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SVVSD basketball wrap-up: Longmont boys beat Silver Creek, remain undefeated

SVVSD basketball wrap-up: Longmont boys beat Silver Creek, remain undefeated

Trojan girls also notch win in crosstown rivalry. Mead boys and girls net Saturday victories. Skyline teams fall to Severance.
How these scrap wood startups could help Colorado fight wildfires

How these scrap wood startups could help Colorado fight wildfires

Products like biochar could provide the financial motivation for fire mitigation products, which reduce fuels but also creates massive piles of unwanted timber.
Soil Revolution Conference goes virtual with video series

Soil Revolution Conference goes virtual with video series

Series of short videos feature local producers, researchers, and organizations highlighting projects focused on improving soil health.
Colorado earns ranking of fourth safest during COVID pandemic, per new study

Colorado earns ranking of fourth safest during COVID pandemic, per new study

Colorado’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and how it is delivering vaccines to residents earned the state a ranking as the fourth safest in a recent comparison by personal finance website WalletHub .
Colorful characters from Longmont’s history: Chief Vern Campbell helped usher in modern firefighting in city

Colorful characters from Longmont’s history: Chief Vern Campbell helped usher in modern firefighting in city

The series will include wives and mothers, businesspeople, a soldier, an activist, and even an outlaw or two. Together they show the determination, strength, business skill, and sometimes a lack of principles, that made the city what it is today.
Boulder County warns of street drugs containing fentanyl

Boulder County warns of street drugs containing fentanyl

“Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin, and significantly increases the risk of death from accidental overdose,” Boulder County Public Health stated in a news release.
Longmont Humane Society Pet of the Week: Kobe is energetic and eager to learn

Longmont Humane Society Pet of the Week: Kobe is energetic and eager to learn

Kobe prefers the company of female dogs and is looking for a home with no kitties.
City council awards $877K to human services agencies to help those hit hard by pandemic

City council awards $877K to human services agencies to help those hit hard by pandemic

The funds come from $1.7 million in the 2021 budget set aside for human service needs, according to a city staff report. The total allocation is 2.5% more than last year and will help families regain some footing while the virus rages, according to the report.
Longmont police report Feb. 5, 2021

Longmont police report Feb. 5, 2021

A daily crime report in Longmont.
Do parents want Colorado to give standardized tests? It depends how you ask

Do parents want Colorado to give standardized tests? It depends how you ask

What do parents want? Advocacy groups have released results from competing polls that come to opposite conclusions to argue that the general public agrees with them.