Son of slain officer grants dad his final wish with graduation
As Tanner Brownlee sits quietly on the bench that is just a few steps between him and the stone forever engraved with his father’s name, he makes it very clear what he’s thinking. “I don’t like to talk about it,” he says politely when asked about …
Read More »Details announced for Windsor entertainment center
Details have been in the works for months but development officials on Monday revealed the specific plans for a sprawling 50,000-square-foot entertainment center coming to Windsor later this year. “The Summit,” which will go up on the northeast corn …
Read More »Livestock marketing rule changes hit snag
The first major changes in livestock marketing rules in more than 90 years may have to wait a little longer, following a setback in Washington last week for the multi-year efforts to change how meatpackers do business with farmers and ranchers. M …
Read More »From the rubble, residents emerged and now reflect on five years of rebuilding
Cindy Gleason is the first to admit her life has changed radically since the May 22, 2008 tornado roared through Windsor and leveled portions of her home and uprooted her livelihood. She’ll also be the first to admit that most of what has happened …
Read More »Long Term Recovery Team provided help even after army of volunteers was gone
It’s not the vivid memories of being holed up in a bank vault as nature’s fury blew out windows and demolished cars that Bob Hinderaker remembers most from the twister of 2008. It’s what came in the following weeks, months and years that sticks out …
Read More »Weld County was lucky and now better prepared for tornado
National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Cooper was working on the morning of May 22, 2008, and he knew a big storm was brewing over northern Colorado. What he didn’t know was that it would produce a massive tornado before noon that would rip …
Read More »Potential light on the horizon for storied, damaged mill
It sits on the east edge of Windsor, towering over the bustling downtown district and nearby lake to the north. A sign of a once-great past, the old mill has stood dilapidated and dormant since that fate-filled day in May 2008. In many ways, the cr …
Read More »Windmill Child Enrichment Center survived the brunt of tornado
Everyone who was in Windsor during the EF3 tornado that roared through the town five years ago has a story to tell, especially the staff and kids at the Windmill Child Enrichment Center. It’s a miracle how 131 kids and 22 staff members escaped inju …
Read More »Mayor John Vazquez reflects on the day that changed Windsor
The day of the tornado began as any other day. I went to work, the kids went to their last day of school and my wife had a list of things to do before the kids finished school. The tornado was led by a hail storm that was unlike anything I had ever s …
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