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Trading Summer Plans for Basic Training

This summer Elizabeth Yates won’t be hanging out with friends, working her serving job or deciding where to golf.  Yates, who shipped out for Basic Training in mid-March, will be completing her 18-week National Guard training in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.   “I always thought about the military, but I didn’t think I would ever do

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City of Wheat Ridge Summer Sun Camp Receives Grant Nature’s Next Stewards 

Wheat Ridge’s Summer Sun Camp program received a $10,000 grant from the Jeffco Open Space Foundation’s Nature’s Next Stewards (NNS) program to support a second weekly field trip for all campers throughout the summer at no additional cost to the participating families. Each week, the second field trip will take campers to outdoor recreation sites

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Wheat Ridge High School PTSA Springs into Action

The second semester at Wheat Ridge High School is particularly busy for the PTSA.  Aside from providing dinner for teachers and staff during spring conferences and desserts at the Spring musical, we are ramping up for our biggest events of the year including Scholarships, Post Prom, Staff Appreciation Week, and Farewell Cookies.   Scholarships The PTSA

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Supporting Our Community: The Importance of Shopping Local in Wheat Ridge 

My family has extensive experience as small business owners. With my father and grandfather having owned B & F Tire Company, I have seen firsthand the significant impact that local shopping has on our community. For 65 years, my family operated the tire shop on 38th Avenue, serving countless residents. Now, after 15 years of

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Metro District Letter Sends Wrong Message to Lutheran Area Residents

Residents living near the former home of Lutheran Medical Center in downtown Wheat Ridge were concerned earlier this year after receiving a letter that gave the mistaken impression they could be paying a property tax to help the site redevelop. The center moved to Clear Creek Crossing on Aug. 3, 2024, and was renamed Lutheran

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Wheat Ridge Crime Rate Drops for the Third Straight Year

During the core pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, Wheat Ridge experienced a surge in crime, similar to other Colorado communities and cities across the country. Thanks to persistent police work, we can now say crime levels have dropped in 2024, for the third consecutive year. The Wheat Ridge Police Department is now seeing Calls

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