Blaine Howerton
Blaine Howerton, journalist and publisher, captures the heart of Northern Colorado through local news and community storytelling.
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Law says they must, but state District Attorneys aren't reporting school-crime data
Nineteen of the state’s 22 district attorneys offices charged with enforcing Colorado’s laws are not complying with a 2012 law…
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Obituary: Janet Grace Clark
Janet Grace Clark, 74, of Livermore passed away on March 10, 2014. Janet Petzke was born in Kenosha, Wisc., on…
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Letter: Congratulations
Editor: I was delighted to read in your March edition that North Forty News had received top honors in the…
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"I said it was not his right to pollute my property with dead birds"
While the USDA’s Wildlife Services has been involved in more-controversial agricultural programs, such as large predator control, how locals viewed…
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Red Feather Lakes Library debuts new online resources
We’ve discussed, the past several columns, Red Feather Lakes Community Library’s value-added services, and how the library has used creative…
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After 40 years, researchers still studying how, and if, bird poison works
After 40 years of using a poison that targets flocks of starlings that plague feedlots and crops, the Animal and…
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Dairy owner sees minimal results from use of bird poisons
John Slutsky, the owner of La Luna Dairy in Wellington, knows all too well how problematic flocks of starlings can…
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Lions Open Space trailhead temporarily closed starting March 24
Due to river bank repairs resulting from the September 2013 flood, the Lions Open Space trailhead and parking lot off…
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Pine beetle mitigation will impact some Canyon Lakes Ranger District campgrounds
Work related to the mountain pine beetle epidemic, including hazard-tree cutting and insecticide spraying, will temporarily close several recreation areas…
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Our view: Communication breakdown
A Front Range municipality has a communication problem. Residents have been complaining that the community’s leaders haven’t been keeping its…