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About 120 black-footed ferrets, among the most endangered mammals in North America, were injected with an experimental COVID vaccine aimed at protecting the small, weasel-like creatures rescued from the brink of extinction four decades ago.

Community Food Share’s Julia McGee said there is a common misconception that food banks only provide cans and boxes of food, but that’s far from the truth.

Middle school and high school-aged teens are invited to virtually volunteer for the Teen Library Committee for the winter and spring programs. The application period opens on Monday.

The 18-year-old, who works about 25 hours a week while attending school full time, had been sleeping in her car, then in a local hotel, according to Tim Rakow, executive director of The Inn Between of Longmont.

This senior boy loves car rides and is looking for his forever home

A daily crime report in Longmont

The pandemic’s effects will continue to be felt through much of 2021. Will school districts reopen and stay open? How will we address learning loss? Will students from low-income families pursue deferred college dreams.

Longmont, which is piecing together a new sister city relationship with the tribe, sent $5,000 to the Northern Arapaho to help administer vaccinations.

After coming to the U.S. with very little, Luis Alberto Chavez Hernandez has worked hard to help families struggling with homelessnes through SVVSD.