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The Pomona Panthers won their seventh straight team title on Saturday night at Ball Arena to close out the three-day sta...
02/18/2025

The Pomona Panthers won their seventh straight team title on Saturday night at Ball Arena to close out the three-day state tournament. Pomona is just one short of tying Ponderosa’s record of eight straight team titles set between 2003-2010.

Pomona keeps piling up the Class 5A boys wrestling team trophies. The Panthers won their seventh straight team title on Saturday night at Ball Arena to close out the three-day state tournament. Pomona is just one short of tying Ponderosa’s record of eight straight team titles set between 2003-2010...

A large-scale downtown event with record attendance.A highway closure.Multiple emergencies.On Feb. 8, Golden — particula...
02/14/2025

A large-scale downtown event with record attendance.

A highway closure.

Multiple emergencies.

On Feb. 8, Golden — particularly in and around the downtown area — was in complete gridlock. Now, city officials and event organizers are working to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

A large-scale downtown event with record attendance. A highway closure. Multiple emergencies. On Feb. 8, Golden — particularly in and around the downtown area — was in complete gridlock. Now, city officials and event organizers are working to make sure it doesn’t happen again. As of Feb. 12, n...

A 55-gallon drum found near the former site of the Rocky Flats Plant was found to be mostly empty and has been removed f...
02/11/2025

A 55-gallon drum found near the former site of the Rocky Flats Plant was found to be mostly empty and has been removed following a series of tests. “There were no indications of any environmental impacts associated with the drum,” Rylee Dunn reports.

A 55-gallon drum found near the former site of the Rocky Flats Plant was found to be mostly empty and has been removed following a series of tests, according to emails sent from staffers within the Department of Energy to members of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and other....

Arvada West used an 8-0 run in the final two minutes on Tuesday night to edge Columbine in Class 6A Jeffco League girls ...
02/07/2025

Arvada West used an 8-0 run in the final two minutes on Tuesday night to edge Columbine in Class 6A Jeffco League girls basketball action. Columbine junior Jordyn Washington’s three-point play the hard way with 2:28 left in the fourth quarter tied things up at 33-33. However, the Wildcats scored the final eight points to claim a 41-33 victory.

Arvada West used an 8-0 run in the final two minutes on Tuesday night to edge Columbine in Class 6A Jeffco League girls basketball action. Columbine junior Jordyn Washington’s three-point play the hard way with 2:28 left in the fourth quarter tied things up at 33-33. However, the Wildcats scored t...

Whole Foods lovers, get ready.
02/06/2025

Whole Foods lovers, get ready.

Whole Foods lovers in Arvada will soon be able to shop locally at their favorite grocery store as the Amazon-owned chain has received approval for a site plan that would bring the city’s first location to the Northridge Shopping Center at 80th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard. There is no concrete t...

The clouds parted, sunlight shone through and a blistering cold front that battered the Denver metro area was broken by ...
02/05/2025

The clouds parted, sunlight shone through and a blistering cold front that battered the Denver metro area was broken by a rare spate of warm weather — just in time for A Chocolate Affair, Olde Town Arvada’s sweetest Valentine’s Day-themed celebration, which was nearly snowed out last year.

The clouds parted, sunlight shone through and a blistering cold front that battered the Denver metro area was broken by a rare spate of warm weather — just in time for A Chocolate Affair, Olde Town Arvada’s sweetest Valentine’s Day-themed celebration, which was nearly snowed out last year. Thi...

Chasing down records and setting new milestones is something Pomona’s wrestling program has gotten accustomed to. The Pa...
02/03/2025

Chasing down records and setting new milestones is something Pomona’s wrestling program has gotten accustomed to. The Panthers set a record on Friday night capturing their 10th straight Class 5A Jeffco League title, breaking Pomona’s own run of nine straight from 2005 to 2013.

Chasing down records and setting new milestones is something Pomona’s wrestling program has gotten accustomed to. The Panthers set a record on Friday night capturing their 10th straight Class 5A Jeffco League title, breaking Pomona’s own run of nine straight from 2005 to 2013. “I wanted them t...

History was made on the wrestling mats Thursday night as the first-ever girls' wrestling Jeffco League Championship Tour...
02/03/2025

History was made on the wrestling mats Thursday night as the first-ever girls' wrestling Jeffco League Championship Tournament took place at Columbine High School. Pomona's girls' wrestlers took home the Jeffco League title.

History was made on the wrestling mats on Thursday night. The first girls wrestling Jeffco League Championship Tournament to determine the league champion was held at Columbine High School. Nine Jeffco teams — Arvada West, Chatfield, Columbine, Conifer, Evergreen, Jefferson, Littleton, Pomona and ...

Mission Arvada at The Rising Church turned data collection into a warm and welcoming event for the city’s unhoused commu...
01/31/2025

Mission Arvada at The Rising Church turned data collection into a warm and welcoming event for the city’s unhoused community. As part of the 2025 Point in Time count, guests enjoyed live music, fresh haircuts, cookie decorating and a cozy hot drink bar—all while helping the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative gather crucial data.

