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New school board members take...

Jeffco’s three newly elected school board members wasted no time getting comfortable in their positions at last Thursday’s meeting.

After Julie Williams, John Newkirk and Ken Witt were sworn in, the new board elected officers, addressed the community and tried to put at ease parents and teachers, who raised concerns during public comment.

How we got here

Williams, Newkirk and Witt captured three seats on the Jeffco Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election, dramatically changing the political orientation of the board.

Evergreen Lake skates to top-10...

It was quite surprising to Lake House supervisor Brad Bednar when CNN last week put Evergreen Lake on a list of 10 of the world’s most beautiful ice-skating rinks.

Evergreen was named with ice rinks in major cities around the world, including Beijing, Paris, Vienna, London, New York City and Sydney.

Jeffco sheriff warns of threat...

The Jeffco Sheriff's Office is warning drivers to be on the lookout after receiving several complaints about car windows being shattered while motorists are driving along C-470, U.S. 285 and I-70.  

The first incident, on July 24, involved a vehicle traveling east on C-470 at Alameda Parkway. 

The most recent incident, on Nov. 19, happened while a woman was driving west on C-470 at Alameda. 

Jumping Jack splash: Elk tries...

It all happened so fast.

One second the young elk buck was sticking his nose through the half-closed safety netting surrounding Greg and Shauna Chase’s backyard trampoline, licking snow off the canvas. The next he was bouncing around inside it, looking equal parts surprised, confused and delighted.

“It never happened before,” says Greg. “We have elk in the yard all the time, but they never showed any interest in the tramp.”

Assistance still available for...

Jeffco’s Colorado Spirit flood support team wants residents of mountain communities affected by September’s flooding to know a variety of assistance is still available.

And that includes emotional support.

The three-person support team, funded for a year by a grant from FEMA, has worked its way through the county door to door offering help to residents dealing with the aftermath of the flooding.

Evergreen Fire Protection...

The Evergreen Fire Protection District will take a hit in property-tax revenue in 2014, but divisions have pruned expenses and made adjustments to savings plans to compensate.

Fire Chief Mike Weege reported that 2014 will see a 5 percent reduction in property-tax revenue from Jefferson County, and a 1 percent decline from Clear Creek — resulting in about $400,000 less to work with, he said.

King-Murphy Elementary closed...

King-Murphy Elementary School was closed Tuesday after a small fire in the boiler room on Monday forced students and teachers to be transported to Clear Creek High/Middle School.

A compressor caught fire, and a maintenance worker at the school put it out with an extinguisher before firefighters arrived about 1:30 p.m., according to Doug Saba, a spokesman for Evergreen Fire/Rescue.

Mayberry comes to Conifer

The 31st annual Conifer Christmas Parade is ready to march down Sutton Road in Aspen Park this Saturday.

“It’s Conifer’s ‘Andy Griffith’ moment,” said Dawn Smith, executive director of the Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce. “It’s just so sweet to have our beautiful mountain community showcased this way.”

More than 45 floats are expected to be in the parade, which starts at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at West Jefferson Middle School and runs down Sutton Road to King Soopers.

Sweet recognition for Evergreen...

The Bluebell Fire that started June 3 in Evergreen saw first responders working around the clock to keep the flames at bay, and to their surprise — amid all the chaos and danger — a lemonade stand appeared nearby to quench their thirsts.

Deed error delays repairs to...

The Great Parking Lot Mystery has been solved.

In September’s flooding, the most visible damage in downtown Evergreen resulted from the sidewalk, retaining wall and parking lot across from the CenturyLink building being washed into Bear Creek.

Since then, warning tape has cordoned off the area, but permanent repairs have not been done because it was unclear what entity owned the property — all due to a clerical error.