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A small section of road near Harriman Lake was closed Tuesday morning after a jogger found several containers that had been used to make methamphetamine.
About 6 a.m., the jogger found the containers, which were filled with liquid, and immediately called the sheriff, said Jacki Kelley, spokeswoman for the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office.
Jeffco’s bomb squad, which was joined by firefighters from the West Metro Fire Department, investigated and determined the liquids were common ingredients in the making of meth.  

The important thing is not to panic. And to remember that you won’t starve to death. 

Because you’re surrounded by corn. 

The Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield has laid out a perplexing course for its corn maze this year, the 14th installment of the popular populist puzzle. The labyrinth is spread out over 8 acres of maize, and hints are sprinkled throughout.

“Follow the hints; they’re really helpful,” said volunteer Dale Huffner. “Of course, that’s unless you want to get lost in there.”

Littleton will provide a $500,000 incentive for the King Soopers at Broadway and Littleton Boulevard to undertake a $20 million renovation and expansion at the current location.

Dillon Companies Inc., owner of King Soopers, is looking to remake the supermarket, and the city is eager to keep the store and its sales-tax revenue. The $500,000 will come through a reduction in development fees and a sales-tax rebate.

The Littleton City Council will decide Oct. 1 on whether to ban retail marijuana sales in the city for at least a year.

The council on Sept. 17 passed on first reading an ordinance that would extend a moratorium on retail marijuana shops to Oct. 1, 2014. The current moratorium was set to expire Oct. 1. 

The council had already approved the measure on first reading during its Sept. 3 meeting but decided to redo the first reading since a formal date for a second reading was not announced, said City Manager Michael Penny.