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New pediatric therapy facility...

Brenda Harkness knew something was off with her 7-year-old son’s speech, but she didn’t know how to move forward and address the issue.

That’s where Pediatric Speech Therapy Associates came in. Harkness took her son, Dylan, now 8, for evaluation at the Centennial-based therapy center. Dylan had trouble making “s” and “th” sounds, but after a year of working with a speech therapist, he has made significant strides. In addition to improving his speech, therapy helped Dylan excel in spelling and reading, Harkness said.

Chatfield celebrates Unity Week

What began last year as a one-day event at Chatfield Senior High School has morphed into a week-long celebration of diversity, inclusion and coexistence, and it’s a tradition organizer Aaron Abai hopes will continue long after his graduation in May.

Running series hopes to inspire...

As runners and parents, Brooke and Robert Selb strive to promote exercise and activity for kids in South Jeffco.

Because of this, the couple chose to coordinate a Healthy Kids Running Series event in Littleton. The national series was created by Jeff Long, founder and president of Pattison Sports Group, to provide kids with a positive, educational and fun experience in the world of running.

Participating Jeffco agencies...

After seven years of conversation, including five years of planning, law enforcement agencies and fire departments across Jeffco are now officially dispatching through one consolidated dispatch center — Jeffcom 911 — housed at West Metro Fire Rescue.

The final participating agencies went live last week, including Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District and other mountain fire districts.

Formally called the Jefferson County Communications Center Authority, the center provides services to eight member agencies and supports an additional 14.

Annual Courage Walk an...

Despite moving out of state, Tiffany Segura and her family return to Colorado every year for the Jefferson County Courage Walk.

For Segura, the annual walk is a means of healing and way to remember her 2-year-old son, Donny Ro’Mello Romero, who was murdered in Lakewood in 2015. Last Saturday, she and a large group of family and friends made the short trek around the Jefferson County courthouse to the on-site courage garden, carrying flowers and a large banner honoring Donny.

Decision pushed back on Red...

Of the 20 or so Lakewood and Morrison residents who spoke at an April 12 Rooney Valley Commission hearing, not one supported the Red Rocks Ranch development – at least not its current version.

Columbine girls show strength at...

BROOMFIELD — A little frost delay wasn’t going to hold back the Columbine girls golf team.
Following a strong performance from the Rebels’ top four golfers at the Broadlands Golf Course on April 4, the team finished second overall at the Jeffco League tournament with 375 collective strokes, 33 behind first-place Ralston Valley.
The event, which hosted 18 teams between 4A and 5A, saw other great performances from Chatfield (fourth, 305), Dakota Ridge (sixth, 459) and D’Evelyn (sixth in 4A, 453).

Renovating Jeffco schools would...

The Jeffco School Board has discussed using a bond issue on the November ballot to raise $647 million that experts said would be needed to make Jeffco schools more efficient, more equal and safer.

The board has made no decision on whether to put a bond issue on the ballot, which would need to be done before late August, but board members asked for further information to take to upcoming community meetings.

Bear Creek rallies to defeat D’...

By Dennis Pleuss
Jeffco Public Schools

DENVER — The hit parade came late but happened when it really counted for Bear Creek on the baseball field April 7.
The Bears cranked out six straight hits in a four-run top of the seventh inning against D’Evelyn. The offensive outburst turned a two-run deficit into a two-run lead for Bear Creek (5-3-1 record) heading into the bottom half of the final inning at D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School.

Dakota Ridge suffers loss in 5A...

By Dennis Pleuss
Jeffco Public Schools

ARVADA — If Tuesday afternoon at Nate Jurney Field was any indiction, Class 5A Jeffco League baseball is going to be very entertaining over the next four weeks.
Ralston Valley, No. 9 in the latest CHSAANow.com 5A baseball poll, started conference play with a walk-off 4-3 victory at home against Dakota Ridge. Sophomore Billy Wall came through with a hard-hit single in the bottom of the seventh inning to score junior Otto Jones from second base.