In Other Local News

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Humanities endowment to partner with Native nonprofit to promote language immersion education- KTOO Public Media

A federal humanities advocate and a Native nonprofit are teaming up to promote Native language education programs. They’ll each contribute about $2 million to fund education programs within tribal communities aimed at revitalizing Native American languages.

'Then I heard the gun': Witness recounts fatal shooting outside Longmont's east Walmart- The Longmont Times Call

Minutes, if not seconds, away from Longmont United Hospital, Keith Williams pressed his hand to the bullet hole in his chest and leaned over to his girlfriend from the passenger's seat of her sedan.

Johnnie St. Vrain: The dirt on that pile of dirt- The Longmont Times Call

Johnnie: In a large lot east of Airport Road on the south side of Nelson Road there is a growing pile of dirt. 

Johnnie St. Vrain: Where to find eclipse glasses in the Longmont area- The Longmont Times Call

Dear Johnnie: I want to watch the eclipse safely. Where in Longmont can I buy the glasses for that? — LTB

Ride for Riley to benefit research into Longmont boy's rare disease- The Longmont Times Call

A Longmont family is hoping to put a dent in a $2 million fundraising goal to cure PKAN, a rare disease that 8-year-old Riley Heasley lives with.

Longmont announces water line replacements- The Longmont Times Call

DeFalco Construction will be replacing several Longmont water lines in the coming weeks.

Boulder County commissioners to consider ballot questions- The Longmont Times Call

Boulder County voters may be asked this fall to authorize continued collections of a tax that assists non-profit human services agencies, to increase term limits for the sheriff, and to allow the county to provide high-speed internet and other telecommunications and cable TV services.

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