Jeffco high school graduations postponed until August

With May graduation ceremonies canceled because of the pandemic, Jeffco high schools are organizing to hold graduations in August instead. An April 10 announcement from the school district outlined …
Breaking news
Closure of Clear Creek to in-water recreation highlights challenges of social distancing
It can be hard to stay six feet apart while tubing in Clear Creek. That's why Golden Police Chief Bill Kilpatrick and Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader are ordering that tubing, swimming and …
Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy who works in jail tests positive for COVID-19

A Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputy who works in the county jail tested positive for COVID on March 31, the department has announced in a press release. The deputy has been spending time at …

Community orgs stepping up during COVID-19 outbreak

With the need to social distance in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 becoming more apparent, Miner's Alley Playhouse joined theaters across the nation earlier in March in announcing it was closing …

April rent assistance offered to downtown Golden businesses

With most downtown retail businesses closed due to the state’s stay at home order and restaurants only able to offer takeout and delivery, Golden’s Downtown Development Authority is launching a …

City seeking online feedback on Heart of Golden

With COVID-19 having brought public meetings in Golden to halt for the foreseeable future, city officials are emphasizing online participation as the city proceeds with the next phase of the Heart of …

News

Outdoor Lab to celebrate first-ever virtual Earth Day

A virtual celebration will bring the Jefferson County community together for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day while raising awareness for the Outdoor Lab program. The Jefferson County-based Outdoor …

Life

Free children's book looks at pandemic through a child's eyes

It is the kind of situation that is happening right now all across America: eight-year-old Little Jean's birthday is coming up and she's preoccupied with questions about whether the current pandemic …

Sports

Jeffco sports spring trips, games canceled

In the second week of March, the Wheat Ridge High boys’ baseball team learned that the team’s spring break trip, a tournament in Phoenix, had been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A …

Voices

An update from my end of the avenue

As an older guy, keeping track of time is a challenge in itself, but now that we are all supposed to stay home and most of my work is on hold, all of the little weekly markers I usually rely on to …
Andrea Doray

Finding both solace and resilience in poetry

April is National Poetry Month. As a poet myself (my first published poem in college landed me $7.00), I turn to poetry for insight, humor, provocation, poignancy, controversy, comfort, outrage, …

Lessons of faith in all this uncertainty

So, this isn’t exactly what you had in mind, is it? Seems so long ago… Friday, March 6, the news of the day was that the economy created a “whopping” (according to Yahoo News) 273,000 jobs, …
Norton
Winning Words

Avoid the impossible and seek the possible

Wishing you and your family safety, good health, patience, and happiness as we all go through this time together. And if your family or friends have experienced illness or loss, I will keep you in my …
Craig Marshall Smith
Quiet Desperation

Let’s all not get together and think about this time

Stay at home, isolate, avoid crowds such as parties, concerts, athletic events, parades, weddings, funerals, and limit physical contact with non-household members. Snap. I have been doing just that …
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