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With 73 years as a community jeweler, things get sentimental. Engaged couples who come to select their wedding rings have told current owner, Linda Snyder-Crockett, their grandparent or great-grandparent purchased a ring from the store. 

Motorists will be greeted by three road closures today around Longmont. 

Dozens of similar Life Chain demonstrations were held across the country on Sunday to "prayerfully and peacefully" protest, according to the Christian organization. 

As Colorado assesses feasibility of saving water in a Lake Powell drought pool, study shows ranchers and farmers could see net benefit from payments over five-year period.

The Longmont Leader reached out to candidates of the races listed in our voter’s guide with a list of questions. Each response will be published as it is received and may be edited for clarity and/or length.

A triceratops skull, nicknamed Pops, is leaving its home in Greeley and heading to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where it will be studied by a team led by Joe Sertich, the museum’s curator of dinosaurs. 

Kristin Hefflon, the district’s Student Services coordinator, said counselors have formed a community to swap knowledge and expertise. All of which can be used to aid students who might fear going back to brick-and-mortar classrooms after a month of online learning.

The counselors are coming on board through a $930,899 grant from the Colorado Department of Education’s School Counselor Corps Grant Program. The three-year initiative will fund an additional full-time counselor at Skyline High, Trail Ridge Middle and Mountain View Elementary schools.

A daily crime report in Longmont.