Ward News

Councilwoman-elect Katie Witt came in for several rounds of cheers and applause during Wednesday's Boulder County Republican Breakfast meeting.

Early returns have challengers in the Longmont City Council race leading Mayor Roger Lange and Ward 2 Councilwoman Karen Benker.

This Tuesday, across Colorado, officials will tally ballots cast for the most local of elections: those for city council positions, seats on school boards and local taxation issues.

Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett will investigate complaints against Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden in his investigation of a Fort Collins couple accused of falsely reporting their son was in a runaway balloon, sparking a massive rescue effort two weeks ago.

Shane Niemeyer works to fix a bike tire during his ride in Lefthand Canyon on Monday afternoon.

"We do believe we have a role to play," says Tamra Ward, senior vice president of public affairs for the chamber of commerce.

In the recent decision regarding paving 1.5 miles in Sunshine, the commissioners' rhapsodic speeches around rural character and mountain roads do not make sense.

RIFLE, CO, MARCH 24, 2004 - Drilling rigs of Encana Oil & Gas Inc. are working near Mamm Creek area, Rifle, Colo on Wednesday.

Marrocco's is a gem tucked away in Ward. More Online Read capsules of recent dining reviews online at dailycamera.com/entertainment . 8 Utica St., Ward, CO 80481, 303- 459-0358 Homemade Italian dinners and hearty, calorie-rich breakfast.

Barbara Lawlor WARD In the spring of 2000, Pete Lawrence, Ward marshal and assistant fire chief, responded to the scene of a motor vehicle accident.

"I want to be like the Nabisco of ganja," Shaz Swartz announces, as we're sitting on the front porch of his rustic wood cabin perched on the side of a mountain above the minuscule town of Ward, Colorado.

No blues, or Bluz, here: Matt McClusky and Adrienne Metzig are all smiles at event benefiting Dani's Foundation.

Summer camps are contending with more than bug bites and poison ivy this year: They're on the lookout for H1N1 swine flu.

Share + Jul 16, 2009 10:46 am US/Mountain Reporting Alan Gionet Ward, Colo. With Champ Camp shut down, young people with asthma and other respiratory ailments are hurting for a place to go this summer.

Share + Jul 14, 2009 9:12 pm US/Mountain KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press Writer WARD, Colo.

Colorado lawmakers started shining a flashlight into the dense state tax code earlier this year, looking for special-interest loopholes they could plug to prevent the budget crisis from deepening.

The Colorado Department of Transportation is advising drivers to be prepared for additional cyclists along Colorado highways in July.

State legislators have been scored again, this time by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, which recently released the first of what will be annual legislative ratings.

A man who died Friday night in a one-car crash Peak to Peak Highway near Ward has been identified as 36-year-old Benjamin John Barrailler, of Lyons.

WARD On one side of the road there is a sign warning: Motor Cycles Use Extreme Caution.