Elbert County News · Elbert, CO
The theme for the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce road trip became “Think Small for Fall in Elbert County.” COURTESY OF MARJORIE ENGLE Elbert County boasts many wonderful and unique businesses; everything from restaurants and retail stores to art galleries, greenhouses and at least one organic farm. The Elbert County Chamber of Commerce is just over a year old and continues to make strides to support and strengthen local businesses and entrepreneurs.On Oct. 21, a group including representatives from networks and resource partners who work with the state SBA team took a tour of a few businesses in the area and enjoyed lunch with chamber members.Spokespeople from the Colorado Small Business Association, the USDA Rural Development agency, the Colorado Small Business Development Center, the East CO SBDC Regional Center and the Colorado Enterprise Fund all visited Elbert County.
Elbert County News · Elbert, CO
The Imagination Library helps provide free books each month to children from birth to age 5. PHOTO BY NICKY QUINBY Reading to children, from infancy on up, is one of the simplest and most effective ways to set them up for success. The benefits of reading to children cannot be overstated, ranging from creating emotional connections, to expanding vocabulary and improving comprehension. The foundation that comes from a rich reading background leads to higher academic success in every subject area.But a program that provided books to young children in Elbert County is on pause as a local group raises money in hopes of reviving it.Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library recognizes the importance of easy access to books, ensuring that all children might have an opportunity to benefit from reading. Elbert County parents were saddened to hear that the local Imagination Library program was being paused due to budget cuts.
Highlands Ranch Herald · Parker, CO
Nearby: Parker, COIn a tight Douglas County commissioner race between Irene Bonham, the Democratic candidate, and Jake Bockenfeld, the Republican candidate, the leads have switched as ballots continue to be counted throughout the night on Nov. 3. As of 5:16 p.m., Nov. 5., Bockenfeld is leading Bonham in the pursuit to represent District 1. With about 208,000 ballots returned, according to the Douglas County Elections page, the early results offer an indication of how voters are weighing the candidates’ views on the county’s future. A majority of the ballots returned have come from Parker residents (56,497). Throughout the campaign season, Bonham pointed to her fresh and different approach to county government as qualities that would make her the ideal candidate, while Bockenfeld looked to his lifetime exposure to politics and years in the private sector to set him apart. As previously reported by Colorado Community Media, each candidate spoke about multiple issues they would focus on if elected.
Highlands Ranch Herald · Castle Pines, CO
Nearby: Castle Pines, COVehicle used to flee from Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in January 2026. Courtesy of 23rd Judicial District A Douglas County judge has sentenced a man to five years in the Colorado Department of Corrections after the defendant pleaded guilty to felony eluding a peace officer in connection with a high-speed pursuit throughout Douglas County and parts of Littleton. The incident occurred in late January of this year, starting when Zakary Hirschfield, 24, was stopped by a deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in a residential neighborhood at night on suspicion of speeding in Castle Pines. Zakary Hirschfield sentenced by a Douglas County judge for eluding a peace officer. Courtesy of 23rd Judicial District As seen in dashcam videos shared with Colorado Community Media, just seconds after the deputy approached the driver’s-side window, Hirschfield suddenly accelerated, nearly hitting the deputy.
Cherry Creek News · Colorado Springs, CO
Nearby: Colorado Springs, COAnthropic priced its IPO on Tuesday: 825 million shares at $70 to $78, trading on Nasdaq as ANT starting November 19, worth up to $1.405 trillion and raising as much as $64.35 billion. One week earlier, voters in ten states went to the polls and rejected data center development in 40 of 41 local ballot measures. Colorado is where that fight is already in the concrete — a one-year moratorium in Denver, a permanent hyperscale ban in Longmont, a ballot fight over a four-year pause in Colorado Springs, and a 27.5-megawatt data center in Weld County that residents are trying to send back to the voters. The most valuable AI lab in the world is about to go public in the middle of a revolt over the physical thing the AI industry actually sells, which is power. Two events, one week, the same problem Neither of these happened in isolation, and the timing is the story. On November 3, voters in ten states decided 41 local ballot measures affecting data center policy.
The Catalyst · Colorado Springs, CO
Nearby: Colorado Springs, COBy: Madeline Louisell (Head Layout Editor) On the evening of Tuesday Nov. 3, supporters of Democratic congressional candidate Jessica Killin packed The Pinery at The Hill, hoping that they would watch the Army veteran make history as the first Democratic congressional candidate elected in Colorado Springs history. Democrat Jessica Killin, a fourth-generation Coloradan, leads the race for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District against Republican incumbent Jeff Crank. A Killin win would mean a landmark victory for Democrats in what has historically been an entirely Republican-dominated district. As of Wednesday afternoon, Killin’s campaign has not yet called the race. The New York Times projected she will beat Crank by a margin of 3.9 points. Both candidates held watch parties in Colorado Springs on election night. Around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Crank’s campaign told supporters to leave his election watch party, according to The Colorado Sun. Crank did not speak at the event.
