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🌱 How Johnstown’s explosive growth is changing schools, traffic, and open fields
Johnstown, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Johnstown! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Johnstown’s explosive growth is changing schools, traffic, and open fields
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 57. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 94 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Weld County leads the pack for Colorado's population growth (cpr.org) — Johnstown is one of Weld County’s fastest-growing cities, with new housing, heavier traffic, and even a second high school reshaping daily life for longtime residents. The story explains how jobs and relative housing affordability are drawing newcomers to Johnstown and other Front Range communities, while some mountain towns are now losing population. 
📸 Around Johnstown
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★ Featured events ★
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Matilda the Musical →
Candlelight Dinner Theatre, 4747 Marketplace Dr, Johnstown
12:00 pm
Sunday August 30
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Other local events
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Trash and Recycling Pickup (Homes EAST of Colorado Blvd) →
Johnstown, CO Calendar Johnstown, CO 80534
Wednesday September 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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School Pictures - All Students
Frederick Senior High School Longmont, CO 80504
8:30 am -
Blazerstangs @ Ridgeview Classical - Boys Soccer
WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-5J Ridgeview Classical
4:00 pm -
Girls 6/7/8th Volleyball vs New Vision Charter School
High Plains School 4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive, LOVELAND CO 80538
4:00 pm -
Blazerstangs vs Ridgeview Classical - Boys Soccer
WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-5J Roosevelt Middle School
4:00 pm -
Volleyball-NV vs HPS @ HPS
High Plains School Loveland, CO 80537
4:00 pm -
Girls JV Flag Football vs Fort Lupton High School
Berthoud High School 850 Spartan Ave, Berthoud CO 80513
4:30 pm -
Volleyball HOME vs TMS
Lucile Erwin Middle School , 4700 Lucerne Ave, Loveland, CO 8053
4:30 pm -
Town Board of Trustees Work Session →
Milliken, CO Calendar, 1201 Broad Street, Milliken
5:00 pm -
Girls Varsity Flag Football vs Fort Lupton High School
Berthoud High School 850 Spartan Ave, Berthoud CO 80513
6:00 pm -
Town Board of Trustees Regular Meeting →
Milliken, CO Calendar, 1201 Broad Street, Milliken
6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- J-Town Nutrition
Do you look for the fastest, most convenient snack about this time of day, and who cares what it is?!?! ... (More info) - Fitness Avenue
At 𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔 𝙊𝙒𝙉𝙀𝘿 𝙜𝙮𝙢, we offer something for everyone!... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey neighbors!
I hand-paint custom paper banners for birthdays, baby showers, graduations, or any special event. If you have a party coming up and want a fun,… (Nextdoor Johnstown)
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for Copia - Professional House Cleaner in Loveland. Apply here.
- Thompson School District posted a job opening for Night Custodian - Multiple Positions full time/part time available in Loveland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnstown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Loveland
- Things to do in Loveland on Tuesday: Concert visionary Chuck Morris program, affordable housing info session, Tech for Vets (reporterherald.com)
- Loveland proposes a 5% budget increase, but capital maintenance remains underfunded (denver7.com)
- Overland Expo Mountain West 2026 Recap Overland Expo (overlandexpo.com)
Windsor
- 2026 Dominican University New York Women's Volleyball Roster (chargerathletics.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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