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Almost 80 years ago, on Aug. 16 through Aug. 18, 1946, Goldenites enjoyed a carnival, parade, air show, beauty contest, soap box derby, tug-of-war among local fraternities, fireworks, square-dancing and a baseball game as part of the first-ever Buffalo Bill Days festival.

Buffalo Bill Days marks 80th year in Wild West style Almost 80 years ago, on Aug. 16 through Aug. 18, 1946, Goldenites enjoyed a carnival, parade, air show, beauty contest, soap box derby, tug-of-war among local fraternities, fireworks, square-dancing and

On Aug. 1, Colorado will be celebrating 150 years as the centennial state. Throughout the state’s history, Coloradans have lent each other a helping hand when times got tough — a trend that the Colorado Gives Foundation is continuing to see rise.

While the Colorado Gives Foundation has made its name through Colorado Gives Day — an annual day of charitable giving, this year slated for Dec. 8 — the foundation works year-round to support Coloradans throughout the state by providing a platform for nonprofits to raise money online. The foundation also gives grants to nonprofits in Jefferson County throughout the year to support the community.

Coloradans are giving more On Aug. 1, Colorado will be celebrating 150 years as the centennial state. Throughout the state’s history, Coloradans have lent each other a helping hand when times got tough —

Colorado Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Weiser has picked a running mate who will be familiar to folks from Jefferson County: Lesley Dahlkemper, who serves on the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and previously served on the Jeffco School Board.

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Weiser taps Jeffco Commissioner as running mate Colorado Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Weiser has picked a running mate who will be familiar to folks from Jefferson County: Lesley Dahlkemper, who serves on the Jefferson County Board of

Each year, hundreds of Arvadans congregate at the Apex Center to sample some of the best bites and sips from restaurants around town at Taste of Arvada, an annual culinary celebration hosted by the Greater Arvada Chamber of Commerce.

While this year’s event featured 40 vendors offering over 60 samples, two Arvada mainstays earned the admiration of the 1,700-person sold-out crowd, with Footers Catering and The Butchery each taking home two first-place awards.

The Butchery, Footers Catering win top honors at Taste of Arvada Each year, hundreds of Arvadans congregate at the Apex Center to sample some of the best bites and sips from restaurants around town at Taste of Arvada, an annual culinary

With the design process underway for Deer Creek Library, Jefferson County Public Library is preparing for its new branch in south Jeffco, and now those preparations include finding a branch manager — René Yaws.

Yaws has spent much of her career with JCPL, working in a variety of positions for the district from 2007 to 2016, before moving out of state for a few years. In 2018, the library district beckoned her back, and she became branch manager of Columbine Library, before recently assuming her new role as manager of Deer Creek Library.

Jefferson County Public Library names manager for Deer Creek Library With the design process underway for Deer Creek Library, Jefferson County Public Library is preparing for its new branch in south Jeffco, and now those preparations include finding a branch

After lengthy discussion, Lakewood City Council passed an ordinance to amend ballot initiative and referendum procedures in the Lakewood Municipal Code (LMC) to update the code and align it more closely with state law.

During a meeting on July 27, council voted 9-2, with Councilmembers Jacob LaBure and Paula Nystrom dissenting, to pass the ordinance — with an amendment to remove one piece of the ordinance that drew a lengthy conversation during the meeting.

Lakewood City Council passes amendments to initiative and referendum procedures After lengthy discussion, Lakewood City Council passed an ordinance to amend ballot initiative and referendum procedures in the Lakewood Municipal Code (LMC) to update the code and align it more

Longtime patrons and newcomers to Water World in Federal Heights were suitably impressed June 16 with new additions to Colorado’s first and largest water park.

Summit Canyon wows visitors at unveiling Longtime patrons and newcomers to Water World in Federal Heights were suitably impressed June 16 with new additions to Colorado’s first and largest water park.

This school year, a Jeffco eighth-grader can open a school laptop, pull up Google’s Gemini chatbot, and ask it for help with an essay.

Jeffco teachers decide how students can use AI This school year, a Jeffco eighth-grader can open a school laptop, pull up Google’s Gemini chatbot, and ask it for help with an essay.

Two suspects arrested in road rage shooting A husband and wife have been arrested on charges related to the fatal shooting of Andrew Bott, which occurred on July 25.

They are two questions Clear Creek Fire Authority Chief Jeremy Jones and Evergreen Fire/Rescue Public Information Officer Einar Jensen want mountain residents to know the answers to during this wildfire season:

“What if”? and “Who’s on your team”?

Talking fire danger and the two bag strategy They are two questions Clear Creek Fire Authority Chief Jeremy Jones and Evergreen Fire/Rescue Public Information Officer Einar Jensen want mountain residents to know the answers to during this wildfire