March 15, 2013 If you have a view of the foothills, you've seen the massive amount of smoke coming from the area near Horsetooth Reservoir, just west of Fort Collins.Well, if you live near the foothills, you might want to avoid this beautiful weather and stay inside.
Larimer County has issued this health advisory due to smoke from the Soldier Canyon Fire.
March 7, 2013 We know that there are a lot of people that do a lot of good in our community, but Larimer County is getting some national recognition for all hard work and volunteering our citizens have done. There are only five finalists in the country and Larimer County made the cut along with other finalists from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas.
The winner will be chosen by an online vote, find out where you can cast your below! (Voting ends March 10th)
Everyone is on edge after we had one of the worst wildfire seasons of all time last year, myself included. Here in the studio, I've had a lot of listeners call saying they're seeing smoke close to their homes, wondering if another catastrophic fire is brewing. Sometimes the fear in their voices is hard to bear. Usually, the smoke is from a prescribed burn that people aren't aware of; so Larimer County is taking steps to alleviate some of that anxiety.
January 10, 2013 Back in December we told you about Larimer County Commissioners passing new ordinances on restricting panhandling. Well, those new restrictions are now in effect.
Read on to find out how the Sheriff's office plans to phase in enforcement of the ordinance and what could happen to those that choose to ignore the new rules.
December 4, 2012
October 24, 2012
If you used a mobile device or tablet to register to vote, you may not be registered after all. Secretary of State Scott Gessler says hundreds of Coloradans may not be registered to vote if they used a mobile device or tablet to register to vote at GoVoteColorado.com . The problem affects fewer than 800 first-time voters who registered to vote at the website between Sept. 14th and Sept. 24th.
The Board of Larimer County Commissioners approved a ban on the sale and use of fireworks and public fireworks displays for unincorporated western Larimer County (north to south), effective Saturday, June 16, 2012 when former restrictions are set to expire.
Open Fires are already restricted through September 30, 2012.
Going camping around Larimer County this summer? Good news, the Larimer County Natural Resources Department has worked on some new amenities for visitors in 2012.
How about a guided field trip in our backyard? The Larimer County Natural Resources and Northern Water are inviting the public to attend a free tour of the Chimney Hollow Open Space in the Blue Mountain Conservation area. The tour is offered on two different days in June, the 21st or the 23rd.
April 10, 2012
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