Tag: Arvada
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Westminster elects new mayor; Jeffco pick new school leaders
Westminster picked a new mayor, Jeffco Public Schools elected new board members and the Lakewood City Council looks nearly identical. Here are the updated, unofficial results as of Wednesday, a day after the Nov. 4 elections. JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Three of the five Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education seats will have new occupants, two…
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Voters unseat Jeffco schools leader
Tina Moeinian was elected over incumbent Mary Parker and Gloria ‘Teresa’ Rascon in the race for the District 5 seat on the Jeffco School Board of Education, according to early results. Moeinian received the backing of the Jefferson County Education Association. Moeinian, a professional mediator, won over Parker, the current board president, and Rascon with…
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Colorado State Patrol looking for hit-and-run suspect in Arvada
The Colorado State Patrol is asking the public for help in finding a suspect in a hit-and-run involving a stolen vehicle in Arvada Friday morning. CSP troopers responded to a crash on eastbound Interstate 76 near the southbound Sheridan Street exit around 11:30 a.m., according to a news release from the department. Preliminary investigations found…
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Jeffco businesses, groups raising funds and food
Local businesses and groups are banding together throughout Jefferson County to help battle food insecurity while the prosepect of food stamp benefits expiring loomed amid the federal government shutdown. Due to the government shut down — which began on Oct. 1 — the federal Supplemental Nutritional Awareness Program (SNAP), or food stamps, were set to…
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Arvada City Council candidates discuss homelessness, transparency
Arvada City Council candidates discussed crucial topics surrounding the city’s future in a video forum ahead of the Nov. 4 election. All six of the candidates answered three questions in a video produced by the Jefferson County League of Women Voters on Oct. 13. The questions keyed on affordable housing, homelessness and transparency between local…
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Arvada high school students meet with AG about school safety
Attorney General Phil Weiser sat down with a group of Arvada West High School students Tuesday afternoon to discuss mental health and gun safety in the wake of the Evergreen High School shooting that shocked the Jeffco Public Schools community last month. Weiser and seven student leaders sat in the Arvada high school’s auditorium, surrounded…
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New “designated drinking area” to open in Olde Town Arvada
Olde Town Arvada is opening a new “designated drinking area” where adults can enjoy a beverage as they explore Arvada’s historic downtown. The Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District is hosting a community party on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Olde Town Square to celebrate the new program. According to 9…
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‘Fallen hero’ killed in 1940 bar shooting remembered 85 years later in Colorado
A career in law enforcement has long come with its risks, and a case from October of 1940 that was recently remembered by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office highlights the dangers that police officers and sheriff’s deputies can face. As told by the agency, local tragedy unfolded on October 12, 1940, with the death of…
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Arvada helps local businesses with crime, disasters
The City of Arvada continues its efforts to boost and maintain business within the city through two new funding programs to help businesses in times of crimes or disasters. Greater Arvada Chamber of Commerce and Arvada Economic Development Association (AEDA) announced two separate funding programs to help maintain businesses in the region on Tuesday, according…
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How the Avalanche’s arrival in 1995 turned Colorado into a thriving youth hockey market
With nearly 13,000 youth hockey players registered through USA Hockey last year, the sport of hockey is as popular as it’s ever been in Colorado. How did the game grow so fast and extensively within the state? It didn’t happen overnight. Hockey didn’t suddenly appear out of nowhere in Colorado when the Avalanche arrived…