Grover News

Plans to leach uranium out of the ground beneath northern Colorado are quietly progressing as the mining company awaits the final crop of tests on the land, air and water where it hopes to build its wells.

The Pawnee Historical Society of Grover will host an Antique Road Show today. Proceeds from the event will be used on the Grover Depot Museum and to restore the Morris Building in downtown Grover, which was ...

Lourie Lee "Rocky" Lawrence, age 79, of Florence passed away August 2, 2008 at his home with his former wife and best friend, Shirley Lawrence, at his side.

A Greeley man facing trial for first-degree murder of his pregnant, estranged wife will first head to the state mental health hospital for an evaluation.

Gilbert William Fisher Sr., 'Gib', went home on July 10th, 2008, and his persistent sense of fun and humor will be greatly missed by his family, his friends, and the numerous health-care workers who came to ...

Weld County's only no-kill animal shelter may soon be forced to close its doors for good, leaving about 80 dogs, 50 cats and various other animals with an uncertain future.

After the rodeo, slack if necessary * VFW FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST - Greeley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2121 will serve a Happy Father's Day breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Sunday, June 15, at the post, 2514 7th ...

Denkai Animal Sanctuary in Grover is offering to temporarily board livestock as their owners rebuild farms and corrals damaged by Thursday's tornadoes in Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming.

“I heard a creaking noise overnight”

When Helen Premer stepped out the front door of her house Friday morning in Evans, the daily paper wasn't the only thing she found. via Greeley Tribune

Uranium. It's a dirty word in Weld County. It might be seven letters long, but it's sure gotten a few four-letter responses, and for good reason. via Greeley Tribune

“Now what we are hearing is that the mining company cannot apply for permits for another year”

Property owners are forcing Denkai Animal Sanctuary out of its current facility in Carr before the end of its two-year lease, said Floss Blackburn, founder and director of the nonprofit. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

“I'm just glad to see it. We're using the wind for something besides pumping water.”

Visit The 'Green News' Section Reporting Paul Day GROVER, Colo. One of the country's biggest wind farms is proving to be a boon to rural Colorado in northwestern Weld County near the town of Grover. via Cbs4denver.com

Worries about a proposed uranium mine next door are prompting Weld County's Denkai Animal Sanctuary to move its 150 animals to a new site. via Denver Post

“There's no reason to put ourselves at risk or these animals”

The prospect of uranium mining coming to its neighborhood is prompting a Weld County animal sanctuary to consider moving its operations. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

Sometimes it's almost auto-pilot; we just get in our cars and drive. We drive to work; the car knows the way. via Greeley Tribune

“Because of demand, companies are looking for it”

As Ash the cat surveys the farm, Robin Davis keeps an eye on Devon Goes, 7, as he brushes Cherry the horse's stomach Friday at Davis' farm west of Nunn. via Greeley Tribune

“This isn't going to melt. It'll be around for a while. It'll take days and days of 50-, 60-degree weather to melt this. But if we don't get it off the street, we'll have drainage problems.”

A Brush couple was rescued early Monday morning by a Weld County Public Works maintainer operator after getting stuck near the Pawnee Buttes the day before. via Greeley Tribune

“We're just getting it off the street”

Sunday's blowing wind pushed snow onto county and city roads, but crews should have everything clear soon. via Greeley Tribune