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The library is hosting its annual PEEPS Literary Diorama Contest. Similar to last year, the competition will be held virtually due to social distancing guidelines. 

School boards, superintendents, and teachers unions have called for the tests to be canceled this year. They say administering the tests represents major logistical challenges, including calling back computers that students are using for remote learning, and would take away from instructional time without providing valid data.

Speaking at a virtual news conference, Polis said some frontline essential workers also will qualify for the first phase, including those who work in the grocery, agriculture and meatpacking industries. Younger people with two or more qualifying medical conditions also can get the vaccine.

Colorado funds its schools on a per-pupil basis, and lawmakers could have held back millions promised to schools after the October student tally recorded nearly 30,000 fewer students this year, a 3% decline.  Instead, Colorado lawmakers said they would maintain school funding in recognition that schools have incurred additional costs to educate students in a pandemic.

No customers were in the store at the time of the fire, Patrick Kramer, Longmont Fire Services public information officer and firefighter engineer said. Store management did not comment on the fire and did not say if any employees were in the store when the fire started. 

The lab visited Longmont Estates Elementary this morning and will head to Timberline PK-8 from 1 to 3 p.m. today. The stops are just two of those planned over the next three months at all of the district’s elementary schools.

A recap of news and events happening in Longmont as provided by the city.

 “We will get through this … It is going to feel oh so much better by the middle of the year. We are going to be able to get out and about, to get out there to see some of our businesses opening up again and once more, growing within our region.”

Proposal could involve new fees on gas purchases, ride-sharing apps and delivery services

A daily crime report in Longmont.