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Today's News

  • Urban finishes sixth in state 800-meters; one race to go

    LAKEWOOD -- Frederick's Makenzie Urban captured sixth place in the girls 800-meter run at the state 4A track and field meet Friday at Jeffco Stadium.

     

    She finished in a time of 2:18.76. She went into the race with the seventh-fastest time in the state this year, a 2:19.0 time at the last meet of the season, the St. Vrain Invitational.

    Urban, who is a junior, has one more race left at the state meet. The 1,600-meter run begins at 12:50 p.m. Saturday.

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  • PARTY PLANNING

        FREDERICK — Town trustees approved a plan May 8 to create an entertainment district in the town allowing alcohol consumption for local events.
        The Colorado Liquor Code was amended recently to authorize municipalities to establish entertainment districts within which a “common consumption area” can be established to allow the sale, service and consumption of alcohol beverages within the designated area.

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  • Frederick trustees pick Lee Schlais for parks commission

        FREDERICK — Lee Schlais will be the newest addition to the town’s parks and open space commission.
        Schlais, who has lived in town for eight months, was chosen May 8 by a vote by the Frederick Board of Trustees.
        Frederick Mayor Tony Carey asked all trustees to rank their choices for candidates before the votes were read aloud.

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  • Weather service posts fire weather watch for Friday

    DENVER -- The National Weather Service posted a fire weather watch for Adams and Weld counties for Friday afternoon and evening.

    The cause is twofold. Strong winds, which mean very warm temperatures, and low relative humidities, could create extreme fire conditions, especially after noon. Winds could be as strong as 20 miles per hour with gusts as high as 30 mph. The relative humidity levels could be as low as 9 percent.

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  • A RUN OF REMEMBRANCE

     

    Don Quick, far left, district attorney for Adams and Broomfield counties, leads the pack of runners Saturday at the start of the Sean May Memorial 5K Run at Barr Lake State Park. May was the chief deputy district attorney when he was killed in 2008. To date his killer has not been found despite a $125,000 reward. Proceeds from the fourth annual race help fund the Self Help Resource Center at the District Attorney’s Office in the Judicial Center. More than 150 runners braved the cold, damp weather to honor their friend.

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  • Home sales up slightly in April

        The latest home-sale figures are in from Metrolist and IRES, and they show a slight increase from March to April.

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  • Firestone, SAFEbuilt present 2012 scholarships

        Four local high school seniors were awarded scholarships at the May 9 Firestone Board of Trustees meeting.

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  • Drought mitigation plan presented to Board of Trustees

        FIRESTONE — The Firestone Board of Trustees was presented with a draft drought mitigation plan at the May 9 meeting. Should the town of Firestone’s water supply ever decrease below the 110 percent of demand, the board is considering that this plan be put into place.

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  • Drill, baby, drill

        FORT LUPTON — If GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney came to South Weld County looking for the Hispanic vote, he missed his mark.

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  • Rec district welcomes new board members

        FIRESTONE — Brenda Hall, Mike Schiers and Jeff Johnson are the newest members of the Carbon Valley Recreation District board. Voters elected those three to the board during the May 8 election.
        “Three board members — Bill Onstott, Sherri Lamb and Dennis Koolhof — will be leaving after completing a great service for the district with our thanks,” said CV Rec District Executive Director Renee Witty.

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