Firestone News

Doug Rademacher of rural Longmont has announced intentions to seek a second term on the Board of Weld County Commissioners.

A small rural church now has the opportunity to grow as the result of a generous land donation.

It was, said Lucy Pineda of Firestone, "like a giant Easter-egg hunt." Pineda and her husband, Dan, along with their 5-year-old grandson K.J., were among the hundreds of people who flocked to Miller Farms, west of Platteville, for its second annual gleaning - which allows people to gather as much produce as they like.

Weld County deputies and Firestone police arrested two men Friday for auto theft, including a 19-year-old Longmont man.

The Longmont City Council will convene a closed-door meeting to bring new council members up to speed on pending lawsuits, including the Times-Call's suit against the city over a closed-door meeting.

A Boulder District judge reviewing an open-meetings lawsuit against the Longmont City Council called the city's refusal to release the tape of an private session 'entirely mystifying' after she discovered the meeting was not taped.

Veterans are invited to receive a complimentary conventional full service oil change today at the Grease Monkey locations in Longmont, Brighton, Firestone, Fort Lupton, Greeley, Highlands Ranch, Parker and Thornton.

Share + Nov 13, 2009 1:51 pm US/Mountain Reporting Terry Jessup FIRESTONE, Colo.

If the keys to your Cat, Volvo or John Deere construction loader are missing or were stolen, the Firestone Police Department would like to know about it.

Challenger Katie Witt was cruising to a decisive victory Tuesday night in a bitter fight over the Ward 2 City Council seat that has involved charges of campaign abuse.

Four employees at Erie's John Murphy Millwork got an unexpected bonus this week, winning a $1 million prize in Saturday's Powerball drawing.

A regional right-wing advocacy group with connections to Republican political powers in Colorado has taken a keen interest in a hotly contested Longmont City Council race.

Each week, four employees at John Murphy Millwork in Erie have pitched in $10 apiece to buy lottery tickets.

NCBR Article Longmont United stakes Frederick By Steve Porter October 23, 2009 -- FREDERICK - Longmont United Hospital has scored first in a race to establish a large-scale medical facility in the still-growing Tri-Town area in southwestern Weld County.

City planners say they have figured a way to develop the huge Union parcel in southwest Weld County owned by LifeBridge Christian Church, while circumventing roadblocks erected by neighboring Longmont.

BCBR Article RE/MAX Alliance acquires franchise By Business Report Staff October 22, 2009 -- BROOMFIELD - RE/MAX Alliance, a RE/MAX realty franchise with 21 offices along the Front Range, including four in the Boulder Valley, has acquired fellow franchise RE/MAX Horizons with two offices in Broomfield and Firestone.

The St. Vrain Valley School District wants to ease the crowding at Black Rock and Erie elementary schools and offer a Core Knowledge curriculum in that area as well.

Richard Johnson and Kathy Jo Wheeler, both of Ault Jose Dorado and Vanessa Ramirez, both of Evans Patrick Hill and Jennifer Duryee, both of Greeley Anthony Weichel and Amber Lacey, both of Greeley Jerry Epsall, Jr.

Oscar Escalera and Mayra Martinez Haro, both of Greeley Samuel Bennett and Leslie McDonald, both of Firestone Oct.

Today, state statutes dictate how the town of Frederick is governed. Voters in Frederick this November are being asked to change that by adopting a home-rule charter drafted by a group of residents who have the town's best interests at heart.