/tags/weld-county Weld County en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:25:37 GMT /news/2025-06-30/chevron-subsidiary-broke-multiple-state-rules-in-galeton-state-regulators-say Nearly three months after a massive blowout at a Chevron well in Galeton, state oil and gas regulators began the enforcement process last week. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:25:37 GMT /news/2025-06-30/chevron-subsidiary-broke-multiple-state-rules-in-galeton-state-regulators-say Rae Solomon /news/2025-06-23/weld-considers-redrawing-voting-districts Weld County will offer residents three opportunities in July to review proposed changes to the county's Commissioners' District Map. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-23/weld-considers-redrawing-voting-districts Belen Ward, Colorado Community Media /news/2025-06-23/air-quality-and-public-health-are-a-concern-in-the-wake More than two months after a blowout at a Chevron well in Galeton, questions remain about the public health implications of the accident and how regulators will hold the company accountable. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-23/air-quality-and-public-health-are-a-concern-in-the-wake Rae Solomon /news/2025-05-16/rabid-bat-found-in-weld-county Health officials in Weld County are warning residents after finding a dead bat that tested positive for rabies. Fri, 16 May 2025 15:18:15 GMT /news/2025-05-16/rabid-bat-found-in-weld-county Belen Ward, Colorado Community Media /news/2025-05-12/weld-sues-hudson-pilot-travel-centers-over-wcr-49-damage Weld County is taking the Town of Hudson to court in an attempt to keep construction of a planned truck stop along Interstate 76 from further damaging a heavily traveled county road. Learn more from BizWest. Mon, 12 May 2025 19:15:52 GMT /news/2025-05-12/weld-sues-hudson-pilot-travel-centers-over-wcr-49-damage Dallas Heltzell, BizWest /news/2025-04-11/scenes-from-the-galeton-geyser-a-community-responds-to-the-bishop-well-blowout Emergency workers took four days to stop a major leak at a Chevron well pad in Galeton. Nearby residents are still evacuated and a local elementary school lost a week of school. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:07:38 GMT /news/2025-04-11/scenes-from-the-galeton-geyser-a-community-responds-to-the-bishop-well-blowout Rae Solomon /news/2025-04-10/an-elementary-school-remains-closed-as-containment-work-continues-at-bishop-well-in-weld-county Galeton Elementary School will be closed the entire week due to an incident at an oil well in Weld County. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:40:59 GMT /news/2025-04-10/an-elementary-school-remains-closed-as-containment-work-continues-at-bishop-well-in-weld-county Alex Murphy /news/2025-03-18/a-county-of-opportunity-weld-tops-state-in-population-growth Weld County led the state in population growth from 2023 to 2024, continuing a pattern of increases over the past several years. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:10:01 GMT /news/2025-03-18/a-county-of-opportunity-weld-tops-state-in-population-growth Christopher Wood, BizWest /news/2025-03-03/greeley-developer-offers-cheaper-option-to-keep-weld-county-offices-downtown The difference between moving the Weld County Justice Center 2 miles north or keeping it downtown just got a bit more complicated, as downtown Greeley developers on Monday presented a much different conclusion to the expense of such a move — around $200 million less than originally presented. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:48:01 GMT /news/2025-03-03/greeley-developer-offers-cheaper-option-to-keep-weld-county-offices-downtown Sharon Dunn, BizWest /news/2024-12-23/rotten-egg-smell-causes-colorado-health-officials-to-investigate-air-quality-at-weld-county-facility The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says there are levels of hydrogen sulfide near the Plate River Biogas facility. They do not believe there is a health risk to those living nearby. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:06:55 GMT /news/2024-12-23/rotten-egg-smell-causes-colorado-health-officials-to-investigate-air-quality-at-weld-county-facility Alex Murphy