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A report in Sheriff’s Calls in the Jan. 16 edition incorrectly said two girls had been in trouble with their parents for drinking alcohol. The deputy’s report referred only to one of the girls in relation to drinking, and no other negative behaviors were named.

Jeffco school board member Paula Noonan was arrested during a traffic stop Jan. 8 when Denver police officers became aware of an outstanding warrant from a 2011 traffic ticket.

Noonan wrote in a letter to the editor of the Courier that in 2011 she was ticketed for not having proof of insurance when she was pulled over. Noonan was given a court date, which she said she missed.

Noonan apologized publicly at the school board’s meeting Thursday evening.

The Jeffco district attorney’s office is warning parents and children to be cautious when using social media sites like Instagram.

The DA’s Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations Unit has received complaints from parents and children about strangers leaving sexually explicit comments directed at children on the site.

Sites like Instagram allow users to alter and share pictures they’ve taken. Users can see other people’s photos and leave comments.
But they can also see personal information, depending on what

Jeffco started the new year with a little pomp and circumstance — and a lot of proud family members — when the county swore in its newly elected governmental officials on Jan. 8.

The hearing room in the Jeffco government center was packed with relatives of the new officials waiting to see their loved ones take the oath of office, some for the first time. During the swearing in of District Attorney Peter Weir, his daughter stood by him, right hand raised, reciting the oath with her father.