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  • All Clear at Niwot Market

    Vicki Maurer|May 10, 2023

    On Monday, May 8, Mountain View Fire Rescue firefighters responded to a report of smoke inside the Niwot Market. According to the Mountain View Fire Rescue Twitter post, firefighters found a refrigerant leak from a cracked manifold which had leaked five gallons. Firefighters responded with a hazmat vehicle and spent several hours cleaning up the spill and clearing the building. Alison Steele of Niwot Market said, "My brother and I were here and we knew exactly what happened and got everyone out...

  • Ann Whitehill Memorial

    Vicki Maurer|May 4, 2022

    It is with great sadness that we report that Courier Advertising Director Ann Whitehill passed away suddenly on April 10, 2022. Ann resided in the Niwot-Gunbarrel area for many years and worked for the Courier for over three years, helping the Courier and its advertisers navigate through the pandemic. Selene Luna, who worked closely with Ann on the Courier, expressed our thoughts well: "I will truly miss that special lady. We had some challenging times at the paper, but we worked through them...

  • Photo of the Week

    Vicki Maurer|May 4, 2022

    Child labor laws don't apply to homeowners digging up the front yard....

  • LHVC: This was then

    Vicki Maurer|Mar 30, 2022

    In celebration of 25 years, the Courier staff thought it would be fun to give a brief summary of articles from Volume 1, Issue Number 1 of the Left Hand Valley Courier, published April 1, 1997: - Niwot celebrated the recording of the town plat 122 years prior on March 30, 1875. - Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church added 5,000 square feet to its building. - Niwot High School was celebrating 25 years of educating local high school students. - Niwot Elementary School sent a team to Odyssey of...

  • 20 Years – What a Ride It’s Been!

    Vicki Maurer|Apr 21, 2017

    Having been approached by Bruce “Biff” Warren in 1996 to help publish a local newspaper, I thought, “How hard can this be? We write a few stories, sell a few ads, and deliver the product to the Niwot / Gunbarrel area.” Little did I know that we’d still be doing it 20 years later and all of us would still be great friends. While it hasn’t always been easy, it has been a lot of fun thanks to our friendship, respect for each other and, mostly, our sense of humor. We’ve thanked our advertisers a...