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Today's News

  • Tesoro Cultural Center celebrates the Old West

    This coming weekend offers the opportunity to experience a day in the Old West at the 16th annual 1830s Rendezvous at The Fort in Morrison.
    The event is designed to commemorate the American mountain men and frontier women of the Bent’s Fort era, 1833 to 1849. Both days are loaded with entertainment and education for all ages.
    It is presented by the Tesoro Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization created to protect Colorado’s history. The foundation is dedicated to organizing events and educational outreach programs for adults and K-12 students.

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  • Sacrificing time to make it a better place

    Joe Webb, Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party

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  • DACA program deserves a just answer
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  • Impact of anti-Semitic incidents lingers at area schools

    Last year was a challenging one for Jeffco Public Schools when it came to school culture.

    More specifically, last year was a challenging year when it came to the issue of anti-Semitism — allegations at at least four schools, including three in the Evergreen and Conifer areas, elicited community upset and demands for action.

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  • Community input sought at upcoming CAC meeting

    Community input is being sought at the next Conifer Area Council meeting on Sept. 20 at West Jeff Middle School. According to Shirley Johnson, president of the CAC, the organization is gearing up for a new Claiming Conifer’s Character Community Survey and would like a better response than in previous years.

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  • Two more enter race for Jeffco school board

    Two Jeffco school board members seeking re-election this fall will face competition after two last-minute candidates filed the required signature petitions just before the Sept. 1 deadline.

    According to Helen Neal, Jeffco Public Schools’ election coordinator, Matt Van Gieson of Arvada and Erica Shields of Littleton each filed several pages of petition signatures after picking up the petitions Aug. 28. The school district certified Sept. 4 that each candidate met the required 50 verified signatures in order to get on the ballot.

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  • Dahlkemper announces bid for county commissioner seat

    Former Jeffco school board president Lesley Dahlkemper is running for the District 3 seat on the Jeffco Board of County Commissioners.

    Publicly announced last Friday, Dahlkemper’s campaign comes nearly two and half years after she said she wouldn’t seek a second term on the Jeffco school board.

    In an interview Monday, Dahlkemper, a Democrat, said her decision to re-enter politics was not unexpected and stems from a desire to increase her own community involvement.

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  • Morrison takes first peek at ‘18 budget

    The Morrison town board is taking an initial look at its 2018 budget, which is set for approval in November.

    Currently, the town is outlining a nearly $5.4 million spending plan that relies heavily on sales tax and court fines for revenue. In total, the two bring in about $1.4 million for the town.

    The budget plans for general-fund spending of $3.98 million and another $1.38 million for the town’s utility fund. For the general fund, Morrison would require approximately $464,000 from its reserves.

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  • Morrison police chief set to retire

    Morrison Police Chief Rudy Sandoval is retiring from his position at the end of September, and the town is moving forward with plans to hire his replacement.

    Sandoval, who has worked in the profession for more than 47 years, sent his letter of resignation to the town at the end of August.

    “It has been a real pleasure working with all the officers and town employees that were here when I was hired and those officers and employees that were hired since my appointment,” he wrote in the letter.

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  • Grass fire along I-70 near Genesee contained

    All lanes of Interstate 70 and Highway 40 had been reopened Wednesday evening after firefighters worked since the afternoon to douse a grass fire near Genesee. The fire is now contained and crews are continuing mop-up operations.

    The fire, which was between mile markers 254 and 255, was first reported around 1:45 p.m. The blaze was in the brush and trees on the north side of the interstate. 

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