🌱 Where in Longmont police handled arrests, burglaries and crashes Tuesday.

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In today's newsletter:

• Where in Longmont police handled arrests, burglaries and crashes Tuesday.
• Can Longmont slugger Alex McGregor carry the Trojans to regionals?
• Why was Longmont's aviation weather unit effectively offline for days?

Also on today's calendar: Opening to Love, Consciously - 6 Sessions and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mainly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 58.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Warrant arrest on Main Street in Longmont (police notes) (timescall.com) — Longmont police reported a warrant arrest early Tuesday in the 2300 block of Main Street, along with several other arrests and crash investigations around town. Officers responded to burglaries, domestic incidents, and multiple injury crashes on major routes like Ken Pratt Boulevard, Ute Highway, and Clover Basin Drive, offering residents a snapshot of recent public safety activity.
   

• Are these softball hot starts the real deal? Erie beats Broomfield and more (timescall.com) — Longmont senior slugger Alex McGregor is powering the Trojans' best start in years, already matching last season's win total while ranking among the state's top power hitters. In a broader look at early softball storylines, Erie, Lyons, Monarch and others are also off to hot starts, but McGregor's surge has Longmont eyeing a long-awaited trip to regionals.
   

• Weather unit guiding planes through Colorado skies was closed for parts of 3 days due to short-staffing, documents show (9news.com) — A National Weather Service unit based at Longmont's Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center was covered remotely for nearly three days in August because of staffing shortages. While NOAA insists service was uninterrupted, unanswered questions about on-site staffing and nationwide shortfalls have raised concerns about how well Colorado's complex weather is being monitored for air traffic safety.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Ollin Farms Outdoor Concert Celbration Ollin Farms, Longmont →
  Ollin Farms, 8627 N 95th St #7718, Longmont
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Cross Country @ Niwot HS
  Altona Middle School Longmont, CO 80503
  5:00 pm
• Cross Country Meet - Niwot Invitational Girls 5:20pm/Boys 5:40pm
  Coal Ridge Middle School Niwot High School, 8989 Niwot Rd, Niwot, CO 80503, USA
  5:20 pm
Saturday September 5
• I've Loved These Days- Billy Joel Tribute →
  Bricks On Main, 471 Main St, Longmont
  6:00 pm
Monday September 7
• No School - Labor Day!
  Imagine Charter Longmont, CO 80504
• Boys Basketball Work Out
  Frederick Senior High School 5690 Tipple Parkway, Frederick, CO, 80504
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Volleyball C, D and JV vs. Timnath
  Frederick Senior High School Longmont, CO 80504
  4:00 pm
• Girls Junior Varsity Softball Frederick High School vs Longmont Hig
  Frederick Senior High School Frederick High School > Varsity Softball Field (Frederick High Sch
  4:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Opening to Love, Consciously - 6 Sessions →
  Stephen Day Park, 1340 Deerwood Dr, Longmont
  6:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Boys Golf @ Thorncreek
  Mead High School Lyons, CO 80540
  8:00 am
• Boys Varsity Golf Frederick High School @ TBA
  Frederick Senior High School Not Listed > (Frederick High School)
  8:30 am
• Family Swim 9am-4:15pm →
  Berthoud, CO Calendar Berthoud, CO 80513
  9:00 am
• Christina Pisano Advising Hours →
  Erie, CO Calendar, 645 Holbrook Street P.O. Box 750, Erie
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone have a recommendation for a local company or person that does concrete?
  We have a 120sq ft patio extension we need quoted, thanks! (Nextdoor Creekside-Rainbow Ridge)
• Im looking for a fence repair or installer that is dependable and reasonable.
  Also want someone thats good with communication with the customer during the duration of the job. Meaning give updates on the job, etc. … (Nextdoor Meadowlark)

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Grocery Receiving Head Clerk Store 42 in Longmont. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Niwot

• Niwot boys soccer draws again (lhvc.com)
• Beside the Rails: Stephanie Newkirk (lhvc.com)
• Bessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world's largest economies (timescall.com)

Gunbarrel

• Dean Himes and Lonesome Rolan named Duo of the Year at Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame (lhvc.com)
• 2026 Library Design Showcase recognizes 15 library construction and restoration projects (ala.org)

Erie

• Erie 'not anticipating' more lease offers from SM Energy after company revises Draco drilling map (dailycamera.com)

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