August 2025

Education

Jeffco School District’s Outdoor Lab Endures as a Rite of Passage Amid Budget Pressures

District budget cuts aren’t new to this Jefferson County School District outdoor enrichment program.  Beginning in 1957, the Outdoor Lab program offers a mountain learning experience for Jeffco students. About 5,000 sixth graders and 1,000 high school students attend the 55, week-long Outdoor Labs every year. The program ties into the academic curriculum of the

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Zoe Jennings August 6, 2025
Community

Three Generations In, Edwards Meats is Going Stronger Than Ever

When Herb Edwards opened Edwards Meats as a small counter behind a friend’s fruit stand in 1962, Wheat Ridge looked almost nothing like it does today. Sixty-three years later, Herb’s grandson, Darin, runs the same family business, one of the few shops of its kind that has stood the test of time. During a 1966

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Daniel Greeson August 6, 2025
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