Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado
Larimer County
The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment recorded 36 retail food inspections from Oct. 11-17, 2026: 35 Pass, one Re-Inspection Required and zero Closure.
Fort Collins
Things to do Sunday in Northern Colorado: Open Streets, trick-or-treating and a fall arts festivalEstes Park’s artisan market brings Colorado artists and crafters together with music and food. In Greeley, adaptive storytime includes movement, music and low-sensory play.
Wellington
Friday's high school football, volleyball and softball scores: Wellington beat University 55-14, Severance beat Thompson Valley 51-7Weld Central beat Northridge 3-0 in volleyball, and Erie beat Northfield 10-0 in a 5A softball Round of 32 game. Fossil Ridge also beat Valor Christian 12-9 in nonleague softball.
Greeley
Things to do Saturday in Northern Colorado: village trick-or-treat, a pumpkin plunge and a library birthdayMostly Clear
in Estes Park
High 73, low 40
1 newly licensed, 1 opened.
18 homes sold since Aug. 6, at a median $788,200. The priciest:
Coming up in Estes Park
All day
ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory
All day
ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground$95
All day
ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory
9–11 a.m.
FestivalsMy Tarot Mom$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
CommunityRocky Mountain Evangelical Free Church
The week of Oct. 11-17, 2026: 3 new businesses, 1 trade name registered.
Still to play
14 days to Election Day, Nov. 3. Ballots are in the mail in Larimer and Weld counties.
In Greeley, a Banned Books Week pop-up has books and magnet making; in Kersey, kids and teens needle-felt a ghost keychain. A Loveland rooftop gathering has drinks and music from DJ Brian Howe.
In Mead, visitors can check out a banned book and make a magnet. Kids can create a monster book in Estes Park or learn about sheep, wool production and wool dyeing in Greeley.
In Greeley, participants paint mini pumpkins for Halloween and fall. A Mead banned-books event includes magnet-making, while Estes Park teens discuss a Divergent-series book over boba.
In Estes Park, teens explore soldering while creating a light-up animal. Adults make quilted pumpkin coasters and a pot holder in Erie, and CSU women's soccer plays Gonzaga in Fort Collins.
An Evans storytime brings reading and songs in Spanish, while a club in Mead tries a snack from a different culture. Estes Park has bingo, trivia and drink specials.
In Estes Park, participants decorate canvas tote bags with markers and rubbing alcohol. Greeley kids explore spiders, while independent readers in Erie practice reading aloud to a therapy dog.
Fort Collins also has banned-books trivia, while a park ranger tells alpine stories in Estes Park. A cooking session in Eaton covers healthy, budget-friendly meals, and a Mead talk takes up sleep.
The town says crews will install a 12-inch water main beneath the highway, with flaggers directing alternating traffic. All lanes are scheduled to be open on weekends, and drivers are advised to use alternate routes.
The hearings begin at 7 p.m. in the Town Board Room at Town Hall, where residents can comment; public comment is not taken during study sessions. Final adoption is anticipated at the second hearing.
Free picks include election information in Estes Park, a writing workshop in Fort Collins and a history walk in Fort Lupton. Erie has a poetry workshop for children and teens.
Free library programs include Spanish-language storytime for families in Evans, a Cricut shadowbox project in Erie and a sewing workshop in Greeley. Estes Park’s Ukrainian lunch raises donations, and Fort Collins has a panel on what happens when you call 911.
Free options include woodcarving at Greeley’s LINC, a bookmobile anniversary visit in Evans, and talks on hospice care and farming in Senegal, The Gambia and Madagascar in Fort Collins. Materials are provided at the hands-on craft sessions.
The week also brings hands-on fall snacks and a narwhal activity in Fort Collins, a preschool craft in Estes Park, bookmobile history in Fort Lupton and Friday face painting in Kersey. Every event is free.
Several picks are free, including a historical-society talk in Fort Collins. Retro-themed trivia in Loveland and a wood-vase workshop in Estes Park offer evening plans; the workshop has a fee.
Estes Park board considers merging Fall River Estates lots; Estes Park board considers $150 monthly Prospect Mountain repayment surcharge; Estes Park board considers three Housing Authority appointments.
The charge would remain on included properties until paid off; undeveloped parcels are excluded. The town plans a one-time early-payoff window, though the final amount could change as it addresses a tank issue and reconciles costs.
The request would combine a house lot and adjoining undeveloped parcel into one 2.7-acre property and vacate a 20-foot easement. Staff said service providers had no objections and recommended approval.
