Larimer County News

In October, WWII and Navy veteran Mary Lou Batman celebrated her 100th birthday. Over 80 of her relatives, friends, Loveland first responders, and fellow veterans joined her at a special parade given in honor of her 100th birthday at the Loveland Sports Park.

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John Kinney has been appointed as the director of the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) following a national search. This decision was made by Loveland Acting City Manager Rod Wensing on behalf of the Cities of Fort Collins and Loveland. Kinney will assume his new role on Tuesday, November 12. As the airport director, Kinney will oversee the … (read more…)

Professionals For Seniors celebrated its 18th Birthday at their recent breakfast meeting hosted by Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital & Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital. The celebration was a gala affair with attendance reaching about 100 members. Each member had the opportunity to introduce themselves and share their commitment to … (read more…)

The City of Fort Collins Transformer Cabinet Mural Project was started in 2004 as a collaboration between the City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places (APP ) Program and Utilities Light and Power. Serving as a graffiti abatement program, the murals help lower maintenance costs while adding bright colorful art in unexpected places. The program also … (read more…)

In September, Cheyenne VA Medical Center announced that it received a 5 star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings and 5 star rating from CMS’ quarterly patient satisfaction review by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (HCAHPS)]. Cheyenne exceeded … (read more…)

The Partnership for Age Friendly Communities in Larimer County is again hosting a Candidate Forum. You are invited to attend this complimentary event at the Twinberry Auditorium in the Fort Collins Senior Center on Thursday October 10th from 2-4:30 pm. This Forum is made possible by the financial support of AARP Colorado.

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In September, the Honorable Susan Blanco was selected as the recipient of the 46th Judge Conrad L. Ball Award. Blanco is the Chief Judge in Colorado’s 8th Judicial District and has dedicated her professional life to the justice system to impact our community positively.

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A new outrageous comedy is at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins Dr. Gawkler’s vacation rental is fully booked for the weekend. Unfortunately, it’s the weekend the doctor and his faithful assistant Igor are bringing their monstrous creation to life.

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Estes Park would like to share information on wildlife safety, particularly elk within the Estes Park community. There have been recent high profile incidents involving humans and elk. Just before the summer rush of visitors heading to Estes Park, elk calving season takes place in the spring. During this time, female elk, referred to as cows, are … (read more…)

Fort Collins City Council updated the Automated Vehicle Identification Systems (AVIS) Municipal Code through the designation of “speed corridors” within the city that historically show excessive traffic violations and crashes. The primary goal of speed corridors and the Traffic Safety Initiative (TSI) is to promote traffic safety through speed … (read more…)

What does a marketing director do after retiring from writing newsletters and press releases? She writes a novel! When an unexpected nudge into early retirement jolted me into an existential fork in the road of my career, I revisited an unfinished draft of a book I’d started seventeen years before. Unsure if the therapeutic ramblings were … (read more…)

Dear fellow Scambusters – this has been a busy month for the scammers (aka, creeps, low lifes, evil, bad actors, scumbags,etc.) I try extremely hard to be more PC (politically correct) but for those that know me, realize that the filter I was given at birth is flawed and does not work very well. So, I really try – but cannot produce a PC name … (read more…)