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Today's News

  • Vision quest: Blind man sets sights on hiking across the U.S.

    Time was, Mike Shaak's life was pretty unremarkable: work, family, friends and pastimes.

    Shaak enjoyed his job as a corn miller, and for fun he liked to drag race. Shaak also took pride in having lived all over the country, from Pennsylvania to Oklahoma to Arkansas. And, his two young daughters were the light of his life.

    But suddenly, it all went dark.

    Last year, Shaak’s retinas became detached. He had surgery, but it was unsuccessful. At age 37, Shaak was blind.

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  • Designers of new pretrial bond program get grilled at town hall

    The architects of a program aimed at releasing more defendants before their trials were grilled June 20 about how it would work and if it would really save the county money.

    Mike Jones, manager of the county's criminal justice strategic planning staff, told county residents and several elected officials that the program will increase public safety and court appearances by defendants while safeguarding due process.

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  • Democratic challengers in CD6 race face tough time raising dough

    Although nearly 18 months remain in the race for the 6th Congressional District seat, an early look shows that the two Democratic challengers are facing hurdles when it comes to fund-raising.

    "It's been slow," says John Flerlage, one of two Democrats running to oust Rep. Mike Coffman from his congressional perch in November 2010. Flerlage, a South Jeffco Democrat, says his fund-raising has been difficult because of the economy.

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  • Jeffco school board president resigns, cites personal reasons

    Scott Benefield, president of the Jeffco school board, is resigning effective June 30.

    "I'm resigning for personal reasons," Benefield said in a June 20 interview. "There's things going on in my family, and with the board work, it was the right thing to do. I enjoyed my time working on the school board and feel we've made a lot of progress and done a lot of good things."

    Benefield was elected to the school board in 2005, representing the northern parts of the county, including portions of Arvada, Standley Lake and Westminster.

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  • Goaltender inspired beyond the game

    In Denver area ice hockey circles, he was known simply as “the goalie in the wheelchair.”

    Kyle Stubbs and his chair stopped pucks for a lot of teams over the years: the Warthogs, the Grinders, Berserk, Spitfire, and Chimney Full of Squirrels, to name a few. And he frustrated the shooters of other teams too numerous to list.

    On a recent Saturday, many of us who played with and against Kyle gathered at the Promenade in Westminster to say goodbye and to remember a man who refused to accept the limits that life imposed.

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  • Jeffco sheriff seeking help in jewelry store robbery

    The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a man accused of stealing two wedding rings from Samuel's Jewelers at Southwest Plaza.

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  • Deer Creek Canyon residents object to bicycle ride fund-raiser

    Residents along Deer Creek Canyon Road are opposed to a bicycle ride to benefit two local charities, saying the event will attract even more cyclists to an already busy and dangerous stretch of two-lane pavement.

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  • School district makes cuts to balance 2009-10 budget

    Under the budget approved for 2009-10, Jeffco Public Schools will be losing 50 elementary teachers, 12 bus drivers, 9.5 middle school teachers and 13 custodians.

    In addition, the stars will go dark at the planetarium, and there will be a reduction in startup costs for Warren Tech North. However, no schools are targeted for closing.

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  • Slavin gives verbal commitment to CU

    The love of Kyle Slavin’s life wanted him to gain 20 pounds of muscle.

    Like any young man with passion and drive, Slavin dutifully went to the weight room and put on 25 pounds.

    “They said it looked good, and one thing led to another,” Slavin said.

    It was a match made in, well, the gridiron of the University of Colorado’s Folsom Field.

    Slavin was always a CU kid. Now the incoming Chatfield senior tight end is a CU kid.

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  • Chatfield grad Sturdevant enjoying time in pros

    All in all, the 2009 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft was a special moment for Tyler Sturdevant.

    Of course, the 2004 Chatfield Senior High School graduate was a little disappointed with his draft position (27th round), but just the fact he was drafted alone was reason to celebrate.

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