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People gather at Library Park in Old Town, Fort Collins for the 2021 Fort Collins Women's March Oct. 2. (Noah Pasley | The Collegian)

Cientos de personas acudieron al Library Park para la Marcha de las Mujeres

Noah Pasley • October 13, 2021

Nota del editor: Puedes leer la versión en ingles de este artículo aquí. Traducción de Sarahy Quintana Cientos de personas acudieron al Library Park, junto a la calle Mathews, para una...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Larimer officials concerned about rising hospitalizations

Natalie Weiland • October 11, 2021

Larimer County health officials expressed concern about rising levels of COVID-19 hospitalizations as flu season approaches.  According to an Oct. 9 press release from the Larimer County Department...

People hangout at the Poudre River Whitewater park during the day. The Park sits right next to the CSU Powerhouse Energy Campus. Visitors can swim and tube down the rapids. (Devin Cornelius | Collegian)

City initiative calls residents to save money by reducing water use

Isabel Brown • October 10, 2021

Residents of the City of Fort Collins were encouraged to shut off their outdoor irrigation systems by Oct. 1 through the 2021 Shift Your Water Challenge. This initiative, according to a press release...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Transfort experiencing further service reductions on MAX

Noah Pasley • October 9, 2021

In an Oct. 8 press release, Transfort announced there would be further service reductions, this time on the MAX Bus Rapid Transit Service. The MAX, which serves midtown, the Colorado State University...

Fort Collins City Hall Sept. 21, 2021.

City Council debates gratitude payments and new procedures

Austria Cohn • October 7, 2021

On Oct. 5, the Fort Collins City Council held a meeting that addressed at least five major items including the 2022 recommended budget, which included a public hearing and a one-time payment for City...

People gather at Library Park in Old Town, Fort Collins for the 2021 Fort Collins Women's March Oct. 2. (Noah Pasley | The Collegian)

Hundreds take to Library Park for Fort Collins Women’s March

Noah Pasley • October 3, 2021

Editor's Note: Read the Spanish version of this article here. Hundreds went out to Library Park off Mathews Street for a revived Women's March protest on Saturday, Oct. 2. The 11 a.m. protest...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Larimer County Health Department offering booster shots

Austria Cohn • September 30, 2021

  The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment is now offering a COVID-19 booster shot for eligible residents, according to a Sept. 29 press release. The booster shot, which is...

Fort Collins City Hall Sept. 21, 2021.

City Council hosts second work session for 2022 budget

Austria Cohn • September 29, 2021

On Sept. 28, the Fort Collins City Council held the second work session to discuss the 2022 recommended budget. Mayor Jeni Arndt was not present for the work session, with Kelly Ohlson from district...

Larimer County intensive care units reach full capacity

Austria Cohn • September 22, 2021

The intensive care units in Larimer County are at full capacity as we move toward flu season and the COVID-19 delta variant continues to thrive among the unvaccinated. In the last three weeks, ICUs...

Fort Collins City Council in session Sept. 21. The City Council heard from community members and moved forward with a variety of ordinances impacting Poudre School District, local marijuana codes, infrastructure, and other aspects of the city. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

City Council talks construction, new landmarks in meeting

Austria Cohn • September 22, 2021

On Sept. 21, the Fort Collins City Council discussed the 1041 Regulations Project and the involuntary designation of a historical landmark in the City, among other topics. Councilmember Julie Pignataro...

Canvas Stadium stands in low-hanging smoke from both the Lewstone fire near Rist Canyon and the Cameron Peak fire near Cameron Pass Aug. 23. (Devin Cornelius | The Collegian)

Fort Collins ranks 17th-worst in nationwide ozone levels

Noelle Mason • September 19, 2021
Fort Collins residents are no strangers to waking up with scratchy throats from poor air quality. Fort Collins was recently ranked the 17th-worst city in terms of high ozone days, according to a new report from the American Lung Association, bypassing its 2020 placement of 19th-worst.  “The primary sources contributing to ground-level ozone pollution are oil and gas and transportation,” Lea Schneider, Larimer County environmental health planner, wrote in an email to The Collegian. Jeffrey Pierce, a professor at Colorado State University's department of atmospheric science, explained that nitrogen oxide from car pollution mixes with volatile organic compounds leaked from the oil and gas industry in Colorado on hot days, creating the ozone we experience in Fort Collins.
A sign sits along a fence in the Hughes Public Open Lands space, just west of the Aggie Greens Disc Golf Course in Fort Collins, at a press conference held by members of the Hughes Land Back initiative Sept. 18. (Serena Bettis | The Collegian)

Hughes Land Back initiative responds to sweat lodge deconstruction

Austria Cohn • September 19, 2021

  On Sept. 18, the Hughes Land Back initiative held a gathering and press conference to address the deconstruction of a sweat lodge that was used by Native American people.  “Our fires...

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