Weld county farm sues chemical company
FORT LUPTON» The operators of a Weld County farm just outside of
Fort Lupton are suing a Loveland agricultural chemical company over accusations that the firm used the wrong type of herbicide and ruined a crop of peppers.
Plaintiff Villano Farms LLC, which filed suit last week in Weld County District Court against Pinnacle Agriculture Enterprises LLC, claims to have planted 37 acres of pepper crops last year and contracted with the defendant to spray herbicide Triflurex HFP to treat the soil.
“Soon after the peppers were planted, (Villano Farms representatives) noticed that the crop was deficient,” according to the complaint.
Through conversations with Pinnacle employees, the plaintiff eventually learned that the device used to spray Villano Farms’ soil recently had been used to spray another type of herbicide called Atrazine without being cleaned between uses, the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit, which accuses Pinnacle of negligence and violations of the Consumer Protection Act, asks a court to award unspecified damages.
Police say body was left in coffin at former Silverthorne funeral home for months.
LAKE COUNTY» Coroner Shannon Kent and his wife, Deputy Coroner Staci Kent, were arrested Friday and charged with attempted tampering with a deceased human body, a Class 4 felony, according to a news release from the 5th Judicial District attorney’s office.
The charges stem from an incident at the former Kent-Bailey Funeral Home, 561 Blue River Parkway in Silverthorne, where police found a body in a coffin that they believe had been there for several months, according to the release.
Juvenile shot in northeast Denver.
A juvenile was shot early Saturday in northeast Denver, according to police. The shooting happened near East 36th Avenue and Columbine Street, police said.
The victim, a male, was taken to a hospital to be treated for wounds. He is expected to recover from the shooting, police said. An investigation is ongoing.
Mobile home park sells for $20 million.
LONGMONT» The St. Vrain Village Mobile Home Park recently was purchased by an Arizona-based company for $20.35 million, Boulder County property records show.
St. Vrain MHP LLC, an entity registered to the Tempe, Arizona address of Park Management Inc., bought the property at 446 S. Francis St.