Trustees debated whether a proposed term would exceed the five-year limit and whether staggered terms should be adjusted. They discussed voting on nominees before clarifying the term end dates.
The department recorded 40 Pass results and no closures. Some violations were corrected during the visits, but repeat findings and other issues mean another inspection is required.
The informal discussion starts at 10 a.m. in the Town Hall Board Room, 170 MacGregor Ave. The town says community members can bring local issues to discuss with the board.
Estes Park’s water system evolved from a collection of small neighborhood systems to a more consolidated network as regulations tightened, infrastructure aged and testing multiple plants became complex and expensive, the town said in the first installment of a two-part history…
The 20-year strategy would fund a new treatment plant, intake and pump station, plus water-main and storage upgrades. Public hearings on rate increases are set for Oct. 27 and Nov. 10, with an open house and tours ahead of them.
Public access to the Big Thompson River east of Estes Park’s Mall Road bridge will close in early September through anticipated mid-October as crews install a 12-inch water main. The broader project runs through 2026.
Estes Park residents can meet with Mayor Pro Tem Hazelton and Trustee Mieras at a Trustee Talk on Thursday, Aug. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in Town Hall, an informal session to discuss local issues with board members.
Estes Park is seeking applicants for one volunteer seat on the Visit Estes Park Board of Directors, part of the Local Marketing District’s governing board. The term runs from Jan. 1, 2027, through Dec. 31, 2030, with applications due by 5 p.m. Sept. 4, 2026.
*Larimer and Weld county health inspectors score each retail food inspection by total violation points: 0–49 passes, 50–109 requires a re-inspection, and 110 or more results in a closure. Critical (priority) violations are those most likely to cause foodborne illness. The…
Estes Park is now taking applications for 2027 Community Initiative Funding from organizations serving the Estes Valley, with requests due Aug. 31, 2026. Town officials will rank proposals in October before the Town Board makes final budget decisions in November.
Estes Park’s board approved the Moraine Avenue Trail project, moving forward plans for a safer multi-use path connecting downtown to the Marys Lake Road area. The $5.98 million project is slated for design work in 2026-27, with construction expected to start in 2027.
Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority has completed a fiber ring to Estes Park, put a backup emergency alerting system in place and nearly finished a regional radio console upgrade, Commissioner John Kefalas told Larimer County commissioners Tuesday in a 911 system update…
At the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting on July 14, county business was brief but included a broader look at emergency communications, as Commissioner John Kefalas relayed a 911 update centered on system resiliency, alongside routine board approvals.
Estes Park trustees on Tuesday generally supported a draft development-code amendment that would give the community development director more discretion over required neighborhood meetings for development proposals, while pressing for clearer expectations on staff attendance and…
Estes Park trustees signaled support Tuesday for expanding development-code incentives for workforce housing beyond multifamily zoning, with several saying the town should allow higher densities in more districts while avoiding taller buildings that could alter community…
Estes Park trustees signaled support Tuesday for beginning a major water-rate increase plan tied to the town’s water master plan, while pressing staff to sharpen cost estimates, speed up parts of the schedule and study ways to shift more of the burden to visitors, second-home…
Estes Park Town Board members on Tuesday, July 14, signaled support for the early stages of a major water-rate increase plan while also reviewing development-code changes tied to workforce housing and neighborhood meetings. The session centered on how the town may fund major…
Estes Park trustees on Tuesday signaled they would not allow the Stanley Hotel to use Lot 4 for temporary customer parking, saying the request conflicted with the 2014 voter-approved covenant governing the property. The Town Board directed staff to leave in place the temporary…
The Estes Park Town Board on Tuesday gave consensus approval to a child care facility master plan that recommends expanding existing providers and redeveloping current spaces before pursuing new construction. Consultants said those near- and midterm strategies are better aligned…
VIA Mobility Services told the Estes Park Town Board on Tuesday that it provided more than 2,500 rides in Estes Park in 2025 and is on track to deliver nearly 300 more trips this year if current demand continues.