On a cold winter’s day in Arvada, members of the city’s unhoused community came to Mission Arvada, the homeless ministry that operates out of The Rising Church, to make use of the nonprofit’s resources aimed at helping the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative collect accurate data for the 2025 Poi...

The Arvada Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1925, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with special events and a name cha...
01/31/2025

The Arvada Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1925, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with special events and a name change to the Greater Arvada Chamber of Commerce. Rylee Dunn provides the details.

In autumn 1924, a group of business owners in the then-nascent community of Arvada called for a meeting to form the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, a move they hoped would keep Arvada “in the van of progress.” Shortly after, the first-ever meeting of the Arvada Chamber was held at the Arvada Lumber ...

For students interested in sports management, marketing or just getting their foot in the door of the sports industry, a...
01/30/2025

For students interested in sports management, marketing or just getting their foot in the door of the sports industry, a local author might have the blueprint for you. Read Brandon Tosti's new book, “Bright Lights & Long Nights,” a behind-the-scenes insight into the world of sports.

For students interested in sports management, marketing or just getting their foot in the door of the sports industry, a local author might have the blueprint for you. Brandon Tosti, who lives with his family in Arvada, is an industry veteran and longtime sports business professional. His new book,....

The Jefferson County clerk’s office is taking a stand in support of nonbinary and transgender communities after a federa...
01/29/2025

The Jefferson County clerk’s office is taking a stand in support of nonbinary and transgender communities after a federal order paused the processing of passport applications for individuals selecting "X" as their gender.

The Jefferson County clerk’s office is taking a stand in support of nonbinary and transgender communities after a federal order paused the processing of passport applications for individuals selecting “X” as their gender. “We want to be clear: nonbinary, transgender and gender non-conforming...

Jeffco Public Schools released its 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, highlighting key financial challenges and...
01/28/2025

Jeffco Public Schools released its 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, highlighting key financial challenges and opportunities. Click the link below to read nine key takeaways from the report and audit findings:

Earlier this month, Jeffco Public Schools pulled back the curtain on its 2024 finances, revealing a complex picture of progress and pitfalls in its latest Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. From pension liabilities to declining enrollment, the report, paired with an independent audit, spotlighte...

A man has been pronounced dead after a shootout with Arvada police officers that began over a reportedly stolen car that...
01/28/2025

A man has been pronounced dead after a shootout with Arvada police officers that began over a reportedly stolen car that the suspect — 43-year-old Phou Thone Onemanivong — was seen getting into.

A man has been pronounced dead after a shootout with Arvada police officers that began over a reportedly stolen car that the suspect — 43-year-old Phou Thone Onemanivong — was seen getting into.  Around 3:40 a.m. on Jan. 26, officers found a car that had been reported stolen in the alleyway bet...

Breaking news from City Council: Members decided to scrap the plan for a homeless navigation center at the school it pu...
01/28/2025

Breaking news from City Council: Members decided to scrap the plan for a homeless navigation center at the school it purchased, and sell the building they bought last year. Reporter Rylee Dunn was there for it all:

After east Arvada residents spoke out against the city’s plan to use the former Early College of Arvada building as a homeless navigation center last year, the Arvada City Council reversed course on Monday and unanimously approved a motion to sell the building. In July 2024, the council approved t...

A former beer distribution center in unincorporated South Jeffco will, in a few years, be the newest Jefferson County Pu...
01/27/2025

A former beer distribution center in unincorporated South Jeffco will, in a few years, be the newest Jefferson County Public Library branch.

A former beer distribution center in unincorporated South Jeffco will, in a few years, be the newest Jefferson County Public Library branch. JCPL has purchased a 40,000-square-foot building on a 7-acre property at 11100 Bradford Road, which is about a mile west of West Chatfield Avenue and South Kip...

Valor Christian’s girls basketball team scored 29 points in the final quarter to pull away from the Wildcats in the Clas...
01/27/2025

Valor Christian’s girls basketball team scored 29 points in the final quarter to pull away from the Wildcats in the Class 6A Jeffco League showdown. Valor grabbed a 73-44 victory to take command of the conference that is nearly at the halfway point.

Valor Christian’s girls basketball team punched it into overdrive in the fourth quarter on Friday night at Arvada West High School. The Eagles scored 29 points in the final quarter to pull away from the Wildcats in the Class 6A Jeffco League showdown. Valor grabbed a 73-44 victory to take command ...

The Arvada city team will go back to square one in their search for a new city manager, as a months-long search to find ...
01/24/2025

The Arvada city team will go back to square one in their search for a new city manager, as a months-long search to find a replacement for former City Manager Lorie Gillis ended with the city not selecting any of the three finalists for the job.

The Arvada city team will go back to square one in their search for a new city manager, as a months-long search to find a replacement for former City Manager Lorie Gillis ended with the city not selecting any of the three finalists for the job.  After an open house on Jan. 21 saw finalists […]

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