — Legendary Ladies →
  Fort Morgan Museum, 414 Main St, Fort Morgan
  2:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Food Truck Friday →
  The Block: Commissary Kitchen & Events, 19592 E 8th Ave, Fort Morgan
  5:00 pm

Friday September 4

• The Bookworm Brigade Kids Book Club →
  Books on Main, 302 Main St, Fort Morgan
  4:00 pm

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📣 Fort Morgan Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 10

• Back to School Night
  Green Acres Elementary School Fort Morgan, CO 80701
  4:30 pm
• FMMS Open House
  Fort Morgan Middle School Fort Morgan, CO 80701
  5:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• Autumn Market →
  The Block: Commissary Kitchen & Events, 19592 E 8th Ave, Fort Morgan
  9:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone in Morgan County install wallpaper?
  I just have one accent wall that I’d like done and was hoping to get a quote. Thanks! (Nextdoor Fort Morgan North)

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🗞 Nearby News

Wiggins

• Texas Tech's Jamichael Stillwell officially eligible for 2026-27 season (on3.com)

Sterling

• Great Colorado Time Capsule to visit Sterling Aug. 8 (journal-advocate.com)
• Logan County Sheriff's Office makes arrests for drug possession, menacing (journal-advocate.com)
• Sterling approves disaster declaration after NJC sewer line failure (prismnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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