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Community members, 'creatives' invited to help decorate downtown concrete barriers

Community members, 'creatives' invited to help decorate downtown concrete barriers

Community members are invited to add artistic touches to the barriers during a wheatpaste session from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Army Corps of Engineers could partner with city on Resilient St. Vrain project for new bridge, channel improvements

Army Corps of Engineers could partner with city on Resilient St. Vrain project for new bridge, channel improvements

Longmont and the Corps are considering a public partnership agreement in which the city would replace the Boston Avenue bridge over St. Vrain Creek and the Corps would make channel improvements between Boston Avenue and South Sunset Street.
Mosquito spraying planned in seven areas of Longmont on Thursday night

Mosquito spraying planned in seven areas of Longmont on Thursday night

Spraying is conducted when the number of mosquitos in traps exceeds 150 count and when West Nile virus has been detected in the Longmont area, according to the city. 
Las escuelas de St. Vrain Valley comenzarán el año con aprendizaje solo en línea hasta septiembre

Las escuelas de St. Vrain Valley comenzarán el año con aprendizaje solo en línea hasta septiembre

Los estudiantes del distrito escolar de St. Vrain Valley no regresarán a los salones de las escuelas este mes, si no que tendrán que atender clases remotamente hasta el final de septiembre. 
Healthy Kids Colorado Survey finds depression on the rise among youths

Healthy Kids Colorado Survey finds depression on the rise among youths

More than a third of students surveyed statewide reported feeling so sad or hopeless they stopped doing usual activities almost every day for two or more consecutive weeks in the past year, according to the survey. Other findings were that vaping continued despite teens identifying it as risky, and that teens changed the way they used pot.
Open space agencies urge no fireworks, fires on open lands because of high temps, low humidity

Open space agencies urge no fireworks, fires on open lands because of high temps, low humidity

With high temperatures and low humidity creating high fire danger, and with the recent Elephant Butte Fire near Evergreen and two small open space wildfires in Boulder County, the agencies reminded visitors they have a “responsibility in protecting first responders, communities and shared public lands.”
Eastbound Pike Road to be closed for week between Sunset and Coffman

Eastbound Pike Road to be closed for week between Sunset and Coffman

The eastbound lane will remain closed for a week to accommodate various construction activities, the city stated in a news release. Detours will direct traffic from South Sunset Street and South Main Street to Ken Pratt Boulevard, according to the city.
Longmont Weather Forecast 8/4-6/2020

Longmont Weather Forecast 8/4-6/2020

A couple days of normal temperatures and wandering severe thunder storms will be replaced by dry and hot weather again.
Secretary of state joins peers across country in call for election funding in next COVID stimulus package

Secretary of state joins peers across country in call for election funding in next COVID stimulus package

“To have accessible elections in the midst of the pandemic, we need to rapidly expand vote by mail for all across the nation,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said.
Donation from Octo will allow Longmont nonprofit Rise Phoenix Rise to distribute motivational book

Donation from Octo will allow Longmont nonprofit Rise Phoenix Rise to distribute motivational book

"The donation enables Rise Phoenix Rise to reach a broader audience of mental health peers who receive support through its one-on-one and group programs."