Keeping Lowell Safe: Police Beat for April 2022
This week is National Police Week which makes it a good time to consider the latest news from the Lowell Police Department. The city’s current police force is made up of about a dozen men […]
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City Council Recap: Sewer Dispute Continues
Lowell City Council met for nearly an hour last night to discuss a variety of issues. The most heated conversation came during the citizen comments portion of the night when resident and business owner Greg […]
Planning Commission Recap: Scooter’s Coffee, Auto Sale on Fairgrounds
The Lowell Planning Commission met for nearly an hour on Monday night to discuss two main pieces of business: a rezoning request to facilitate the construction of a Scooter’s Coffee location on the west end […]
Tim Hill: 2021 Firefighter of the Year
Tim Hill had long wanted to join the Lowell Area Fire Department, but it wasn’t until five years ago that he got his chance. “There used to be a rule that you had to live […]
City Council Recap: Resident Concerns about Sewer Line, Property Lease
Lowell City Council met in open session for nearly 50 minutes on Monday night before going into a closed session “to discuss a legal opinion subject to attorney client privilege.” All councilmembers were present, and […]
Lowell Area Fire Department: Highlights from First Quarter of 2022
The Lowell Area Fire Department kicked off the new year with a new member on the team. Chief, a golden retriever, spends most days at the station and will be trained as a therapy dog. […]
Keeping Lowell Safe: Police Beat for March 2022
The Lowell Police Department saw a slight uptick in the number of cases it handled in March as compared to February. Other than some relatively small thefts, Police Chief Chris Hurst said there was no […]
Collaborative Effort Seeks to Bring New Customers to Downtown Businesses
We received the following press release from Lowell Light & Power and the City of Lowell. Global EV sales increased greatly in both volume and market share in 2021, according to a new report […]
City Council Recap: Marijuana Amendment Voted Down
Lowell City Council met in open session for just more than an hour last night before going into closed session to discuss labor negotiations. All councilmembers were present, and four pieces of business were discussed. […]
Planning Commission Recap: Marijuana, Mining Public Hearings
The Planning Commission for the City of Lowell met for nearly an hour and a half on Monday night for its April meeting. All commissioners were present for the meeting which had two public hearings […]