Tag: Jeffco
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Jeffco social worker set for trial after pleading not guilty to child sexual assault
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Jeffco Public Schools counselor is set to face trial on charges of sexual assault on a child after allegedly starting a relationship with a 14-year-old student. Chloe Castro appeared in a Jefferson County District Court room in front of Judge Diego Hunt for a…
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Jeffco students go back to school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Schools reopened in Jefferson County Tuesday morning. Students at Governor’s Ranch Elementary School lined the red carpet, flashing smiles and pictures as they walked into the school and started the new 2025-2026 school year. “Part of our school’s creed is to invest deeply in ourselves…
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Jeffco Economic Development Corp. has new CEO
The Jeffco Economic Development Corp. has a new president and CEO who plans to highlight the stories of the county and its swath of businesses. The Jeffco EDC announced on Thursday that Carrie Kelly will take the helm on Aug. 18, a month after former CEO Jansen Tidmore left after five years to join the…
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Jeffco park reopens following 2024 Quarry Fire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Jefferson County park reopened to the public Friday, a year after a wildfire scorched through the canyon. Deer Creek Canyon Park reopened Friday morning following the Quarry Fire that burned through 579 acres of the area between July 31 and Aug. 7 2024, according…
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Jeffco encourages residents to apply for volunteer boards and commissions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners is calling for residents to apply to vacant positions across volunteer boards and commissions later this year. Various vacancies across 23 of the county’s 31 boards and committees will be available for applications this year, with application deadlines coming…
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Former Jeffco chief of schools bought child pornography
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office found evidence that the former Jeffco Public Schools chief of schools purchased child pornography but he did not have any contact with minors. The sheriff’s office announced completing its investigation into David Weiss on Wednesday, noting that investigators found he “had no direct criminal contact with any juveniles either in…
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Jeffco Public Schools to be investigated by U.S. Department of Education
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it is investigating the Jeffco Public Schools district regarding potential Title IX violations. The Department of Education announced the investigation to mark the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, looking into two separate schools for allegedly violating federal…
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Taste of the West highlights JeffCo restaurants, breweries
The halls of the Foothills Fieldhouse will be filled with delicious food, local drinks and hungry attendees on June 5, when the West Metro Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Taste of the West event. Organizers expect the event to pack out the sports complex with an estimated 1,000 attendees and more than 80 vendors…
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Former Jeffco chief of schools found dead amid criminal investigation
A Jefferson County school official was found dead in Maryland weeks after he was terminated following a criminal investigation. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland notified the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday that it is conducting an investigation related to the death of David Weiss, according to a statement from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s…
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Criminal investigation ongoing into former Jeffco chief of schools
There’s little information as to why Jefferson County Public Schools abruptly fired its Chief of Schools last Thursday. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office said that David Weiss has not been arrested but that “a criminal investigation is ongoing” and “reports are not complete,” according to spokesperson Jacki Kelley. A Jefferson County Schools spokesperson would only…