🌱 Students Struggle Post-Pandemic + Seeding Clouds + Snow Forecast

Hello, hello! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things going on around town. Today we'll cover these stories and more:

• Colorado could become the second state to end subsides for natural gas connections.
• Cloud seeding plans are in the works in Colorado as mega-drought continues.
• Metro Denver could see its first snow fall today.

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Thursday's weather: A couple of morning showers. High: 46 Low: 27.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

1. Testing shows that Colorado students continue to struggle after the pandemic. Teachers across the state are helping students in math proficiency and helping them improve their reading proficiency which saw sharp declines in testing scores during the pandemic. (KUSA)
2. Plans forming to expand cloud seeding programs this winter. As the water crisis in the west continues to get worse, the Saint Vrain Headwaters Conservancy is planning to spray silver iodide into the clouds in hopes of producing extra snow by seeding them. (9News)
3. Colorado considering ending subsidized natural gas connections. State regulators are considering a plan that would encourage builders to not install natural gas furnaces and stoves as a way to combat climate change. California already has these kinds of measures in effect and Colorado would be only the second state to pursue it. (CPR)
4. It must be close to Halloween. Snow is forecast for this week. Metro Denver could see its first snow fall as early as Thursday. Forecasters are calling for a dusting of snow Thursday morning, but no large accumulations are expected. (FOX31)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Baby Time: Belmar Library. (10:15 a.m.)
• Día de los Muertos Sugar Skulls: Edgewater Library. (2 p.m.)
• Hard Times Writing Workshop: Belmar Library. (3 p.m.)
• Farm Stands: At Mountair Park. (4 p.m.)
• REZZ ROCKS IV: Red Rocks. (6 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Keep your cars locked up and the keys with you. Nearly 25 percent of vehicle thefts in Lakewood could have been potentially avoided had the driver just removed the key or fob from the car? Would be criminals look for simple things like this when stealing cars? (Lakewood Police Department)
• The 2022-23 ski season is officially underway. The spinning of the lifts also signifies another winter of Flight For Life Colorado partnering with Colorado mountain resorts. (Flight For Life)
• Are you enjoying the new playground at Addenbrooke Park? Send a photo and tell the City of Lakewood about your photo and the fun you're having at the park. You'll be entered in a drawing to win a prize package! Make sure to send before the end of the month. (Lakewood)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you first thing on Friday morning! — Brad K. Evans

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