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A governor eager to reopen, COVID cases declining and half of Colorado students are online. What happened?

A governor eager to reopen, COVID cases declining and half of Colorado students are online. What happened?

Colorado’s experience of school reopening has been a microcosm of the nation’s, marked by uncertainty and disparities. Students are facing wildly different educational experiences based on where they live.
SVVSD school board meetings find new virtual home

SVVSD school board meetings find new virtual home

School board meetings are now live-streamed by the district.
Longmont police report: Aug. 24, 2020

Longmont police report: Aug. 24, 2020

A daily crime report in Longmont.
Virtual happy hour, panel discussion will celebrate Women's Equality Day

Virtual happy hour, panel discussion will celebrate Women's Equality Day

The “She is Me” virtual happy hour and panel discussion on Wednesday will focus on stories of league members shared through a photojournalism project of the same name. It also will celebrate Women’s Equality Day, which marks the anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. 
Rally in support of U.S. Postal Service planned today in Longmont

Rally in support of U.S. Postal Service planned today in Longmont

The rally will be from noon to 1 p.m. today at the main post office, 201 Coffman St.
More mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Longmont, Lafayette

More mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Longmont, Lafayette

West Nile-positive mosquitoes came from traps at The Shores and St. Vrain Greenway, according to Boulder County Public Health.
Xcel Energy proposes new economic development incentive

Xcel Energy proposes new economic development incentive

The proposal before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission creates an incentive to enhance economic development in the communities we serve through lower electricity costs for major expansions of existing and new business.
Boulder County Public Health offers health tips as air quality continues to suffer from wildfires

Boulder County Public Health offers health tips as air quality continues to suffer from wildfires

"The combination of fine particulates in smoke with lung-burning ozone can endanger your health and increase susceptibility to severe illness from COVID-19."
Flushing out COVID: Longmont council to vote on joining statewide effort to monitor wastewater for virus

Flushing out COVID: Longmont council to vote on joining statewide effort to monitor wastewater for virus

The city is one of 15 municipalities, which represent 50% to 65% of Colorado’s population, looking to partner with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to conduct COVID surveillance testing on wastewater.
Inside the Ballot Box: Reducing tax rate will do great harm to state economy

Inside the Ballot Box: Reducing tax rate will do great harm to state economy

Proposition 116: State income tax rate reduction has qualified for the ballot.