Wellington News

All the rain and hail Fort Collins saw in June didn't break any records, but it sure was wetter than normal - 253 percent wetter than normal.

Although information is still being tabulated, city officials believe last week's Bike to Work Day saw a slight increase in participation over 2008.

Residents north of Fort Collins and Wellington should not be alarmed if they hear loud explosions today and Tuesday, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said today in a press release.

From Grand Junction to Limon, Trinidad to Wellington, volunteers who monitor precipitation across Colorado - through Colorado State University - are making a difference.

Mark and Janet Gabbert of Wellington are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara, to Michael Matzke, son of Paul and Sandy Matzke of Loveland.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northwest Weld County and east central Larimer County.

Wellington could be a much bigger place under a proposed plan spelling out how the town will grow over the next 20 years.

It was almost five years ago when the Welch family barricaded itself inside its Wellington home with police outside, guns aimed and drawn, and both sides unsure just how much hostility the situation deserved.

Brake handle lodged 6 inches deep near vital organs: - I started to freak out' Video A A Boy survives freak bike accident June 10: 10-year-old Alex Romero has recovered from his injuries after being impaled by the brake handle on his bike.

WELLINGTON, Colo. -- Ten-year-old Alex Romero is recovering after a bike's break lever impaled his right side, centimeters away from his major organs.

The Miramont Family Medicine Clinic in Wellington will get $50,000 from the Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Council to improve services to this town of 5,000. Miramont opened the clinic at 8017 First St., Unit C., in January after Cheyenne Regional Medical Center pulled the plug, leaving Wellington with few primary health-care options.

Kim Hennings hears a lot about heart disease and cancer, but she says she doesn't hear enough about a medical problem that claims the life of 300,000 Americans each year: blood clots.

In the wake of Fort Collins-based Climatech Heating and Air Conditioning's sudden closure, which left many customers with unfulfilled service agreements, other HVAC companies are stepping in to offer discounts and services to former Climatech customers.

A 10-year-old Wellington boy is recovering after a bicycle brake handle impaled his right side but missed his major organs, the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports.

Sharie JoAnn Taylor, 55, of Fort Collins, passed away on June 1, 2009, as a result of an auto accident near Pine Bluffs, Wyo.

Spring rains have officially washed away drought on the northern Front Range. As the year began, state and regional climatologists were worried about the lack of moisture in Colorado, particularly east of the Continental Divide and on the Eastern Plains.

The protest business is picking up at the Larimer County Assessor's Office. With Monday marking the end of the monthlong period during which property owners may protest the value of their property as set by the office, the protests are starting to pour in, said Assessor Steve Miller.

A proposed chicken processing plant has a lot of people in town worried. Northern Colorado Poultry, a small, USDA inspected chicken processing company, wants to move from the town of Nunn to Wellington, a small agriculturally-based town in order to be closer to the farms that raise their birds.

Reduced demand for waste disposal and other factors have prompted the Larimer County landfill to close on Sundays beginning June 7. Solid-waste employees will also have one day of unpaid furlough for every two-week pay period and the Wellington Transfer Station will be closed on Wednesdays effective June 3. A spokeswoman for the county said the ...

The world is full of "firsts." But, having the distinction of being the "first" tornado-ravaged home to be rebuilt in Windsor following the May 22, 2008 tornado is one Mike and Dayna Edwards are very proud to hold.