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TOP STORY Douglas County drops probation office plan for Lone Tree area Latest Headlines Plutonium found in Indiana Street air filters near Rocky Flats; Boulder Commissioners reconsider trail project Coming Attractions: Find your creative outlet at Denver Fringe Festival Mile High Hoedown Through recovery efforts, King Soopers salvaged enough food for nearly 5 million meals last year School-to-work program at Highlands Ranch hospital aims to bridge a persistent gap How the Republicans running for Congress in the 4th District are trying to stand out to voters City leaders reject plan for McDonald’s on Castle Pines Parkway Sign up for our newsletters More Local News Swim safely by following these tips from Red Cross in Colorado, Englewoodexperts Told he’d never walk again, Castle Rock man defies odds after stroke Residents in Lone Tree raise concerns about plan to add probation office SPONSORED CONTENT PRESS RELEASE: Don’t Let Foodborne Illness Spoil Your Summer Cookouts E-Editions SeNd Us A Tip Sports Mountain Vista beats Rock Canyon for 5A girls soccer title Local swimmers eye Olympic splash Mountain Vista boys volleyball wins first state title Highlands Ranch boys swimming wins 12th league championship CHSAA adopts high school shot clock for varsity teams News from the Region NORTH New law makes two years of college free for Colorado families Valedictorians are now extinct in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Plutonium found in Indiana Street air filters near Rocky Flats; Boulder Commissioners reconsider trail project Coming Attractions: Find your creative outlet at Denver Fringe Festival EAST Community College of Aurora, Colorado School of Mines establish transfer program for STEM students Equine therapy ranch near Elizabeth narrows focus Mile High Hoedown Through recovery efforts, King Soopers salvaged enough food for nearly 5 million meals last year WEST ‘More to life than yourself:’ Friends, family honor Dietz Sr., Littleton vet Foothills Art Center opens new headquarters in historic Astor House Community input wanted for design work on Idaho Springs Skatepark Wildfire forum focuses on evacuation SOUTH Littleton mobile home park residents get closer to making offer on land HUD secretary, other officials visit Englewood’s Innovative Housing Concepts Douglas County drops probation office plan for Lone Tree area Man faces first-degree murder charge in Sheridan homicide DENVER news Denver buys building to house migrants happenings Commerce City gears up for annual Memorial Day Parade, the state’s largest FEATURES Profesora adopta un enfoque científico-social para la justicia climática Arts & Culture Setting the stage: Colorado-born actress brings immersive one-woman show to Denver Fringe Festival Coming Attractions: ‘The Prom’ ends Town Hall Arts Center’s 41st season Independent bookstores thrive in Colorado On the High Line Canal Trail, The Imagination Tree inspires children and a book Calendar Columns & Opinion Coming Attractions: Miners Alley Shows ‘The Full Monty’ Michael Norton: Adaptation and resetting expectations Michael Norton: The power of genuine relationships Erin Kane: ‘Proud to be DCSD!’ Letters Letter: Flora is most sensible candidate Support Calvarese Conservatives, consider Calvarese Obituaries Virginia Lorbeer, veteran spirit coach and CHSAA volunteer, dies Family and friends remember beloved Brush legend and Colorado sports official Gerrard Flores David Schlatter, driven ‘character’ in south metro business world, dies Don Peitzman, Parker journalist of 30 years, dies at 63 Local LIFE Where did those red, blue and black Colorado license plates come from? An Ode to the Mall: How Cinderella City shaped the modern mall Not just tacos and tequila: Group wants to reclaim the resistance history of Cinco de Mayo Coming Attractions: SeriesFest celebrates a decade of television greatness Special Sections References

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Douglas County drops probation office plan for Lone Tree area

Amid loud opposition from Lone Tree residents, Douglas County commissioners halted a plan to place near a neighborhood an office that monitors people after they are convicted of crimes. At…

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Plutonium found in Indiana Street air filters near Rocky Flats; Boulder Commissioners reconsider trail project

Coming Attractions: Find your creative outlet at Denver Fringe Festival

Mile High Hoedown

Through recovery efforts, King Soopers salvaged enough food for nearly 5 million meals last year

School-to-work program at Highlands Ranch hospital aims to bridge a persistent gap

How the Republicans running for Congress in the 4th District are trying to stand out to voters

City leaders reject plan for McDonald’s on Castle Pines Parkway

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Swim safely by following these tips from Red Cross in Colorado, Englewoodexperts

As summer approaches and outdoor pools open, here are some tips to ensure swimmers are what experts call “water smart.” The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming says it’s important that people take precautions. “Before families head out to pools and parks, it’s important for all family members to learn and review critical water…

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Told he’d never walk again, Castle Rock man defies odds after stroke

Dan Leffert dedicated most of his life to traveling across the globe to places like Switzerland and Germany. He spent most of the time outside, riding his motorcycle for thousands of miles. So hearing the words “You’ll never walk again” felt like the end of the world. He lost his mobility after having a stroke…

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Residents in Lone Tree raise concerns about plan to add probation office

An office that monitors people after they are convicted of crimes in Douglas County may locate near the Lincoln light rail station in the Lone Tree area, triggering concern from residents who live in a nearby neighborhood. “We don’t understand why you would place a hub for parolees near a residential area with all the…

