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Today's News

  • Wise captures fifth in 300-meter hurdles

    LAKEWOOD -- It was a light day but a very productive one for Frederick High School at the last day of the state track-and-field meet Saturday at Jeffco Stadium.

    FHS' Jose Wise ran to a fifth-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles during the afternoon finals. His time was 38.63, which set a personal best for the senior.

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  • Brick House Leather opens Dacono shop

    DACONO — A safe motorcycle driver has a good eye for traffic, which also happens to be a handy skill for an entrepreneur looking for a place to set up shop.
        That’s what brought Kelly Auker and her Brick House Leather Company to Dacono and a new storefront at 204 Eighth St., Unit A.
        Auker moved her four-year-old business May 4 from Longmont to bring her seamstress skills for custom-made leather apparel and accessories to a larger market.

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  • Three candidates vie for Weld sheriff job

    With former Weld County Undersheriff Margie Martinez-Perusek’s entry into the race, the election for Weld County sheriff now becomes a three-way affair.
        Martinez-Perusek, who hopes to become the first female sheriff in Weld County’s history, retired in March after 34 years with the county. Martinez-Perusek served as Weld’s first female undersheriff from 2003 to 2011.

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  • Rademacher out of the running for third term, endorses Cozad

    Two-term Weld County Commissioner Douglas Rademacher won’t run for a third, he announced last week. Instead, he endorsed the sole candidate for his District 2 seat as yet, Milliken Mayor Pro Tem Julie Cozad.

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  • Voters roll back Dacono pot ban

    DACONO — In a special May 7 election, voters reversed the city’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, allowing three to reopen in Dacono.
        Dispensary owners hoped for such an outcome after council voted June 11 last year to ban all medical marijuana dispensaries by Dec. 31, 2012.

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  • Dozens of Colorado firefighters meet in Frederick for wildland fire training

    FREDERICK — While Mother Nature has given the Front Range a good dose of precipitation in recent weeks, the effects of last year’s drought and rash of wildfires still lingers in many minds.

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  • Garcia awarded $600 Wilma Dunn Scholarship by Longmont DAR chapter

        DACONO — The Longmont Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution awarded the $600 Wilma Dunn Scholarship to Ms. Stephanie Lissette Garcia, a graduate of Frederick High School.
        Stepanie plans to attend the University of Denver in the fall, majoring in pre-med. She is the daughter of Mrs. Lissette Garcia, of Dacono.

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  • Local students win scholarships to Fort Hays State University

        HAYS, KAN. — Two local students have been awarded scholarships to Fort Hays State University for the 2013-14 academic year.
        Dacono’s Nathan Harrison, a 2013 Frederick High School graduate, was awarded a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in health and human performance and a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award. Harrison is the son of Darrin and Lisa Harrison, of Dacono. He plans a career in athletic training.

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  • Trial date set for Commerce City officer accused in dog shooting

    BRIGHTON — The Commerce City police officer accused of fatally shooting an unrestrained dog in November 2012 pleaded not guilty May 6 in Adams City District Court.
        Robert Price, who faces felony charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, is set to face trial Sept. 30 in connection with the Nov. 24, 2012, shooting of Chloe, a pit bull who was found unrestrained in the 9600 block of Nucla Street.

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  • Home preparedness class to provide Red Cross readiness May 23

        The Carbon Valley Emergency Planning Committee and the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District will host an Are You Ready? Home Preparedness class at 6 p.m. May 23 at the Fire District’s Business & Education Center, 8426 Kosmerl Place in Federick.
        The American Red Cross, Mile High Chapter, will present the preparedness skills workshop.  There is no charge to attend these classes, but advance sign-up is encouraged. For details and registration, visit www.fffd.us or call 303-833-2742.

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