🌱 How Platteville’s new dairy plant slashed cold-storage trips by 90%.

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• How Platteville’s new dairy plant slashed cold-storage trips by 90%.

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 47.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cold storage (dairyfoods.com) — A new energy-efficient Aurora Organic Dairy plant in Platteville has cut the company’s cold-storage shuttling by 90%, underscoring the town’s role in sustainable dairy processing. The piece surveys several cold-storage technologies and equipment, positioning Platteville’s facility as a real-world example of how advanced refrigeration and automation can reduce emissions, improve efficiency, and support the broader dairy supply chain.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Park Discovery Day: Twin Silo Park & Sugar Beet Park →
  Milliken Athletic Complex, 320 Centennial Drive, Milliken
  9:00 am

Sunday October 4

• Trail Walking: Sunrise Park Loop →
  Milliken Athletic Complex, 320 Centennial Drive, Milliken
  8:00 am

Monday October 5

• Late Fees Assessed →
  Fort Lupton, CO Calendar, 130 S. McKinley Ave., Fort Lupton
  8:00 am
• Makerspace Open Studio →
  Fort Lupton, CO Calendar, 370 S. Rollie Ave., Fort Lupton
  3:00 pm
• Fort Lupton Bluedevils vs Frontier Academy →
  Fort Lupton High School, 530 Reynolds St, Fort Lupton
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Dance & Play →
  Fort Lupton, CO Calendar, 370 S. Rollie Ave., Fort Lupton
  10:00 am
• Milliken Senior Center - Tai Chi →
  Milliken, CO Calendar, 1101 Broad Street, Milliken
  10:00 am
• City Council Meeting →
  Fort Lupton, CO Calendar, 130 S McKinley Ave, Fort Lupton
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Little Trappers Picture Day
  Weld County S/D RE Fort Lupton, CO 80621
• Water Bills Sent →
  Fort Lupton, CO Calendar Fort Lupton, CO 80621
• Storytime Explorers →
  Fort Lupton, CO Calendar, 370 S. Rollie Ave., Fort Lupton
  10:00 am
• Planning Commission Work Session →
  Milliken, CO Calendar, 1201 Broad Street, Milliken
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We have these three chairs from Ikea as well as the bench from our dining room that we are trying to sell.
  They're all in amazing shape. We just decided to buy new stuff for the dining room. Asking $80 for everything but willing to take offers (Nextdoor Platteville)
• I thought I was hearing sounds from a loud speaker that cars have.
  But not, cant find one on my street. It has been ongoing for 2 days, it is giving me a headache. Could it be a drill in the ground-- one mighty drill… (Nextdoor Platteville)

• Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Frederick. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Johnstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Platteville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mead

• Who's in the postseason picture? A look at the latest CHSAA rankings for Boulder-area fall sports (dailycamera.com)

Fort Lupton

• Fort Lupton celebrates 85 years of mobile library (ftluptonpress.com)
• Colorado Transmission & Diesel Specialists Reaffirms High-Altitude Diesel Performance Specialism (cincinnati.com)

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