Five years ago, Clifford Clift would have been disgusted by the fragrant plants growing in his backyard. That’s the devil’s weed, he would have said through gritted teeth, probably with some dad joke about how the world was going to pot now that his state was legalizing marijuana. Now Clift, at 79, plants 7 acres […]
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Parked: Residents of Greeley-area mobile home park feel abandoned
GREELEY— Steve Spencer has lived in the Hill-N-Park subdivision in unincorporated Weld County on and off since he was 16. At 42, Spencer is thinking about moving his family after issues in the subdivision have become too much. Imagined as a master-planned community south of the city limits of Greeley and adjacent to Evans, the […]
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Former Idaho gubernatorial candidate being investigated for 1984 Greeley cold-case murder of 12-year-old girl
A failed two-time Idaho gubernatorial candidate says he is being investigated in the disappearance and death of a 12-year-old girl in Greeley 35 years ago. Steve Pankey, who previously lived in northern Colorado, told the Idaho Statesman that the first time he heard about the murder case of Jonelle Matthews was the day after Christmas […]
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Despite costs, complications — and meltdowns — Colorado school districts power through full-day kindergarten
Jennifer and John Jones gave a sales pitch to Jazmyn, their youngest daughter, a few weeks before her world would change. Yes, full-day kindergarten at University Schools in Greeley would be an adjustment. But Jordyn, a second-grader, would be there, too, and she would even have Ms. Nolke, the same teacher Jordyn had. They would […]
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Greeley police say remains found at oil and gas site belong to a girl missing since 1984
The remains of a 12-year-old girl who disappeared in 1984 after performing at a Christmas holiday concert have been found by construction workers in Colorado, police said Thursday. Greeley police Sgt. Joe Tymkovich said the remains were identified as those of Jonelle Matthews, who was last seen being dropped off at her home by a […]
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He fled China 30 years ago in search of the American dream. Now, he helps others build a better life in Greeley.
GREELEY — Yukwan Lee looked out to the lights of the gambling city Macau before gazing down into the black, cold water that could take him there. He’d hiked murky trails for four nights to get to the cliff, using maps drawn by the people who escaped before him. The wind blew north, away from […]