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Lifelong Longmont resident Crystal Prieto announced her candidacy for Longmont City Council, running on a platform that “puts people before politics.”

The fourth annual Nepali Jatra, a free event celebrating the heritage and culture of Nepal, took place on July 19.

Last week, a new web-based agenda management system, OneMeeting, replaced NovusAGENDA for organizing Boulder City Council meeting agendas, minutes, and other materials.

A truck struck a power line on Grand Avenue on Monday morning, causing a power outage in the area that will take hours to restore.

JJ Jeffery announced her campaign for an at-large seat on Longmont City Council, stating that her priorities are affordability in Longmont, supporting ICE efforts in the city, and protecting freedom.

The University of Colorado Boulder announced that it finalized a 10-year pouring rights agreement with PepsiCo Beverages that will eliminate all single-use plastics from campus beverage services, which will advance CU’s Climate Action Plan.

Longmont Public Safety announced on Wednesday afternoon that a police operation was underway in the 1000 Block of Kimbark in Longmont; the operation was to execute arrest warrants and was completed in just over an hour.

The City of Boulder is requesting proposals from experienced artists to create a piece of three-dimensional outdoor artwork for the new fire station campus at a highly-visible intersection.

Earlier this month, the City of Boulder launched live video streams at eight Boulder open space areas, providing the public with instant access to parking and weather information at those locations.

The City of Longmont alerted residents that the first instance of West Nile Virus of the season has been detected in a pool of mosquitoes in Longmont. The city said it will begin spraying certain areas of Longmont tomorrow evening and urged residents to take precautions against mosquito bites.