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On March 12, escalating efforts by state and school officials to stop the spread of COVID-19 touched off a "panic buying"...

Fourth-year varsity lacrosse defender Abby Eidsness didn't realize it at the time, but mom knew best when it came to the...

A bonus week of Spring Break sounds like a dream come true for students, but, at Niwot High School, reaction to the St....

Citing "concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," the Colorado High School Activities Association has extended...

The 2019-20 Niwot girls basketball season is one that most of its participants would rather forget, but senior Lily Sieben wi...

Fourth-year coach Ed Weaver has sky high expectations for the 2020 Niwot girls golf program, and it's not hard to see why....

Arlene "Tiny" Ahlgrim (née Obrecht) can recall with perfect clarity the day in the late 1950s when the dashing 18-year old...

You know they're creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky, but perhaps you didn't know that the Victorian-inspired Addams Family...

Senior point guard Cooper Sheldon was philosophical following Niwot's three-point loss to Air Academy Kadets in the first...

A lot of students play basketball in high school, but few inhabit the sport the way Niwot's Cooper Sheldon does. The six-foot...

For many of us, hailing an Uber for a ride home from the brewery or buying a bus ticket to Coors Field takes just a few taps...

Niwot seniors Jovani Lopez and Daniel Torres accomplished much more than they thought possible during their four-year high...

There weren't very many Cougars in the pool at the 2020 Class 4A swim and dive championships, but what the Niwot state squad...

Niwot wrestler Daniel Torres was restless as he watched his lighter teammates take on their first opponents at the Class 4A R...

Jovani Lopez got more than he bargained for when he joined the Niwot wrestling team as a ninth-grader, but the senior...

Colorado's weather seems to be off the wagon after a dry January gave way to alternating days of record warmth and...

The drive to the Mountain View Aquatic Center in Loveland may have been a little frightful, but that didn't keep the Niwot gi...

On Feb. 6, six seniors took the mat for Niwot one last time, as the Cougars hosted Broomfield and Mountain View in the...

In seventh grade, Austin Rathburn realized that his ultimate height was destined to be several derivations from the norm, so...

A Boulder County Economic Vitality grant awarded in 2019 has made it possible for Niwot's Left Hand Grange No. 9 on 2nd...

A proposed development on the former Colterra property at 210 Franklin St. in Niwot will include up to five residential...

The Niwot girls basketball team is still searching for its second win of the 2019-20 campaign, after falling 60-25 to...

Daniel Torres didn't know much about wrestling when he reluctantly joined Niwot's team as a freshman, which makes his...

Carrie Wise of Wise Buy Antiques is not prone to angry outbursts, but a recent push to bring a municipal government to Niwot...

A proposal to create a library district is gaining steam with Boulder City Council, but the question of whether to raise...

When he's on the court "making it rain" for Niwot, shooting guard Misha Barrett looks like any other underclassman hustling f...

It was a light crew for head coach Bobby Matthews at the 2020 Diny Pickert Invitational at Berthoud High on Jan. 26, as...

Spring is right around the corner, and Niwot Youth Sports is gearing up for its 51st season of fun and friendly competition o...

The annual St. Vrain All-District meet marks the midway point of the girls swim season, and after an energetic performance...

Citing concerns over the appointment of new members of the Niwot Design Review Committee, member Anne Postle resigned from th...

Niwot heavyweight Jovani Lopez earned his fifth trip to the podium this season with a third-place finish in the 285-pound cla...

The Niwot boys basketball team improved to 7-4 on the year, after picking up another pair of wins as Northern League play...

The Niwot High gym was stacked to the rafters on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the largest field ever took to the mat for the eighth...

The Niwot girls basketball team was without the services of top scorers Lily Sieben and Nikki Sims during the Rough Rider...

Keith Hemenway got a jump start on his New Year's resolution to finish his senior wrestling season strong with a trip to the...

Converting the Town of Niwot into a statutory municipality and funding its initial years of operation will "almost...

Proponents of a regional library district got a boost last month when the Boulder City Council agreed to prioritize the...

The Niwot girls basketball team fell to 1-5 after dropping the home-opener to Erie 62-25 on Dec. 19. Afterwards, a clearly...

It wasn't quite a Christmas miracle, but Niwot's upset win over the 10th-ranked Erie Tigers on Dec. 19 certainly had fans...

Davita Bird has always been interested in how things work, so at the suggestion of her mother, an engineer at Seagate, she...

Following a prolonged delay, plans for a permanent concession stand in Niwot's Whistle Stop Park got the final nod from...

The memorable moments have been few and far between for the Niwot wrestling team over the past few seasons, but fifth-year...

Clayton Wittrock isn't sure that the Niwot boys basketball team is ready to contend for a Northern League title, but the...

The honors just keep coming for Niwot students and budding infosec experts Davita Bird, Julia Curd, and Caitlyn Fong. Last mo...

The Niwot girls basketball team hasn't been to the Class 4A postseason tournament since 2013, but longtime head coach Terri W...

The students of Flagstaff Academy showed that a little Respect can go a long way, after collecting more than 1,000 pairs of...

It was another crowded National Letter of Intent signing ceremony at Niwot, as seven athletes made official commitments to...

Niwot gymnast Mia Curry started preparing months in advance for the 2019 Class 4A state all-around competition, but she...

Though many local businesses have reported lower earnings in 2019, year-to-date sales tax collections in the Niwot Local...