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Today's News

  • Evergreen Kaiser Permanente office to close Jan. 1

    The Evergreen Kaiser Permanente clinic is closing Jan. 1.

    According to a statement from Kaiser, the Evergreen clinic is one of the smallest clinics Kaiser operates and has seen low patient volume. It is located in the US Bank building on Evergreen Parkway and Lewis Ridge Road and has been open since 2010.

    “Like any business, we regularly evaluate how we operate and make necessary adjustments to remain competitive and make the best use of member resources,” Kaiser Permanente said in a statement.

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  • Jeffco to test CodeRED system next week

    The Jefferson County emergency notification system will be tested beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11. 

    All landlines will receive a test notification as well as cell phones and emails that have registered with the CodeRED system. Because of the large number of notifications, county officials expect the test to take several hours.

    The system is used for Jeffco emergency service agencies, including law enforcement, fire and emergency medical service agencies, to share information with the public during emergencies.

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  • EPRD forum looks to engage community about plans throughout district

    After an unsuccessful election, the Evergreen Park & Recreation District is looking for feedback from its 23,000 residents on what they would like to add in the district.

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  • SOTA: Children’s Chorale winter concert to be a scrumptious affair

    Music lovers will be able to eat, drink and be merry at the Evergreen Children’s Chorale’s winter concert of the same name.

    All of the songs are about food, drinks, and being joyful and merry, according to Kristin Currington, the chorale’s business manager.

    Songs will include “Green Eggs and Ham” from “Seussical the Musical,” “I Love to Laugh” from “Mary Poppins” and “Hot Chocolate” from “Polar Express.” In addition, the chorale will sing holiday classics.

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  • Main Street open after water main break

    Main Street in downtown Evergreen is now open after a massive water main break near Evergreen Goldsmiths Saturday night.

    Evergreen Metropolitan District crews worked all night Saturday and finished replacing the broken pipe Sunday evening.

    EMD crews started receiving calls at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and they shut off the water to the area by 9:50 p.m., according to Garry H. Jeffrey, EMD’s water division supervisor. A crew of nine workers spent the night in the near-zero temperatures digging out the area and preparing to replace the pipe.

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  • Evergreen firefighters extinguish small chimney fire

    Evergreen Fire/Rescue quickly extinguished a small chimney fire on Grizzly Way early Sunday morning.

    “The good news is (the owner) had a smoke detector, and it went off,” said EFR spokeswoman Stacee Martin. "He called 911, and he got himself and the rest of the family out of the house.”

    The department had at least 10 fire trucks and 20 firefighters at the home in case the fire spread. There was minimal damage, she said.

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  • Man arrested following reported domestic violence incident

    The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Evergreen man following a domestic violence incident that ended in an eastbound chase down Interstate 70 on Thanksgiving night.
    According to Clear Creek Undersheriff Bruce Snelling, at 6:23 p.m. Nov. 22, a female called 911, reportedly saying a television had been thrown at her and that she had been punched in the face. By the time officers arrived at the home off U.S. 40 in Evergreen, the suspect, later identified as 41-year-old Brian Lee Patrick, had left the area.

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  • BIZBEAT: Christmas trees aplenty in Evergreen, Marshdale

    Now is the time to get Christmas trees to help deck the halls.

    In addition to cutting your own tree on Forest Service land, several places in the foothills are available to purchase pre-cut trees.

    JP Total on the east end of downtown Evergreen has been selling trees, gifts and gourmet food for 27 years — a mainstay for tree buyers in the area.

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  • Elk Creek Elementary students share their books with classmates

    The Writer Share Fair at Elk Creek Elementary School is a simple way to teach a variety of things: leadership, inspiration, literacy, storytelling and more.

    The fair takes place twice a year at the school, and fifth-graders take the lead in small groups — each with a student from each grade. The groups are stationed around the school, and each student shares a book he or she has written.

    The leaders ask questions and talk about what they like in the books. When the students are done reading, they get star stickers for doing such a good job.

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