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Town hall set Tuesday on wildfire mitigation
SUPERIOR — County commissioners will hold a town hall Tuesday in Superior to discuss issues surrounding wildfire in Boulder County. The event, free and open to the public, will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Superior Community Center, 1500 Coalton Road in Superior. Jim Webster and Abby...
OPINION | Big Pivots: How Craig matters in Colorado’s just energy transition
Think your fingers aren’t smudged with black coal dust? Even in the Roaring Fork Valley and Boulder County, places with no smokestacks currently in use, we still rely upon coal power. Coal has made the lives of nearly all Coloradans easier. That’s why the recent agreement that could result...
Boulder County "urgently" wants to find armed man who lit fires
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office has released images and video of a man deputies are seeking in connection with burglary and arson incidents, citing heightened fire danger and rising temperatures as urgent reasons for apprehension.The crimes occurred around 11:30 p.m. on July 4 in the 24000 block of Highway 7, located between Lyons and Allenspark."Anytime we have a fire in a mountainous area, especially under fire restrictions, it's a significant concern," said Boulder Sheriff's Office spokesman Vinnie Montez.According to detectives, surveillance footage shows the suspect attempting to ignite a cabin."He initially started a fire inside the cabin, which extinguished on...
Longmont-area cone zones for July 13-19
• Firestone-Longmont mobility hub: The Colorado Department of Transportation is constructing the Firestone-Longmont Mobility Hub at the Interstate 25 and Colo. 119 interchange. Daytime work hours are expected from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, with periodic overnight work. Motorists can expect periodic single-lane closures on Colo. 119 and I-25 and on- and off-ramp closures, as well as 11-foot lane restrictions on the southbound I-25 on-ramp and the northbound off-ramp at Exit 240. From 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, construction crews will be realigning the southbound and northbound off-ramps. The Colorado Department of Transportation will have temporary closures that impact the I-25 southbound and northbound off-ramps at Exit 240, at Colo. 119 and southbound I-25 main line. The project is expected to be completed by August.
Firefighters put out grass blaze near Niwot High School Thursday
Boulder County dispatchers received a report of a grass fire near Niwot High School around 5 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters found flames about five feet high in an area about 100 feet by 8 feet next to a creek. They put out the firejust after 5:30 p.m. No structures were affected...
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