Assistant Editor - Days

Jackie Hutchins

Jackie Hutchins is assistant editor-days at the Loveland Reporter-Herald. She is a multiple award-winning journalist who has lived and worked in Loveland since 2000.

Bill Meirath stands beside an old gas pump, outside what was once the Skelly gas station he and his family owned in the 1960s and 1970s. (Jackie Hutchins / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Longtime Loveland resident got his start at old gas stations (5 questions)

May 11, 2026 at 1:28 p.m.

At the southwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and 12th Street stands a building where Loveland drivers once stopped to get their gas tanks filled, their windows washed, their tires checked...

Jim Willard poses for a photo with his dog, Lucy, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in his home office in Loveland. A photo of his late dog, Twoey, is framed in the background on his desk. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Trivially Speaking: Underwear? It’s covered here

May 2, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Shall we tastefully discuss underwear? Let's.

A red arrow points to the right for an American Red Cross Blood drive.

Red Cross to hold blood drives in Loveland and Greeley

April 27, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

The American Red Cross will give out gift cards to blood donors at two upcoming blood drives in the Loveland area.

Ed Hart poses at the site for the new Loveland Veterans Honor Monument, at the entrance to Loveland Sports Park, where groundbreaking will take place on Wednesday. The Marine Corps veteran is on the team that has worked to create the monument. (Jackie Hutchins / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Five Questions: Ed Hart ready to see Loveland veterans monument rise

April 5, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

The community will gather Wednesday for a groundbreaking for the Loveland Veterans Honor Monument, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Ed Hart over the past four years....

Jim Willard poses for a photo with his dog, Lucy, in his home office in Loveland, with a photo of his late dog, Twoey, is framed in the background on his desk. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Jim Willard’s final column appears today

March 15, 2026 at 7:29 a.m.

In March of 2001, the Reporter-Herald debuted a homegrown trivia column by Jim Willard, and “Trivially Speaking” has graced the pages of the newspaper ever since.

Gary Schmidt plays the piano at his home in Loveland. He is preparing for a concert at the Rialto Theater Center on Friday. (Jackie Hutchins / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Five Questions: Gary Schmidt brings rhapsodies and reveries to Loveland

January 25, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

A Loveland man who plays the piano has quietly amassed a fan base around the world. Gary Schmidt, who will be giving a concert Friday at the Rialto Theater Center,...

Becky Filler, co-owner of Willow and Finch gift shop, poses for a photo Thursday at the shop in Loveland. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Five Questions: For Becky Filler, shoppers at her Loveland store are the gift

December 21, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

Holiday shopping can feel a bit frenzied, but not for people who step inside Willow and Finch.

Kathi Wright sits in Foundry Plaza by the sculpture titled Reaching Our Goal that the Thompson Valley Rotary Club, of which she's a member, sponsored. She will be back at Foundry Plaza on Friday, volunteering with Festival on Fourth, and hopes Loveland residents will come down and join in on the fun. (Jackie Hutchins / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Five Questions: The Wright way to kick off the holiday season in Loveland

November 16, 2025 at 4:49 p.m.

Downtown Loveland’s holiday season will start off with the Festival of Lights on Friday on Fourth Street and at Foundry Plaza, and a team of volunteers will be working to...

Sally Barley, left, and Laura Fogg, right, walk with their granddaughter and shop at the Loveland West Farmers Market at Jax earlier this year. The market takes place on Tuesdays. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Oct. 14: 10th Mountain Division Talk; mural talk; Celtic Thunder

October 14, 2025 at 7:07 a.m.

Jeremiah Harris will present a program, open to the public, on the 10th Mountain Division for the Loveland Connection on Tuesday.

Rudi Taylor holds Riley, the dog she has been fostering since December and recently decided to permanently adopt, on the porch of her Berthoud home. The founder of the Harley's Dream dog rescue is organzing a fundraising gala for Saturday in Loveland. (Jackie Hutchins / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Five Questions: Rudi Taylor’s dogged determination has saved 1,200 pups

October 12, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

Rudi Taylor's organization, Harley's Dream, will hold a benefit gala Saturday night at Embassy Suites in Loveland, to raise more funds to help senior dogs and to raise awareness about...

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