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Happy hump day, Longmont! If you’re on the fence about calling in to work, this would be the day to do it. The National Weather Service says there’s a 100% chance of rain today, throughout the day. I haven’t been this confident about a shower since I took an all-day swamp tour in Shreveport.
Today — Colorado’s top brass is getting involved in Longmont’s fight against cellular dead zones, a beer festival to forget for Longmont breweries, and one Longmont facility’s role in helping the U.S. Space Force.
Let’s dive in.
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🌎 Fight against cell service issues reaches Washington D.C.
Representative Joe Neguse speaks at a Longmont town hall
You’ve never had a better excuse for not responding to the work group chat.
As complaints about rampant cellular network outages in Longmont — and across Boulder County — continue to mount, local and national leadership is stepping in.
Yesterday, Congressman Joe Neguse and Senators John Hickenlooper & Michael Bennet sent a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr urging the Federal Communications Commission, as well as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to meet with cell carriers immediately to find a solution.
Cell or High Water
The outages have reportedly been spiking since late 2024, when Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T were ordered to modify their signals received within the Table Mountain Radio Quiet Zone — an area of land where a federal government research facility studies radio waves. As required by law, that facility has a 50-mile radius that limits external radio signals.
Since then, at least 100 formal complaints have been filed with the FCC, as well as countless others on social media and with Longmont City Council. In the last two weeks, news coverage of the issue has skyrocketed, too.
Longmont Mayor Susie Hidalgo-Fahring also got involved. At last Tuesday’s city council meeting, she reassured residents that action is being taken. She mentioned she is in ongoing conversation with federal agencies, private carriers, and staff from Neguse, Bennet, and Hickenlooper, as well as Boulder County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann.
The mayor also noted that congressional teams planned to meet directly with T-Mobile “tomorrow or the next day” to discuss a path forward.
“If I could get out there and literally lift up the tower and move it over, I would,” Hidalgo-Fahring said.
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One dead following motorcycle crash: One individual is dead after a crash between a pickup truck and a motorcycle, per Longmont Public Safety spokesperson Tracey Hewson. The incident happened last Friday afternoon and caused Longmont Police to close 21st Avenue and Terry Street for roughly four hours. It’s not yet clear what caused the collision, and the accident remains under investigation.
Longmont facility to help build satellite system for Space Force: Lyntris — a defense technology company with a branch in Longmont — announced yesterday it has been selected to serve as prime payload integrator for a U.S. Space Force program that aims to build a more resilient constellation of satellites. Lyntris will provide the RF payload architecture, precision pointing systems, and antenna technologies. Lyntris will integrate and test the payload at their Longmont facility. The company is headquartered in Virginia but has over a dozen facilities across the U.S.
Longmont tennis players begin state tournament journey: While Longmont High failed to qualify any athletes for the state tournament, Silver Creek High qualified seven. Their journey for a state title begins tomorrow at Pueblo City Park. The Raptors’ top ranked player, senior Henry Richter, will take on Evergreen High senior Gordon Salmen in the #3 singles category. Silver Creek also qualified three doubles teams: Leo Barrett & Mason Otten, Tate Kostelecky & Nate Dudas, and Aayush Thamma & River Patton.
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No medals for Longmont breweries at Great American Beer Festival
Photo © Brewers Association
For the first time since 2007, Longmont breweries went home empty-handed at the Great American Beer Festival.
Out of 1300 breweries competing in the GABF, 243 from across the United States won 336 medals. The four Longmont breweries participating — Bootstrap Brewing Company, Left Hand Brewing Company, Dry Dock Brewing Company, and Wibby Brewing — weren’t one of them. In all, Longmont had 18 beers up for judgment. The snub is a historic one, especially for a city whose breweries have won 58 medals since scoring its first in 1994.
Left Hand dominant:
Left Hand has won more than half of Longmont’s medals — 32, in all. In fact, it’s the fifth-most decorated in all of Colorado. Only The Sandlot Brewery (47), Coors Brewing Company (43), Rock Bottom Brewery (36), and New Belgium Brewing Company (33) have more.
Prior to 2026, Left Hand had won a medal in four consecutive years, including two golds: the Breakfast in Brussels (Barley Wine) in 2025 and the Sawtooth Ale (Amber) in 2023.
The Sawtooth is Left Hand’s most decorated beer: It’s won 7 GABF medals, four of which are gold.
Only four times since 1994 has a Longmont brewery failed to win at least one medal: 2002, 2005-2007.
Besides Left Hand, Oskar Blues Brewery and Boostrap have won the most medals in Longmont with eight. Pumphouse is next with five medals.
Fun fact:
A silver lining for Left Hand — They may only have one GABF medal since 2025, but they’ve acquired two breweries in the same timeframe: Dry Dock and Bootstrap.
Tongue-in-cheek fun fact:
It’s unclear whether the merger has improved beer quality. Pre-merger, Dry Dock and Bootstrap had combined for 35 medals (27 from Dry Dock). Post-merger, zero.
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Last Call
Today’s Longmont weather forecast is predicting…rain. Current models show a 100% chance of precipitation, with showers persisting throughout the day, per the National Weather Service. Oh, and it’ll be cold. Temperatures will peak at just 46 degrees.
Gas prices ticked up again. The current cost for a gallon of unleaded averages $4.26 in Longmont-Boulder, a three cent rise from Monday, according to AAA.
Silver Creek High Softball qualified for the CHSAA 4A regional tournament and their first game is on Friday. The Raptors are competing among three other teams for two slots in the state tournament.
Overnight construction will begin Sunday night at 6 p.m. on CO-119 between County Road 5 and County Road 7.
Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Longmont Humane Society is looking for a home for a two-year-old pup named Waffles
Until next time,
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