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Unaffiliated voters up, party registrations down in reliably red Phillips County
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Unaffiliated voters up, party registrations down in reliably red Phillips County

By JR KRUEGER | Holyoke Enterprise Presidential election years can inspire a higher participation in the electoral process as the voting public weighs public policy considerations and determines if they favor or oppose party platforms and candidates.  On January 1 of this year, there were 2,777 active voters registered in Phillips County. Among them, unaffiliated voters exceeded one thousand for the first time at 1,008. In examining trends since the 2016 presidential election year, that’s up 64%.  An unaffiliated voter is sometimes referred to as an Independent, although Colorado does not use that term. Independents are not a political party and should not be confused with political parties that use Independent or Independence in their name.  READ THE FULL STORY AT TH...
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‘This storm is the worst I’ve seen’: Hail pummels Eastern Colorado farm
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‘This storm is the worst I’ve seen’: Hail pummels Eastern Colorado farm

By Colette Bordelon | Denver 7 With a view of the horizon that seems endless on the Eastern Plains, Mile High Farms has a sprawling piece of land that hosts a pumpkin patch and corn maze in the fall. However on Sunday, the land was covered in hail. In some spots, Bill Coyle estimates it was around four feet deep. “It'll take days for it to actually melt totally off because it's so deep," Coyle, who operates Mile High Farms, said. “This storm is the worst I've seen since I've been here.” READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7
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In Boulder, petitions would ask voters whether to close muni-airport and use land to build homes
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In Boulder, petitions would ask voters whether to close muni-airport and use land to build homes

By Lucas High | BizWest Boulder is a great place to live — just ask U.S. News & World Report. But Boulder can be a difficult place to live. And for many, this beautiful city where the median sales price for a home has exceeded $1 million for nearly this entire decade, is an impossible place to live.  What if Boulder leaders decided to roll the dice on an uncertain gambit to secure for Boulder’s Regular Joes and Janes the chance to buy a quality home at a fraction of that price? What if that roll of the dice meant closing the Boulder Municipal Airport? Fighting the federal government? Losing millions of dollars in funding, shrinking sales-tax deposits into city coffers and shedding local jobs? READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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Elk stomping in Estes: Wildlife officials call for human caution after three incidents at gateway to RMNP
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Elk stomping in Estes: Wildlife officials call for human caution after three incidents at gateway to RMNP

By Michael Booth | The Colorado Sun An elk stomped a human and caused injuries early Friday for the third time in two weeks in Estes Park, prompting warnings of unprecedented elk behavior during calving season at the Rocky Mountain National Park gateway.  In the latest incident, an adult woman was walking a dog using a leash, near South St. Vrain and Stanley avenues, when an elk 20 yards away was startled. The woman tried to run behind a tree, but was knocked down by the elk and stomped and kicked repeatedly. The woman is receiving medical treatment.  The elk cow’s calf was later spotted in the area, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said.  Elk, from newborn calves to massive bulls, are ubiquitous in and around Rocky Mountain National Park, and often wander through gre...
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$5.5M project in Arapahoe County aims to make travel safer for Colorado cyclists
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$5.5M project in Arapahoe County aims to make travel safer for Colorado cyclists

By Brian Sherrod | CBS Colorado Construction crews in Arapahoe County are working to make a popular intersection more bike-friendly. Right now, crews are adding three new roundabouts around sections of Inverness West, Inverness East, and Inverness Boulevard by Dry Creek Road. The Inverness Drive Project is just one step in a very big project. CBS First Alert Traffic Tracker Reporter met with CIP Transporation Engineer Trent Marshall to discuss the project in depth. Marshall tells CBS Colorado it will take a four-lane road and turn it into a two-lane road. It will dedicate those lanes to be street bike lanes. This program will provide bicycle facilities from Denver to Douglas County. The construction started the week of May 27 but the design for this project is two years in the making...
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Elk on the loose isn’t the only concern for visitors this summer in Estes Park
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Elk on the loose isn’t the only concern for visitors this summer in Estes Park

By Michael Booth | The Colorado Sun Rocky Mountain National Park appears to have found the formula for handling 4 million-plus people a year in this idyllic retreat.  You might need to give the town another year of grace to handle their end. Downtown Estes Park is often at a traffic standstill in summer as park-seeking RVs rev their engines at caramel corn-seeking pedestrians. Now downtown is deep into the crucial year of a project that will create a one-way loop around town and out toward the park. Most town leaders and business owners welcome the change, but before it’s done, there’s still a lot of disruption ahead.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Denver Health Medical Center wants voters to approve a sales tax to help with funding pinch
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Denver Health Medical Center wants voters to approve a sales tax to help with funding pinch

By Alan Gionet | CBS Colorado Times have been getting tougher and tougher in health care. It shows up in the copays, the bills and now Colorado hospitals are facing a crisis.  "Reimbursement is down everywhere partly because we have an increase in the number of uninsured patients across the country," said Denver Health's CEO Donna Lynne. Lynne went before a Denver City Council committee Wednesday to ask them to advance a ballot question to Denver voters requesting a sales tax hike. The increase would be devoted to help pay cost shortages and would cost shoppers an extra 3.4 cents on a $10 purchase. It would mean an estimated $70 million to help meet the rising cost of running the services of the hospital, including emergency services, paramedics, clinics and other operations. T...
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Woodland Park sales tax repeal proposal could be losing steam
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Woodland Park sales tax repeal proposal could be losing steam

By Doug Fitzgerald | Pikes Peak Courier The idea of ending the sales tax that benefits the Woodland Park School District has, for now, lost traction among members of the city council. But the desire for detailed accountability for how the money is spent has never been stronger. The Woodland Park City Council held a work session on May 29 concerning the 1.09% sales tax that is earmarked for the city’s schools. Mayor Kellie Case reminded the council that the city has authority only over the sales tax. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE PIKES PEAK COURIER
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In future, one of state’s largest off-leash dog parks could require out-of-town visitors to pay
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In future, one of state’s largest off-leash dog parks could require out-of-town visitors to pay

By Monte Whaley | Westminster Window One of the state’s largest off-leash dog parks will likely stay intact but Westminster should do more to make the 470-acre parcel self-sustaining, including charging out-of-town visitors a fee to use the area, a majority of city councilors said Monday night. Councilors said at the work session that they wanted to keep the off-leash area as-is. This is despite a city staff recommendation to cut the parcel roughly in half or more to increase open space in the city. Councilors said they were responding to the desires of a majority of residents who covet the off-leash area as a prime getaway for dogs and their owners. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WESTMINSTER WINDOW
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What’s behind Wheat Ridge’s 26% crime drop since 2021? Start with police staffing, mayor says.
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What’s behind Wheat Ridge’s 26% crime drop since 2021? Start with police staffing, mayor says.

By Mayor Bud Starker | Wheat Ridge Neighborhood Gazette Wheat Ridge has seen a significant drop in crime rates, returning to levels last observed before the pandemic. The Wheat Ridge Police Department reports a 26% overall decrease in crime since 2021, marking a substantial improvement from the spike experienced during the pandemic. A major factor in this reduction is the department’s success in recruiting high-quality candidates, even as law enforcement agencies nationwide struggle with recruitment and retention. After staffing levels dipped in 2021, WRPD is on track to add a dozen officers this year. Seven rookies graduated from the academy last December and completed over three months of field training before beginning independent patrols. Additionally, five more recruits are curr...
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