Fire damages home near Waverly
Fire heavily damaged a home near Waverly on Feb. 7, but was kept in check by crews from the Wellington Fire Protection District. The fire, at 828 Eggleston St. in unincorporated Larimer County, was reported […]
Month: February 2013
Advanced Animal Care of Colorado receives small business excellence award
Advanced Animal Care of Colorado & Dog Tales Activity Center of Fort Collins recently received the 2012 Small Business Excellence Awards from Colorado Lending Source. Winners were selected by Colorado Lending Source based on the […]
CSU researchers study black carbon to learn environmental impact of wildfires
Anyone who drove through the Poudre Canyon after the devastating High Park Fire of summer 2012 saw alarming effects: 136 square miles of scorched landscape in the foothills northwest of Fort Collins, river banks lined […]
Make Change NoCo hosts FINRA-sponsored financial education training program
Join Make Change NoCo for a two-part financial education training program for human service professionals, faith-based community members, K-16 educators, human resource professionals, and financial education volunteers in Northern Colorado. Session 1 will be February […]
Postal Service cancels Saturday mail delivery starting in August
The United States Postal Service announced plans Feb. 6 to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through Friday. […]
Bats more likely to carry zoonotic viruses than rodents, new CSU study says
Rodents hugely outnumber bats, but bats are more likely than rodents to carry viruses that can be transmitted between animals and humans, according to new research by Colorado State University disease ecologists. “There’s been a […]
Start getting your team together for Wellington adult coed softball
It’s not too early to start thinking about getting a team together for summer softball. Team registration is $560 with twelve games scheduled and ten guaranteed. The 2013 season is scheduled to begin the week […]
Slash pile burning planned Feb. 5 for Deadman area northwest of Red Feather Lakes
U.S. Forest Service firefighters did not have adequate snow cover Feb. 4 to burn slash piles in the West Beaver project area, located approximately 5 miles northwest of the Crystal Lakes subdivision. Burning is planned […]
Larimer County Commissioner Johnson's monthly meeting will feature Choice Organics owners
Commissioner Steve Johnson’s monthly public meeting in LaPorte on Feb. 6 will feature Erica and Brian Freeman, owners of Choice Organics, a local medical marijuana business operating in unincorporated Larimer County. The two will talk […]
Two skiers take the long route after Cameron Pass avalanche
Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services personnel received a report of a large avalanche at Cameron Pass on Feb. 2 at approximately 12:30 p.m. The avalanche was located in the South Diamond Peak/Montgomery Bowl area […]