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An international cocaine and marijuana ring that allegedly did business at homes in Jefferson County has apparently been torpedoed by the West Metro Drug Task Force.

The large-scale cocaine and marijuana distribution ring is targeted by 34 indictments, according to Jeffco officials and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Firehouse Animal Health Center has written off the option of building an indoor day-care or boarding kennel next to the new veterinary hospital at 12255 W. Bowles Ave., near Bowles and C-470.

“We are taking the boarding, grooming and day-care thing completely off the table,” said Greg Waldbaum, CEO of Firehouse Animal Centers, a Denver-based chain with five hospitals that was founded in October 2004.

A nearly two-year effort by the Jefferson County Public Library to split from the county and form its own district came to an end June 17 when the county commissioners voted 2-1 against the proposal.

"We're very, very disappointed," said Keith Grebe, chair of the Jefferson County Public Library's board of trustees. "We felt the case we presented was overwhelming in our favor." He said the commissioners had some misunderstandings, and the trustees and library staff will "get together and decide plan B."

Canyon Area Residents for the Environment has asked Jefferson County District Court for an injunction to prevent construction of a 135-foot horizontal, high-definition TV antenna array on top of Mount Morrison.

The issues are separate but similar to the dispute surrounding the construction of the digital TV tower on Lookout Mountain, which was stalled until Congress got involved and overruled local courts in 2006.