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The Fifth Annual Absolutely Absurd April Fool’s Day Parade will bring costumes, music, and creativity to downtown Longmont on April 1.

Burklund was arrested in Nebraska on March 14 for the 2007 Colorado murder of Jessica Bejarano. The CBI linked him to the crime through DNA evidence.

Longmont’s Katie Wallace was selected to fill Colorado’s Senate District 17 seat after Sonya Jaquez Lewis resigned. Wallace, a longtime political organizer, plans to focus on renewable energy, affordable housing, and immigrant protections.

Longmont Creative District and Downtown Longmont host the Dress Up Downtown Costume Crawl on March 29, featuring a “Bunny Hop” theme with discounts, games, and fun at local businesses.

Enjoy an intimate concert in Longmont as The Soundpost Sessions’ SPOTLIGHT series features Hannah Connolly and King Orchard at The Times Collaborative on March 20.

The history of Longmont illustrates the importance of newspapers to the public interest by the fact that, in its earliest decade, it had as many as four when its population numbered less than a thousand. This is an excerpt from a story written by Al Pace and was originally published in 2018 by the Longmont Observer.

Boulder Scientific Company has expanded its Longmont and Mead facilities, adding up to 15 jobs and enhancing semiconductor material production to strengthen U.S. supply chains.

Thousands of Colorado educators will rally at the State Capitol on Thursday to protest education funding cuts, leading to school closures across multiple districts, including the Boulder Valley School District.

Weld County Commissioners are weighing whether to relocate the Justice Center north to O Street or keep it downtown, where officials cite major economic benefits.