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In most years, Memorial Day marks summer rolling into full-swing on the Front Range. But this year, the three-day weekend...

The fields south of Twin Lakes Open Space are quietly doing their thing; growing green grass, hosting nests for meadowlarks,...

Staying occupied has been a challenge for many during quarantine, but not for 11-year-old Simon in Gunbarrel. Simon has...

According to Eric Skokan, owner of Black Cat Farm, one of the best resources Boulder County has to offer "is the total...

They were the unofficial, fuzzy, wide-eyed mascots of the fight to preserve the fields south of the Twin Lakes Open Space....

There was much excitement in Niwot over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. In addition to many joyous graduation celebrations...

Meet Teddy Bear. He is an 8 year old Samoyed mix, from Oklahoma, via a rescue organization in Lakewood. Teddy Bear is a...

The limited printed edition of the May 20, 2020 issue of the Left Hand Valley Courier is brought to you by our faithful...

When historians write the history of the coronavirus pandemic, they might want to add this description of online learning...

Three out of every four COVID-19 deaths in Boulder County have been in a long-term care facility. Each of the more than 40...

Growing up in rural Michigan in a lower middle class family, Sheri Smith recalls her childhood perception that education was...

Congratulations to the “Courier’s” own Jocelyn Rowley for her win in the 2019 Colorado Press Association’s Better...

The day before the Longmont Humane Society re-opened on Saturday, there were a suspicious number of animals already on hold f...

She howls, sews masks, plots to honor grads, helps kids learn, gets them moving, organizes the occasional birthday car-parade...

On Tuesday, May 5, the Niwot LID advisory committee gathered via videoconference for its first monthly meeting since March....

There is just a hint of green in the fields where the small herd of horses stand basking in the sunshine. Longs Peak looms...

Last week, the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners launched the Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant...

In April, the Niwot Business Association had record attendance for its first ever Zoom meeting, due to the effects of the...

Meet Lalya. Layla is a 16 year old Welsh Pony who saved the heart of her guardian, Lady Cat Powers. On Aug. 17, 2008 Lady...

The Left Hand Valley Courier has been selected to receive the Facebook Journalism Project COVID-19 US Local News Relief...

The idea was hatched over dinner as Jeff and Cheryl DeLong sat out on their back deck in Niwot. Jeff said he thought it...

Even as a student at Fairview High School, Jonathan Singer volunteered for Boulder County. "I've been sort of bitten by the...

When Krista Chiaravalle was first asked to leave her biology teacher position at Niwot High to join Sunset Middle School's...

Mark Guttridge speaks and walks quickly while casually throwing out phrases like "ultraviolet spectroscopy," "collaborative...

Aegidien ( "Giddy the Kitty") turns 13 years old last month and is enjoying a quiet quarantine in Gunbarrel. He was born in...

Jeanette McPherson first started making jewelry out of necessity instead of desire. From 1998 – 2000, McPherson owned...

Every wonder what your family dog or cat might be thinking of present circumstances? Here's one writer's take on her family...

As the struggle against the global coronavirus pandemic continues, a Niwot resident living near the LoBo Trail has left a...

With spring well under way, Boulder County's local farms are beginning their first round of harvests with lots of spinach and...

Niwot Market has long been a staple of the Niwot community. But in recent weeks, with grocery stores and grocery store employ...

One Friday morning, Claire Levy sat in her basement, sewing masks for health care workers in Boulder County. She lives in...

Timing and relationships have been key to the success of several local small businesses that received loans in the first...

Meet Al - Al is thought to be a Norwegian Forest Cat, about seven years old. Al decided that he would live at Niwot Rental...

Inkberry Books has partnered with the Left Hand Valley Courier again to bring you a riveting historical fiction account of...

The Niwot Business Association's application to develop up to a 50-space multimodal parking facility on vacant land between...

Gardeners are good at sharing with others. We offer advice, give seeds and seedlings or leave zucchini on doorsteps of...

In school, students are taught the basics of government; there's a president for the country, governors for states and...

The Homestead Act of 1862 turned the American West into a promised land for religiously and socially repressed Swedish...

Here is a ray of sunshine in these dark times; a ray of sunshine, shining on a solar panel, producing energy locally in...

It can prove difficult to spot a silver lining amidst the current global pandemic. Daily news bombards us with rising...

The quiver in Nancy Armstrong's voice tells the story. She knows it's time. But she is still struggling with her choice to cl...

Our local nonprofits do tremendous work in supporting the Boulder County community. However, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...

Buses are a common sight for those living in Boulder and Longmont, but they are easily forgettable since they seem to simply...

Last week's surprise winter storm might have seemed out of place in April, but as a recently donated artifact to the Niwot...

It has been a source of immense frustration to me for many years that I can't be a hunter-gatherer. And it all began with a...

Just because it's been the snowiest winter on record, it doesn't mean that spring isn't right around the corner. April snow...

Meet Nolan, canine companion to Sam French. French writes, "He is a 3-year-old yellow lab/German shepherd mix. He is...

I always figured if I made it through a Colorado winter living in my built-out Dodge ProMaster cargo van, then everything...

It's tempting to start waging war on those early dandelions, but before you dig in, keep in mind that bees are counting on...

When Lorne Jenkins was eight years old and his sister was five, they were constantly asking their mom, Ellen Ross, if they...