Fort Lupton News

Fort Lupton's Cicero Johns knows how to wrap up one's high school track career. For openers, he was second in the state 3A high jump at Jeffco Stadium.

Sometimes, the best motivation for doing good is to suffer some hard times, coming out stronger as a result.

Memorial Day commemoration services at Fort Lupton's Hillside Cemetery will begin at 9:15 a.m. Monday, May 27, with a fly-over of vintage airplanes from Platte Valley Airport.

Ashley Manor is now the official new owner of Beehive Homes of Northern Colorado, effective April 1. Ashley Manor has many years of experience in providing care to seniors and owns 53 facilities throughout Colorado, Idaho and Oregon.

The driver of a Mazda 3 that crashed on Colo. Highway 52 just west of Weld County Road 3 late Friday morning was flown to Denver Health Medical Center.

10:30 p.m. In the 1500 block of East Eighth Street, a 28-year-old Loveland man for investigation of domestic violence, third-degree assault, criminal mischief and child abuse.

Vendors, crafters, flea market flippers and anybody with a garage full of stuff: Here's a great opportunity to sell your goods and benefit Brighton's 15th annual Relay for Life event, at a Relay Giant Garage Sale: Setup begins as early as 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, at 9883 County Road 23 in Fort Lupton .

JIM RYDBOM/jrydbom@greeleytribune.com Tank batteries, where oil is transferred from the field to trucks, are a common denominator in many oil spill or releases reported in Weld County.

Generations of tradesmen: Apprentice Charlie Everitt takes some training from his grandfather and fort blacksmith Charlie Everitt.

Two Brighton High School seniors have been awarded the Daniels Scholarship. Grant Shibao of Brighton and Chris Horiuchi of Fort Lupton were two of 250 seniors in four states honored with full-ride scholarships to the college of their choice.

Each year Optimist International invites secondary students to submit an essay on carefully selected topics.

Saturday, May 18, is the date for the annual Ft. Lupton Optimist Club garage sale at R&M Services, 622 First in Ft.

Margarita was born April 26, 1951 in Vollmer, Colo. to Jose and Trinidad Espinoza.

Two men were arrested early Thursday morning at a Weld County gas station, the Weld County Sheriff's office said, when deputies found them in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Seven people were transported to area hospitals after a van rolled early Thursday morning on U.S. 85 in Fort Lupton.

Taking steps toward establishing a worthy tradition, the Fort Lupton American Legion is sponsoring the second annual Wounded Warrior Walk, May 18.