Public comment at Tuesday’s Estes Park Town Board meeting focused on opposition to making affordable-housing density and other development-code changes before the town finishes its broader development code rewrite and public review process. Three speakers tied their concerns to…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve revisions to Policy 671, the town’s policy for funding outside entities. The changes remove the Estes Nonprofit Network from the list of groups eligible to apply for base funding as it ceases operations, while also making…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to reject Policy 405, a proposed civic and public service recognition program. The policy would have created a formal process allowing the board to nominate up to two people per year for recognition, subject to majority board approval,…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve Policy 404, updating the town’s public art policy and shifting its administrative duties from Public Works to Community Development. The policy continues to cover art displayed on town facilities or grounds, as well as art on…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve its consent agenda as a single package. The bundle included routine bills and meeting minutes, along with a resolution declining a Broadband Equity Access and Deployment, or BEAD, grant award and a resolution approving a change…
At its Tuesday, July 14 meeting, the Estes Park Town Board handled a mix of policy decisions, planning discussions and regular business, with one of the clearest outcomes being trustees’ refusal to allow temporary Stanley Hotel customer parking on Lot 4. The meeting also…
The Town of Estes Park will hold National Night Out on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, according to a town news release.
Community members are invited to join Mayor Hall and Trustee Brown for a Trustee Talk on Thursday, July 23, at 10 a.m. in the Town Hall Board Room at 170 MacGregor Ave., according to a Town of Estes Park news release.
The Town of Estes Park has released a preliminary draft of its updated Development Code and is asking residents to review it ahead of a July 21 open house at the Estes Park Museum.
Estes Park is postponing its annual Independence Day fireworks show over Lake Estes because of rising wildfire risk, the town said in a news release Monday. A new date will be announced once conditions improve.
Estes Park's annual Independence Day fireworks show will begin at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4, over Lake Estes and will feature 1,800 shots in a choreographed 25-minute display.
Town of Estes Park local government offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday, according to a town news release.
Town offices in Estes Park will be closed in observance of Independence Day, according to the town’s news page.
Town of Estes Park local government offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday, according to a notice posted on the town’s news page.
Estes Park trustees agreed Tuesday to bring proposed rezoning-review changes back for further discussion and public comment as a standalone development-code amendment, after a lengthy debate over whether the new standards would add needed clarity or leave too much room for…
Estes Park trustees signaled Tuesday that they do not want the town directly subsidizing private businesses, while asking staff to come back with ideas for a façade-improvement program and ways to make it easier for businesses to navigate local rules. The discussion centered on…
At its Tuesday, June 23 meeting, the Estes Park Town Board focused on two policy discussions tied to how the town supports business activity and evaluates land-use changes. Trustees signaled they do not want the town directly subsidizing private businesses, and they also agreed…
Estes Park broadband staff told the Town Board on Tuesday that they do not believe a federal BEAD grant is worth the legal and administrative risk, and instead favor using money already reserved for the local match to resume Trailblazer Broadband construction under town control.…
Discussion of the Estes Valley Childcare Facility Master Plan was postponed Tuesday after technical problems prevented consultants from joining the Estes Park Town Board meeting. The item, listed as Reports and Discussion Item 2, is now set to return on July 14.
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to appoint Trustee Frank Lancaster and Trustee Mark Igel to interview candidates for three vacancies on the Estes Park Housing Authority board. The appointments keep the current recruitment process moving as town officials weigh whether…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve a cooperative agreement dividing enforcement of the town’s new wildfire code between municipal building officials and the fire district. The agreement assigns building-code elements, including permit review and…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve Ordinance 12-26 adopting the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code with local amendments. The ordinance puts new wildfire-construction and site standards in place across the Estes Valley ahead of a July 1 state deadline for local…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve Resolution 81-26 adopting the 2025-2026 Water Master Plan, a long-range blueprint for water system upgrades aimed at reliability, resilience and customer service. The plan lays out major future work including a new year-round…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve Resolution 77-26, renewing the 2026 Rooftop Rodeo stock-contractor agreement with Cervi Championship Rodeo. The action keeps the longtime rodeo vendor in place for next year after town staff said the 2025 renewal had not been…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve Ordinance 11-26, rezoning 440 Valley Road from RM multifamily residential to A-1 accommodations low intensity. The change allows the property’s existing three-unit lodge to be treated as a resort lodge rather than three separate…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve a new hotel and restaurant liquor license for Mountain Berry Bakery LLC, doing business as Kissing Moose Cafe and Saloon. The license covers a restaurant and bar planned inside the hotel property at 1701 North Lake St., a site…
The Estes Park Town Board, sitting as the Liquor Licensing Authority, voted Tuesday to approve a new hotel-and-restaurant liquor license for Historic Craig’s Lodge at 300 Riverside Drive. The approval under Resolution 78-26 allows Craig’s Lodge FBS LLC, doing business as…
The Estes Park Town Board on Tuesday approved Resolution 75-26, awarding the Mall Road Waterline Project to High Plains Excavation and Aggregate LLP and authorizing a contingency that drew questions from board members after the item was pulled from the consent agenda. The…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve a modified consent agenda after removing one utility construction contract for separate consideration. The bundled action approved expenditure bills, the June 9 Town Board meeting and study session minutes, a…
The Estes Park Town Board’s meeting Tuesday, June 23, was dominated by long-range infrastructure and public-safety decisions, with members adopting a new wildfire resiliency code, setting the framework for future water-system…
Town of Estes Park local government offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Daily service on all five of The Peak transit routes in Estes Park will begin July 1, the town said in a news release.