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PRESS RELEASE: Don’t Let Foodborne Illness Spoil Your Summer Cookouts

When the winter weather turns into spring, giving way to sunny summer days, many of us look forward to attending – or hosting – barbecues and picnics with…

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Sports

Mountain Vista beats Rock Canyon for 5A girls soccer title

Laney Erickson knew what she had to do. Erickson scored the only goal in the game which led Mountain Vista to a 1-0 victory over Rock Canyon in the Class 5A state championship soccer game on May 22 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The goal by Erickson with 13:42 still to play in the match…

Local swimmers eye Olympic splash

Mountain Vista boys volleyball wins first state title

Highlands Ranch boys swimming wins 12th league championship

CHSAA adopts high school shot clock for varsity teams

News from the Region

NORTH

New law makes two years of college free for Colorado families

Valedictorians are now extinct in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Plutonium found in Indiana Street air filters near Rocky Flats; Boulder Commissioners reconsider trail project

Coming Attractions: Find your creative outlet at Denver Fringe Festival

EAST

Community College of Aurora, Colorado School of Mines establish transfer program for STEM students

Equine therapy ranch near Elizabeth narrows focus

Mile High Hoedown

Through recovery efforts, King Soopers salvaged enough food for nearly 5 million meals last year

WEST

‘More to life than yourself:’ Friends, family honor Dietz Sr., Littleton vet

Foothills Art Center opens new headquarters in historic Astor House

Community input wanted for design work on Idaho Springs Skatepark

Wildfire forum focuses on evacuation

SOUTH

Littleton mobile home park residents get closer to making offer on land

HUD secretary, other officials visit Englewood’s Innovative Housing Concepts

Douglas County drops probation office plan for Lone Tree area

Man faces first-degree murder charge in Sheridan homicide

DENVER

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Denver buys building to house migrants

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Commerce City gears up for annual Memorial Day Parade, the state’s largest

FEATURES

Profesora adopta un enfoque científico-social para la justicia climática

Arts & Culture

Setting the stage: Colorado-born actress brings immersive one-woman show to Denver Fringe Festival

Lauren Hance will perform her one-woman award-winning comedy show “Holy O” at the 2024 Denver Fringe Festival on June 6, 7 and 9. “The Denver Fringe Festival does a fantastic job,” Hance said. “I have a lot of family and friends who live in the Denver area. So, it was a nice combination to be…

Coming Attractions: ‘The Prom’ ends Town Hall Arts Center’s 41st season

Spring is prom season, which makes it the perfect time for Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center to host the Colorado premiere of the joyous Broadway musical, “The Prom.” “Some theaters are known for doing tried-and-true classics They’re intended to entertain. Other theaters are known for producing newer ‘thinkers,’ or message-pieces. They’re intended to inspire,” wrote…

Independent bookstores thrive in Colorado

As the school year comes to a close for some and the summer begins for all, Coloradans may be looking for something to fill their time. Luckily, they need to look no further than their local bookstores, which offer community, games and more, beyond books. While big box stores and bookselling chains offer wide selections…

On the High Line Canal Trail, The Imagination Tree inspires children and a book

Two-year-old Nolan Bursey ventures along a stretch of the High Line Canal Trail in Littleton, his excitement palpable as he approaches a peculiar tree. The whimsical foliage grows taller, eventually towering over Nolan as he approaches the tree.Casting his gaze upward, Nolan attempts to climb the tree for the umpteenth time, drawn to the trinkets…

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Columns & Opinion

Coming Attractions: Miners Alley Shows ‘The Full Monty’

Hearing the name“The Full Monty”probably conjures up a very specific set of images for most people. Namely, six men whom…

Michael Norton: Adaptation and resetting expectations

Change is an inevitable part of life. From personal growth to professional development, we constantly encounter situations that require us…

Michael Norton: The power of genuine relationships

This week’s column was inspired by many of you, the people in my life who remind me through your check-ins…

Erin Kane: ‘Proud to be DCSD!’

There is so much to be proud of within the Douglas County School District (DCSD). We have incredible students, fantastic…

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Letters

Letter: Flora is most sensible candidate

While all eyes seem to be focused on the race for president, we have a very important primary election coming…

Support Calvarese

This year’s CD4 election provides a unique opportunity for us to move forward in Congress. With Ken Buck’s resignation, we…

Conservatives, consider Calvarese

I have been inspired by recent letters describing why it may not make sense to elect a Republican to Congress…

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Obituaries

Virginia Lorbeer, veteran spirit coach and CHSAA volunteer, dies

Family and friends remember beloved Brush legend and Colorado sports official Gerrard Flores

David Schlatter, driven ‘character’ in south metro business world, dies

Don Peitzman, Parker journalist of 30 years, dies at 63

Local LIFE

Where did those red, blue and black Colorado license plates come from?

A ubiquitous image in Colorado, the state’s standard license plate features an artsy depiction of white mountains against a green background. So when all-red, all-blue and all-black designs with white letters — without mountains — started popping up in traffic, you probably took notice. In 2023, roughly 180,000 vehicles were registered with those seemingly new…

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An Ode to the Mall: How Cinderella City shaped the modern mall

Not just tacos and tequila: Group wants to reclaim the resistance history of Cinco de Mayo

Coming Attractions: SeriesFest celebrates a decade of television greatness

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