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Today's News

  • Chargers, Rebels find success in the water

    By Craig Harper

    For the Courier

    ARVADA — It wasn’t the ending to their high school swimming careers that Chatfield’s Payton Sage and Tucker Rivera envisioned before the start of their senior season. Ideally, that would have come at this week’s 5A state meet.

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  • D’Evelyn captures 3A state crown

    By Adam Sullivan
    Sports Editor

    First-year head coach Woody Oliver has set the bar high at D’Evelyn.

    Not only was this his first season, but the Jaguars’’ moved to Class 3A, the first year of its classification. 

    Another first was in the cards on Saturday at Greeley as the Jags won their first state championship in girls tennis by just three points.

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  • Dakota Ridge High teacher under investigation for throwing a chair

    A teacher at Dakota Ridge High School is facing disciplinary action after throwing a chair in frustration during a study hall class.

    “No students were injured, but the incident was quite alarming,” said Jim Jelinek, principal at Dakota Ridge, in a letter sent home to parents. “This sort of behavior by a teacher is unacceptable. (The teacher) is facing disciplinary action and will be apologizing to the class (Thursday).”

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  • Sheriff's Calls

    Four-time loser

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  • Idaho-based Stinker Stores buys Bradley

    Idaho-based Stinker Stores has acquired 41 stores from Bradley Petroleum, including the gas station in Morrison and Evergreen.
    In a board meeting last week, the Morrison town board, which also acts as the town’s liquor licensing authority, approved a liquor license transfer to the new owner of the downtown Morrison gas station.
    Though there was some discussion about the dates of application and official transfer, the board passed unanimously the motion.

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  • Our Readers Write

    Ecstatic about Dr. Glass as superintendent finalist
    Dear Editor,

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  • It’s only OK when someone else does it

    John Newkirk

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  • Deprived of a proper hiring process

    There are times when a government legitimately has just one finalist when hiring a chief executive. Here is a good example.

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  • Longtime Dutch Creek paraprofessional retires

    Ann Benninghoff has been in the education game for quite some time.

    But she is now bidding farewell to Dutch Creek Elementary School, the place she’s called home for nearly 40 years.

    She began volunteering at the South Jeffco elementary school, then became a teacher’s aide until landing in her eventual role of paraprofessional.

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  • Learning to protect oneself

    Picture this: You’re pointing a gun at someone and demanding their wallet. And then you hear it.

    “Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and savior?”

    Probably not what you were expecting, right?

    The words may be unexpected, but it is exactly what Penn Springs of Littleton would choose to say should he ever find himself in a similar predicament. In fact, Springs said, the nonsensicalness of the words is the perfect reason to say them.

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