The Town of Estes Park Water Division has released its annual drinking water quality report, saying the local supply continues to meet or outperform federal and state safety standards.
The Rooftop Rodeo Parade will move through downtown Estes Park on Monday, July 6, at 10 a.m., marking the official kickoff of the 98th Rooftop Rodeo, according to a town news release.
*Larimer and Weld county health inspectors score each retail food inspection by total violation points: 0–49 passes, 50–109 requires a re-inspection, and 110 or more results in a closure. Critical (priority) violations are those most likely to cause foodborne illness. The…
Estes Park Mayor Gary Hall will hold a Mayor’s Coffee session on Thursday, June 11, at 10 a.m. in the Town Hall Board Room at 170 MacGregor Ave., according to a town news release.
Town of Estes Park government offices will be closed Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, according to a town news release dated June 9.
Warnings about evacuation, wildfire, traffic, wetlands and child safety tied to the proposed fish hatchery housing project dominated open public comment before Estes Park officials reminded speakers the development is in a quasi-judicial phase. Two speakers urged the Town Board…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to continue action on its 2027 provisional strategic plan to its next meeting after discovering that a goal had been left out of the draft under review. The plan is meant to guide the 2027 budget process by giving staff direction as…
The Estes Park Town Board voted to approve Ordinance 10-26, adding certain town properties to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. The ordinance covers properties within Estes Park that are not already included in the broader district, a step town officials said is…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to accept Ordinance 09-26, adding certain properties within the Town of Estes Park to Northern Colorado Water Conservancy’s municipal subdistrict. The measure is part of a long-running effort to clean up mismatched town and district…
The Estes Park Town Board unanimously approved Resolution 65-26 on Tuesday, granting Snowy Peaks Winery a new vintner’s restaurant liquor license for its location at 292 and 294 Moraine Ave. The license allows the business to continue making wine on site while expanding alcohol…
Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success told the Estes Park Town Board that town base funding helped support a broader set of family services in 2025 as the nonprofit served 1,240 individuals, 496 households and 286 children — a 21% increase from 2024.
The Estes Park Town Board approved Resolution 64-26 to amend the scope of a Department of Local Affairs grant for the town’s broadband project. The change was needed so the town can close out the grant after cost increases and unexpected underground conditions affected the work.
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve Resolution 6326 renewing on-call electrical services contracts with Dickinson Electric Inc., Flash Electric Inc. and Southpaw Electric Company after briefly questioning whether the paperwork described a four- or five-year term.…
The Estes Park Town Board voted Tuesday to approve Items 1 through 5 of its consent agenda after removing two resolutions for separate discussion and action. The approved items covered the town’s expenditure list, minutes from the May 12 Town Board meeting and study session,…
The Estes Park Town Board’s Tuesday meeting spanned routine approvals, infrastructure and utility decisions, a nonprofit update and pointed public comment, with the board’s biggest unfinished item being a postponed provisional strategic plan for…
The Town of Estes Park says the 35th Annual Wool Market will take place June 13-14 at the Estes Park Events Complex, offering free admission and a full weekend of fiber arts, livestock demonstrations and family activities.
The Town of Estes Park is accepting registrations for its 2026 Park-n-Walk Challenge, a program that encourages people to use the town’s free parking structure at 691 N. St. Vrain Ave. near the Estes Park Visitor Center during the summer season.
The Town of Estes Park is urging people to stay alert and avoid known elk calving areas as the spring season gets underway.
The Town of Estes Park and Police Department have issued new safety guidance for electric bikes, scooters, one-wheels, electric skateboards and other micromobility devices, saying the devices are appearing more often on local streets, trails and sidewalks.