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  • Blues Festival benefit concert set for Clement Park

    Sixteen blues bands will take the stage Aug. 6 at Clement Park for the Blue Star Blues Festival, an event to benefit an organization that helps provide music therapy to children with life-threatening illnesses.

    The day-long inaugural festival will feature artists Mike Zito, Ana Popovic and Tommy Castro as headlining acts.

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  • Wife of state Sen. Kopp dies

    South Jeffco resident Kimberly Kopp, widely known as the wife of Sen. Mike Kopp, died July 30 after a three-year struggle with cancer.

    After initially being diagnosed in 2008 with cervical cancer, doctors declared Kopp cancer-free a year later. Celebration of her recovery was short-lived, however, as she was soon after diagnosed with another type of cancer, small-cell carcinoma of the perimetrium, a rare condition about which most doctors knew little, the senator said in a news release.

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  • Rustic rules in overhaul of county Open Space lobby

    A recent remodel of the county Open Space building represents a step into sylvan tranquility and a move away from the land of cubicles.

    The $35,000 aesthetic renovation, which was completed in early July, makes the building’s entrance and lobby more closely resemble a state park visitor center. Reclaimed wood forms rugged benches, and large wildlife photographs are prominently displayed on informational stands.

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  • 16 county businesses caught selling liquor to minors

    Sixteen Jeffco liquor providers were cited for providing alcohol to a minor in a recent large-scale sting operation, marking a significant increase in the percentage of stores cited over previous years.

    Ten of the stores are in South Jeffco and include a mix of convenience stores, independent establishments and a grocery store.

    As part of the yearly sting operation, underage sheriff’s cadets attempted to purchase beer without providing identification at 70 county businesses.

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  • Proposed sale lands Foothills in controversy

    A group of Shadow Ridge neighborhood residents began mounting opposition last week to the proposed sale of Foothills Park & Recreation District land south of the residential development.

    Commercial development of the land will decimate property values and ruin an otherwise scenic view from backyards, some residents contend. In addition, development would destroy a small ecosystem that is home to a prairie dog colony and is frequented by numerous birds of prey, they said.

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  • Former county administrator to be subpoenaed in McCasky probe

    The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission voted July 22 to subpoena former county administrator Jim Moore in its investigation of former county commissioner Kevin McCasky, a decision that could bring to light information suppressed by multiple lawsuit settlements.

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  • Fire damages home on West Rowland Drive

    A fire heavily damaged a South Jeffco home July 28 in the 11000 block of West Rowland Drive.

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  • Local police-impersonator incident linked to Aurora assault

    A police impersonator who made a traffic stop on a young woman Monday afternoon in South Jeffco may be one of the two men suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in Aurora the day before, police say.

    About 3:30 p.m. Monday, the impersonator pulled over a car in South Jeffco. Though the man was dressed in a uniform and drove what looked like a squad car, the young woman reportedly found the circumstances suspicious and did not leave her vehicle, as the impersonator told her to do.

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  • Chatfield swim beach closes again

    Officials closed Chatfield State Park’s swim beach on July 27, marking the third closure in recent weeks due to high levels of E. coli bacteria in the water.

    The contamination is likely due to recent heavy rains, the park said, which can wash material into the reservoir, and high temperatures, which can encourage bacterial proliferation.

    The reservoir’s water will continue to be tested every day, officials have said. If the bacterial levels are within acceptable limits, the beach will reopen.

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  • County eyes name change for Community Resources Department

    Jeffco officials are considering a name change for the Community Resources Department, an entity that includes the Boettcher Mansion, Colorado State University Extension, the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and the Open Space Division.

    At the request of department director Tom Hoby, the county commissioners may give a nod to the proposed name “Jefferson County Parks,” which comes with the branding statement “enriching life.”

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