Laporte News

Monday, November 9, 2009 LAND USE HEARING The Board of County Commissioners met at 3:00 p.m. with Matt Lafferty, Principal Planner.

A tight budget has prompted county officials to trim their contract with the Larimer Humane Society for animal control service in 2010.

Jim and Rose Brinks of LaPorte will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Nov. 25, 2009.

A LaPorte couple are forging ahead with plans to start their own handyman company after they say efforts to open a 'Rent-A-Husband' franchise went horribly awry.

Diane Findley loves to have fun. Her natural exuberance carries over to her art work, especially when she paints a portrait or landscape.

In an overwhelming response, the citizens of Larimer County have chosen the painting to represent the 2009 Open Lands Visual Artist of the Year, Diane Findley.

Robert 'Bob' Benson Wilhelm died at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colorado on Oct.

Baking supplies, chili ingredients, staples and comfort food flew off grocery store shelves Wednesday as consumers hunkered down to wait out the snow that is expected to pile up well into today.

Shirley Nadine Todd lost her five year courageous struggle with breast cancer on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Go north on Overland Trail to Larimer County Road 50 . Go west on LCR 50 to LCR 23.

Hilda M. Schneidmiller of Fort Collins passed away, October 14, 2009. Mrs. Schneid-miller was born October 11, 1918 in Fort Collins, to Henry J. and Millie F Meyer.

Larimer County's Proposed 2009 Budget was released today by Larimer County Manager Frank Lancaster.

The noise over last year's controversial urban poultry farming ordinance has died down with barely a squawk.

Here is a list of upcoming Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association's Year Round Workshop Series: > Long Term Food Storage: 6 p.m. Thursday, Fort Collins.

Catherine Claire Frink of Fort Collins passed away on October 5, 2009. Claire was born on March 1, 1930 in Denver to Raymond and Lois Heath.

Over the weekend, I was privileged to participate in a cooking demonstration sponsored by Beet Street featuring locally available foods.

A LaPorte man who authorities say was the mastermind behind the largest pot operation ever uncovered in Larimer County has pleaded guilty to marijuana cultivation and agreed to serve four years in prison.

The extremism, the violent rhetoric, and the conspiracy theories swirling around conservatives and directed at Barack Obama may reach an apex with the conservative Christian ministers who are calling for Barack Obama's death.

Winds gusting up to 60 mph drove a dangerous wildfire across open grasslands near homes and horse barns in rural Larimer County on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents from two rural subdivisions southeast of Livermore.

LAPORTE - Wading barefoot into the Poudre River Tuesday morning, Jennie Russell's eighth grade science students sloshed through the water among the rocks, using electronic probes to gather data about the health of the Poudre.