Johnstown Council to Consider Permanent 8-Mill Property Tax Reduction Monday; Town Staff Recommends Against Proposal
The Johnstown Town Council will consider a proposal Monday, October 19, to permanently reduce the Town's property tax mill levy by eight mills over four years. The proposal could lower property taxes for homeowners and…
Johnstown Police Acknowledge Department Policy Was Not Followed in Former Sergeant’s Intoxication Case
The Johnstown Police Department has acknowledged that its established procedures were not followed in handling an incident involving a former police sergeant who reported for duty intoxicated in May. In an October 14 press release,…
Halloween Candy Prices Have Risen 71% in Five Years. Here’s What Johnstown Families Can Expect to Pay
With Halloween less than three weeks away, Johnstown families preparing to welcome trick-or-treaters may notice that filling the candy bowl costs considerably more than it did just a few years ago. A national study released…
Johnstown Mayor Recall Petition Falls Eight Signatures Short After Cure Review
Johnstown Town Clerk Meghan Martinez has determined that the petition seeking to recall Mayor Michael Duncan remains insufficient following the recall committee's October 6 cure submission, leaving the effort eight valid signatures short of the…
Larimer County DA Opens Investigation Into Former Johnstown Police Sergeant After Months-Long Delay
The Larimer County District Attorney's Office has initiated an investigation into the conduct of a former Johnstown police sergeant who was fired after reporting for duty intoxicated in May. According to an October 7 investigation…
Johnstown Council Approves $685,000 Purchase Agreement for Downtown Property
The Johnstown Town Council unanimously approved a $685,000 purchase agreement for approximately 1.18 acres of…
Johnstown Mayor Michael Duncan Files Formal Protest Challenging Recall Petition
JOHNSTOWN, Colo. — Mayor Michael Duncan has filed a formal protest challenging the sufficiency of…
Johnstown approves $326,400 Water System Master Plan update; federal grant expected to cover half
The Johnstown Town Council unanimously approved a $326,400 agreement with J-U-B Engineers Inc. Monday to…
Johnstown Recall Petition Falls 11 Signatures Short in Initial Review
The petition seeking to recall Johnstown Mayor Michael Duncan fell 11 signatures short of the…
Johnstown Council deadlocks 3-3 on revised YMCA management agreement
A proposed revised management agreement between the Town of Johnstown and the YMCA of Northern…
Johnstown approves nearly $15 million contract for new Senior Center
The Johnstown Town Council voted 6-0 Monday night to approve a $14,997,161 guaranteed maximum price…
Smalls Sliders opens Johnstown location Oct. 2
JOHNSTOWN, Colo. — Smalls Sliders will officially open its Johnstown restaurant Friday, Oct. 2, bringing…
UCHealth Prepares Johnstown Medical Center at Ledge Rock
UCHealth is preparing a new primary-care clinic at Ledge Rock in Johnstown, adding another health-care…
Johnstown approves nearly $15 million contract for new Senior Center
The Johnstown Town Council voted 6-0 Monday night to approve a $14,997,161 guaranteed maximum price…
Johnstown Approves 70-Foot ‘Monopine’ Wireless Tower Near Bella Ridge Golf Course
Johnstown Town Council unanimously approved a 70-foot wireless communications tower near Bella Ridge Golf Course…
Johnstown Joins Study of Potential Regional Water Treatment Plant Near I-25, Highway 56
Johnstown is joining seven other Northern Colorado water providers in a $400,000 engineering study examining…
Johnstown Seeks Construction Manager for Major Raw Water Pipeline Project
The Town of Johnstown is moving a major water infrastructure project closer to construction as…
Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital ceases operations in Johnstown
Johnstown long-term acute-care hospital closes; rehabilitation hospital set to expand Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital has ceased operations as a long-term acute-care hospital in Johnstown, ending long-term acute-care services…
I-25 East Frontage Road near Mead to close Oct. 1–9 for paving work
A portion of the Interstate 25 East Frontage Road near Mead will close for more than a week beginning Thursday as crews continue work on the I-25 North Express Lanes…
Highway 60 closed in Johnstown after single-vehicle crash downs power lines
JOHNSTOWN, Colo. — A single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning brought power lines down across Highway 60 in Johnstown, closing a section of the highway and sending one person to an area…
Highway 60 to Close in Johnstown Sept. 18–21 for Railroad Crossing Replacement
Drivers traveling through central Johnstown will need to plan for a significant detour later this month as a section of State Highway 60/South First Street closes completely for railroad crossing…
Johnstown Fall Fest Returns Saturday for Annual Downtown Celebration
Johnstown’s annual Fall Fest will return to downtown Saturday, Sept. 12, bringing vendors, food trucks, live music and family activities to the heart of the community. The event will run…