Niwot News

Frank Cahill, 14, of Parker, Colo., correctly spells "frangible" during Round 2 of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md.

Sunset Middle School student Eva Kitlen reacts after winning first place in the 2012 Regional Spelling Bee on Feb.

Sunset Middle School student Eva Kitlen reacts after winning first place in the 2012 Regional Spelling Bee on Feb.

Jody Evans, of Niwot, dances with a hula-hoop as local band Lucky Me performs on the ampitheater at the annual Boulder Creek Festival on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

You don't have to live in Boulder County for very long until you hear about Chief Niwot's curse.

Niwot High School students Parker Fowler, left, and Laura Jeske weigh a tube of liquid during an International Baccalaureate biology lab at the school on Nov.

Gov. John Hickenlooper today appointed Judith LaBuda to serve as a Boulder County district judge, according to a news release.

By June 20, Niwot should have its first brewery, Bootstrap Brewing . That's the hope at least -- the nanobrewery is currently being built out, but owners Steve and Leslie Kaczeus are confident it will be finished -- and beer will be brewed -- in plenty of time.

I would like to thank the police officer who, last Thursday on Sunset and Ninth Avenue, stopped a vehicle for running the red stop sign on a school bus.

This history is reflected in much of the town's landmarks and marketing, including Whistle Stop Park, the caboose that sits in the park, and the railroad scenes contained in a huge new mural on Murray Street.

Carolyn Bradley and Izzy stroll along Dry Creek Trail on Thursday morning. Dry Creek Trail, in Niwot, is a 2.5-mile multiuse trail from Left Hand Valley Grange Park, along Dry Creek, back to Niwot Road.

Contact: Robert McCallum or Jon Sarch 303-837-3633 303-837-3644 robert.mccallum@judicial.state.co.us jon.sarche@judicial.state.co.us The Twentieth Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for a district court judgeship created by the retirement of the Hon.

Grand opening ceremonies and a ribbon cutting for Dry Creek Trail are set for Thursday afternoon.

Colorado's first and only organic brewery fittingly calls Boulder its home. Asher Brewing Company, founded in 2009, carefully crafts each beer with USDA certified organic malt and hops on the brewery's seven-barrel system.

American Rec, a Boulder-based operator of a variety of outdoor apparel and gear brands, consolidated its local operations and leased a 32,000-square-foot space in Gunbarrel, a broker involved with the deal announced this week.