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“If you’re a weirdo right now, please keep living,” said Rayanne Hussain, a peer leader with Youth on Record. “Young wei...
07/18/2025

“If you’re a weirdo right now, please keep living,” said Rayanne Hussain, a peer leader with Youth on Record. “Young weirdos will see you in the street and know they’ll be okay.”

That unforgettable line (and many more) came from a youth mental health panel at Colorado’s statewide summit. Students didn’t ask for more resources. They asked for adults who stay.

🔗 Read what young people say actually supports their mental health:
https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/07/18/colorado-teen-mental-health-support/

Colorado teens say mental health starts with consistent adult support, not crisis response, at statewide youth mental health summit.

📢 Colorado AG sues Trump administration over $80M school funding freezeLocal districts like Jefferson County and Westmin...
07/14/2025

📢 Colorado AG sues Trump administration over $80M school funding freeze

Local districts like Jefferson County and Westminster are scrambling just weeks before schools begin. AG Phil Weiser argues this freeze is “disruptive and reckless.”

Full story:

Colorado sues Trump administration over $80M education funding freeze, putting school programs and student services at risk across multiple districts.

Despite losing the first two series games by a combined score of 13-5, the Rockies rallied on Sunday to win 6-4 in front...
07/09/2025

Despite losing the first two series games by a combined score of 13-5, the Rockies rallied on Sunday to win 6-4 in front of the home crowd. In the face of a brutal season, Colorado fans arrived in droves to root on their local team and enjoy some holiday festivities.

To cap an extravagant Fourth of July weekend on the diamond, the Colorado Rockies went all out to celebrate local veterans and military members with a parade on July 6. It was the finale of a packed weekend of promotions, including back-to-back fireworks shows following the first two games against t...

👋 Meet Justin Ralston, the new superintendent of Weld RE-8. From refugee camps in Africa to Fort Lupton classrooms, his ...
07/09/2025

👋 Meet Justin Ralston, the new superintendent of Weld RE-8. From refugee camps in Africa to Fort Lupton classrooms, his leadership starts with listening.

📚 He’s focused on equity, student voice, and rebuilding trust.

Read the full story:

Meet Justin Ralston, Weld RE-8’s new superintendent, bringing global experience and a community-first vision to Fort Lupton schools.

Two Weld County towns will get a boost to help build low- to moderate-cost housing units. The Town of Firestone and the ...
07/09/2025

Two Weld County towns will get a boost to help build low- to moderate-cost housing units. The Town of Firestone and the Town of Johnstown will both get Private Activity Bonds approved by the Weld County Board of Commissioners, according to a news release on July 1.

Two Weld County towns will get a boost to help build low- to moderate-cost housing units, the county commissioner agreed. The Town of Firestone and the Town of Johnstown will both get Private Activity Bonds approved by the Weld County Board of Commissioners, according to a news release on July 1. .....

Summer fun is here! Catch the high-energy “Rock of Ages” at the PACE Center for a nostalgia-filled escape that will have...
07/03/2025

Summer fun is here! Catch the high-energy “Rock of Ages” at the PACE Center for a nostalgia-filled escape that will have you singing along all night. Looking for other ideas? Click the link to find other events for you and the family!

There are some musicals that are just made for the summer, and “Rock of Ages” certainly falls into that category. The show not only captures some of that wild freedom of the best summer days, but also is full of quintessential 80s songs. “The show is all about bigger and better. It embraces ...

Weld County is offering a new app that links people who need emergency medical help with providers.
06/24/2025

Weld County is offering a new app that links people who need emergency medical help with providers.

Weld County will join with an online service and app designed to alert neighbors of emergency calls nearby – especially emergency calls for cardiac arrest. The Pulsepoint app is meant to alert nearby users who can help; alerting neighbors trained in CPR that a person nearby needs their assistance,...

Colorado is home to some of the country’s best high school athletes. Players like Christian McCaffrey, Dalton Knecht, Ma...
06/18/2025

Colorado is home to some of the country’s best high school athletes. Players like Christian McCaffrey, Dalton Knecht, Mallory Swanson and more have ascended to the highest levels of accomplishment in their sports.

But before all that, they were All-State student athletes in the Centennial State.

Colorado is home to some of the best high school athletes in the country. Players like Christian McCaffrey, Dalton Knecht, Mallory Swanson and more have ascended to their sports’ highest levels of accomplishment. But before all that, they were All-State student athletes in the Centennial State. Se...

Weld Co. residents get three chances in July to influence their voting district maps.
06/18/2025

Weld Co. residents get three chances in July to influence their voting district maps.

Weld County will offer residents three opportunities in July to review proposed changes to the county’s Commissioners’ District Map. Meetings are scheduled for 10 a.m. July 9 and 5 p.m. on July 16 and 23. All meetings have been scheduled for the Pawnee Conference Room in the Weld County Administ...

Fort Lupton, Weld County and the State agree that County Road 8's intersection is to dangerous to stay the way it is.
06/17/2025

Fort Lupton, Weld County and the State agree that County Road 8's intersection is to dangerous to stay the way it is.

Rocenda Arenas had heard about how dangerous the intersection of U.S. 85 and Weld County Road 8 was, but it hit home in a tragic way in March. That’s when her 19-year-old son Leo Juanito Vicente died at the intersection. Her son was one of two killed at the intersection this year, a country road [...

Since the announcement in January, Colorado has been abuzz about Denver being awarded the newest National Women’s Soccer...
06/13/2025

Since the announcement in January, Colorado has been abuzz about Denver being awarded the newest National Women’s Soccer League team, set to begin play in 2026. The ownership group was recently finalized, and local titans of sport and business are on the list. Read more from John Renfrow below.

Between powerhouse additions to the ownership and investor groups and the groundbreaking on a new state-of-the-art performance center in Centennial, Coloradans have made it clear that professional women's sports are long overdue in the area.

We’re still a year away from Colorado adopting a shot clock for high school basketball. The rule kicks in for the 2026-2...
06/12/2025

We’re still a year away from Colorado adopting a shot clock for high school basketball. The rule kicks in for the 2026-27 season, with a 35-second timer for all classifications. However, some changes are coming ahead of the 2025-26 season also. Read more from Steve Smith below.

We’re still a year away from Colorado adopting a shot clock for high school basketball. The rule kicks in for the 2026-27 season, with a 35-second timer for all classifications. However, some changes are coming ahead of the 2025-26 season also. The National Federation of High Schools adopted new r...

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