Good morning, Fort Collins.

Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour and Sale offers a self-guided visit to over 70 studios on Oct.

24 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Oct. 25 (12-5 p.m.). Previews will also run at the Center for Creativity (with an Oct. 16 opening reception) and art will be on view at City Hall through Nov. 13.

Poudre School District plans to close nine schools + consolidate two others if its Board of Education approves the planning committee's recommendation.

The decision will determine how students and families are impacted and further details are expected afterward.

CSU Master Instructor Harmony Tucker used live chemical demos on Sept.

29 to show students how fire and reactions can make complex concepts clear. Her hands-on approach, celebrated over 20 years, aims to boost student confidence with lab equipment.

Thompson School District is studying 14 options for closing and consolidating schools to address falling enrollment.

The district released the scenarios for community feedback, and any changes may take effect in the 2028-29 school year.

About 319,000 Medicare recipients in Colorado are set to receive $90 checks from the Medicare Improvement Fund (created in 2008 to improve services) while local residents will not get $500 ACA refunds through federal proposals.

The American Red Cross is asking local donors to help maintain hospital blood supplies this October through drives in Fort Collins and Loveland (today's drive in Loveland runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.), with additional events scheduled later this month.