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Last month, hundreds of Jeffco students walked out of their classrooms in hopes of sending a message to lawmakers about gun violence in schools. Ten days later, they joined millions across the country in “March for Our Lives” demonstrations on March 24 that, again, were aimed at sending a message to politicians. Now the kids are sending another message to legislators: Do something about gun reform or we’ll vote you out of office.

The Elk Creek Fire Protection District has canceled its May 8 board of directors election due to a lack of candidates.
According to Jayne Bales, district administrator, while two seats were up for election — those currently occupied by Mike Rogers and Len Wisneski — only one candidate self-nominated by the deadline. As a result, the fire district canceled the election and the board will appoint someone in May to fill the other vacant seat.
Rogers and Wisneski will both exit the fire board later this year due to term limits.

The sun might not have shown up for the 71st annual Easter sunrise service on Sunday at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, but thousands of people did.

A thick fog covered the rocks, blocking any glimpse of the morning sun, and attendees bundled together as a cold wind whipped through the air.

Students at Wilmot Elementary are running nearly 1,700 miles to Evergreen, Pa. — both figuratively and literally.

The school started a running club in early February, and students run behind the school during recess and before school on Thursdays. By mid-March, participants already had run 1,153 miles.

Parent Heidi Schuette, who spearheaded the effort, thinks the students will get to Evergreen, Pa., soon and will make it back to Colorado before the school year ends.