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  • Sheriff's Calls

     

    From the Art Crimes Division

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  • Debate continues over storage system for student data

    A heated debate over the Jeffco school district’s plan to implement the inBloom system to store student data continued when more than 100 concerned parents gathered at the school board’s study session last Thursday evening.

    “There are concerns that centralizing confidential student data increases the risk of hacking,” Jeffco parent Rachael Stickland told the board.

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  • Fast-moving storm hits Ken Caryl

    A quick-forming thunderstorm produced heavy rainfall and several inches of hail in Ken Caryl on Aug. 22.

    The storm resulted in shredded gardens and trees, as well as headaches for Ken Caryl businesses. According to the National Weather Service, the storm dropped just under 2 inches of rain in a short amount of time, setting a new record for the day. The sudden rainfall prompted a flash-flood warning for parts of central and South Jeffco from 6 to 8 p.m. last Thursday.

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  • Littleton council grapples with possible city charter changes

    The Littleton City Council has finalized the list of 14 people that will comb through the city’s 54-year-old charter and make recommendations for possible changes. 

    The charter review committee will begin meeting in September and focus on parts of the charter that specify when the council could enter into executive session; how the city makes purchases; the process for seeking bids; posting requirements and procedures; along with cleaning up sections of the charter that are no longer relevant. 

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  • New EHS principal glad to be back in state

    Evergreen High School’s new principal is happy to be back home.

    Ryan Alsup, a Colorado native, spent the last three years as principal at Juneau-Douglas High School in Juneau, Alaska. He was hired in May to replace Matt Walsh, who had been EHS’s principal for five years. Walsh has taken a position at the district level in the new School Innovation and Effectiveness Division.

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    A public de-tree-ment

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  • County commissioners plan telephone town halls

    Pick up the phone — it’s your county commissioners calling.
    In the next few weeks, all three members of Jeffco’s Board of Commissioners will take part in telephone town hall meetings focused on transportation issues. During the meetings, the commissioners will randomly call constituents to invite them to participate in the hour-long discussion.

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  • Bat found on bench prompts rabies warning

    A dead bat found on a bench in Harriman Park in South Jeffco has prompted county health officials to issue a warning about possible rabies exposure.

    Someone put a cigarette in the bat's mouth and place it on a women's floral-print shirt, according to a news release from the Jefco health department. Because the bat was in poor condition, rabies tests were not possible, and so the presence of the disease could not be ruled out.

    Harriman Park is at West Quincy Avenue and South Kipling Street.

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  • Johnson resigns from school board

    Robin Johnson resigned from the Jeffco school board on Monday night, said Helen Neal, chief of staff for the board.

    The resignation is a result of Johnson moving out of the county. Johnson represented District 1, which covers the northern part of Jefferson County.

    “I didn’t hear anything about it until Monday night … when Johnson sent a letter to each board member,” Neal said.

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  • Council OKs changes in development at Broadway and Dry Creek

    The Littleton City Council has given unanimous approval to several changes to a previously approved development plan for the long-dormant Marathon Oil site.

    The Littleton Village Development had originally been approved by the council in 2006 for 77 acres on the northeast corner of South Broadway and Dry Creek Road. Yet the new developer, WIP Littleton Village LLC, wants to make changes to the overall layout and increase the density on the western portion of the property.

    The property is currently under contract by WIP Littleton Village. 

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