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4:58 Where Weld and Boulder Counties meet, it’s hard to see where one jurisdiction ends and another begins. It’s where Amanda Harper and her family live. “West Weld County looks like eastern Boulder County, it’s spacious, there are homes with large farms, small farms, it’s a beautiful agricultural area.” Harper and her family moved here because of the landscape, the chance to have a small farm, and the opportunity to live a rural, peaceful life. “That’s how we wanted to raise our child in an agrarian situation with open spaces and clean air.” But that peaceful rural life was...

A view of Central Wyoming College's campus The Wyoming Community College System was already struggling with budget cuts before the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. The system's budget was about $54 million in the hole at $236 million, through a combination of cuts and revenues not keeping pace with inflation. Now, it's down about $94 million, according to Sandra Caldwell, executive director of the Wyoming Community College Commission. Declines in oil and gas revenue -- among other extraction industries -- are at least partly to blame. As a state, Wyoming is dependent on its ...