Fort Lupton Press

11/13/2025

Fort Lupton Middle School parents learned this week about an employee investigation that started Nov. 5.

Today, I asked Weld RE-8 why the delay and whether kids were still in contact with this staff member during those 5 days.

They declined to answer, citing the pending investigation.

I'm staying on this story.

Parents - what questions do you need answered?

Fort Lupton Police investigating alleged unlawful contact between middle school employee and student reported five days later, employee on paid leave pending inquiry.

11/10/2025

Gilbert Padilla, former head of the youth wrestling program in Brighton, passed away on Oct. 29 at the age of 79, according to a Meta post from the Tabor Funeral Home in Brighton.

Gilbert Padilla, former head of the youth wrestling program in Brighton, passed away on Oct. 29 at the age of 79, according to a Meta post from the Tabor Funeral Home in Brighton. In lieu of flowers, make donations to the Brighton Wrestling Club.

11/05/2025

🗳️ ELECTION RESULTS: Fort Lupton voters elected three new members to the Weld RE-8 school board on Tuesday.

Erica Seegrist won the only contested race, defeating incumbent Cristian Gonzalez-Torres for the District G seat with 61% of the vote. Brian Hardwick and Dez Packard won unopposed in Districts A and F.

All three elected members are new to the board, representing a complete turnover in the seats up for election.

The District C seat remains vacant after no candidates filed.

Read the full story: https://www.ftluptonpress.com/news/erica-seegrist-secures-victory-in-weld-re-8-school-board/article_2a55c176-955c-4119-b91e-31c22b5c34e6.html

10/31/2025

The trick behind Metro Water Recovery’s Northern Plant in Brighton, according to public information specialist Maritza Franco, isn’t that it takes nearly 8 million gallons of water flushed and swirled down sinks across western Adams County each day, sending it back to the Platte River.

The trick is that the plant filters out everything but the water, sending it back to the river as clean as the water that’s already there.

The trick behind Metro Water Recovery’s Northern Plant in Brighton, according to public information specialist Maritza Franco, isn’t that it takes nearly 8 million gallons of water flushed and swirled

10/30/2025

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10/27/2025

A plan to build a Northern Colorado arterial road running parallel to Interstate 25 east of Mead hits its first goal this month as work on a new roundabout kicks off.

New roundabout near the Town of Mead

10/14/2025

Five weeks ago, Matthew Silverstone confronted a gunman at Evergreen High School and was shot in the head and chest. His heart stopped twice. Doctors told his family to prepare for the worst and said he would likely need lifelong, full-time care.

On Tuesday, Matthew walked out of the hospital smiling, speaking and ready to tell you, "I'm still alive!"

A brave survivor overcomes tragedy at Evergreen High School after a hero's welcome at the hospital. Matthew Silverstone walked out to applause after a harrowing ordeal. 140 first responders and hospital staff honored him as he emerged.

10/08/2025

💵 $760,000 in savings.

Weld RE-8 has paid off its school bonds early, avoiding years of interest payments.

👉 Here’s what that means for Fort Lupton taxpayers and the district:

Fort Lupton property owners get early Xmas gift: $5.37M bond debt paid off early, save $760K. Mill levy likely to decrease, thanks to district's financial discipline. Series 2012 and 2013 bonds paid off Nov. 1 ahead of schedule.

09/25/2025

For the first time since the Sept. 10 shooting at Evergreen High School, the family of the second victim is sharing their son's story. The 14-year-old showed incredible bravery, confronting the gunman and alerting classmates to danger. Both victims' families are calling for lasting support for school shooting survivors and meaningful action to protect children.

Read their powerful statement: https://www.thegoldentranscript.com/news/second-evergreen-high-shooting-victim-confronted-gunman/article_f8c2619a-3942-44d3-bbfc-a9c33dfd7905.html

09/19/2025

After experiencing gun violence firsthand, school leaders Kevin Lein and Ryan Rollinger advocate for a radical shift: instead of hardening schools with security measures, they're "heartening" them with human connections.

Lein, who was shot by a 16-year-old student while serving as principal, argues that emotional safety matters more than physical barriers.

"You know that, generally, the person who's going to cause this chaos is in the drill too," he says about lockdown procedures. "What will stop them is if, in their heart, they're saying, 'I don't want to harm anybody else.'"

Ten years after a student shot him in his office, Kevin Lein still carries guilt, not about what he did wrong, but about what his school system failed to do

09/16/2025

NEW: Investigation reveals the Evergreen High School shooter was obsessed with the Columbine attack, reposting TikToks about the 1999 shooting and posing in the same "WRATH" shirt worn by shooter Dylan Klebold.

Former Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis, who lived through the original attack, says this copycat pattern extends nationwide - and it's "very disturbing."

Read my interview with DeAngelis about his work helping communities heal and the resources available for trauma support.

More than 26 years after Columbine, former principal Frank DeAngelis faces another school shooting. A young perpetrator obsessed with the 1999 attack at Columbine, echoing a disturbing pattern seen nationwide.

09/15/2025

Colorado families are rallying to save the state's successful free school meals program that currently feeds more than 600,000 students daily.

Since launching in 2023, the Healthy School Meals for All program has transformed school nutrition by eliminating stigma, doubling participation and connecting schools with local farmers. But without voter approval of Propositions LL and MM in November, the program will be dramatically scaled back starting in January.

Read about the coalition of farmers, parents, nutrition workers and educators fighting to keep healthy meals accessible to every Colorado student, regardless of family income.

Since launching in 2023, Colorado's Healthy School Meals for All program has become a cornerstone of daily life for hundreds of thousands of students.