Mead News

Longmont resident Craig Reynolds didn't take snacks or hiking poles on his trek up Flagstaff Mountain on Saturday.

Hopes for the fledgling economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes.

Oil prices rose to near $82 a barrel Friday in Asia, just below a one-year high, as signs the global economic recovery is gathering pace fueled investor optimism.Benchmark crude for December delivery rose 51 cents to $81.70 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Oil prices slipped below $81 a barrel Thursday, retreating from a 2009 high, as a wobbly U.S. dollar steadied in Asian trading.

This Aug. 29, 2009 photo shows a front-end loader piling up manure as a pen is cleaned out at the JBS feed lot west of Greeley in Kersey, Colo.

Longmont United Hospital will limit its indigent care for people living outside its service area.

State Rep. Glenn Vaad, R-Mead, will seek re-election next year to the House District 48 position he has served for the past three years.

The fourth annual Mead Sugar Beet Festival celebrates sugar beet farming with the whole community.

Jim Doke sits in his new residence, a downtown Greeley motel, on Friday after losing almost everything from his home, his farm and four vehicles to contact with most of his family.

The super summer season of racing is quickly running down at I-76 Speedway, with next week being the last of the points races.

The Colorado State Patrol is responding to a crash on Interstate 25 between Mead and Johnstown.

The Weld District Attorney's Office has dropped charges against a man accused of raping a woman earlier this year.

Weld County prosecutors have dismissed charges against a man accused of holding an Arvada woman captive in his Mead home and raping her, according to a spokeswoman.

From basement to storefront, Adam Kittel turned a hobby of making mead into a Loveland meadery.

Looking for something to do this weekend? You'll find three days of family fun in Platteville.

The Weld County Sheriff's Office encourages members of the community to join them for National Night Out, taking place from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday.

State Reps Glenn Vaad, R-Mead, and Don Marostica, R-Loveland, will hold a town hall meeting Thursday.

If all goes as planned, Weld County Road 7 will not be a dirt road when school starts in mid-August. Next week, contractors will begin grading the road from Colo.

Tucked away off Interstate 25 halfway between Denver and Fort Collins lies Colorado's latest growth hot spot.

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