The Catalyst · Colorado Springs, CO
Nearby: Colorado Springs, COBy: Peyton Kifer, Yini Zheng (Guest Contributors) Nick, a 28-year-old software engineer, had already gotten three political text messages by the time he dropped off his ballot in Colorado Springs on election day. For the past week, he said, it had been five to 10 a day. “That fiftieth message you sent me really sent me over the edge,” he said rhetorically about the campaigns and those sending messages on their behalf. Nick isn’t the only one upset by a tsunami of political mail and communication leading up to the Midterm elections. Several voters interviewed on Tuesday at a ballot drop-off site off North Union Blvd. agreed that one thing stood out about this campaign season: how much information flooded their phones, TVs, mailboxes and doorsteps. Mack Bekeza, a 32-year-old financial planner, said he got two or three campaign flyers every day. “It’s the same thing,” he said.
Madison County Eagle · Foxfield, CO
Nearby: Foxfield, COTwo doors from the Foxfield racetrack in Albemarle County, a family is interested in hosting agricultural workshops at their farm. Their neighbors aren't thrilled.
Highlands Ranch Herald · Highlands Ranch, CO
Nearby: Highlands Ranch, CODr. Jay Albright (left) and Suzy Jaeger are joined by Denver Broncos cheerleaders for the grand opening of the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Highlands Ranch. Haley Lena Whether it’s a young athlete recovering from an injury or a child facing a more complex orthopedic condition, Children’s Hospital Colorado is bringing expanded specialized care closer to families in the south metro area, helping children improve mobility and get back to doing what they love. Designed to be a one-stop shop for growing, active children, the hospital’s newest Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Highlands Ranch combines nationally recognized pediatric orthopedic, sports medicine and sports performance programs and specialties. “Growing bones, muscles and joints require specialized care,” Dr. Jay Albright, surgical director of Sports Medicine at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said.
Sentinel Colorado · Aurora, CO
Nearby: Aurora, COIt could have started anywhere, but you know it just had to start in Aurora, what I’ve long called the best news town in the nation. On Sept. 19, 2019, Republican Lauren Boebert got her first claim to fame on the steps of Aurora City Hall. After seven long and exquisitely painful years of her promotion to the public eye and Congress, however, it’s finally lights out for the country’s weirdest carpetbagger. National news outlets this week called Boebert’s 4th Congressional race against Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher a loss for the three-term wonder. Bless those most-conservative voters in the state who turned out in the 4th Congressional District to finally right one of Colorado’s most infamous wrongs. Few American humans in the past few years have shown the astonishing disregard for truth, honesty, compassion, integrity and intelligence as has Boebert. She has rivaled other recent hateful delinquents such as Donald Trump, Steven Miller, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz.
Sentinel Colorado · Aurora, CO
Nearby: Aurora, COAURORA | The city named three finalists for the manager of the newly created Office of Public Safety Accountability with plans to host a community meet and greet with the candidates on Monday. John Hummel, Shenandoah Titus and Eric Williams are the finalists to lead the independent division that will monitor the city’s police, fire, detention and 911 departments. The finalists are set for another round of interviews with city staff and elected officials, as well as the community meet and greet. A meet and greet is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Nov. 16 at the large community room at the Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway. Members of the public can also submit questions online at EngageAurora.org/AccountabilityManager by noon Nov. 15 to be considered for the candidate interview process. The recorded interviews will be available on the same website on Monday before the meet and greet. Candidate biographies are also online for review. Hummel is an attorney with Franklin D.
Sentinel Colorado · Aurora, CO
Nearby: Aurora, COAURORA | A community nonprofit group received a $2.8 million grant from a state affordable housing fund to build 152 units of housing in northwest Aurora. The East Colfax Community Collective received the grant to acquire land at 1310-1380 Yosemite Street, also known as the Ambience site. Acquisition of the land by the community group marks a turnaround from previous plans for the property, which included luxury townhomes starting at $600,000. The collective has protested against the plans for a few years because of concerns over displacement. In a press release announcing the grant, the collective said it’s looking forward to transforming the 1.34 acre lot into affordable housing and a community space. The state’s grant says the project expects to bring 152 units to the site. “Over the next few years, EC3 will work closely with community members to define the most important needs for the area, and will push forward a project on the site to meet those needs,” the release said.
Thousand Oaks Acorn · Aurora, CO
Nearby: Aurora, COHEALING TOGETHER—A pair of women look out over the Healing Garden at Conejo Creek North Park during the NOV. 7 Borderline Day of Remembrance. MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers Voiced memories and reflections mingled with the quiet activity around the Conejo Creek Park North Lakeside Pavilion Nov. 7 as friends and family honored those who were lost at the 2018 Borderline Bar and Grill shooting. Ducks on the nearby pond paddled past the 12 water jets dedicated to those lost, while a child hopped from rock to rock nearby. It was an ordinary scene unfolding alongside remembrance of an extraordinary loss—and an unintended reminder of a message shared by speakers at the eighth anniversary memorial: Life goes on, and what we do with it matters. About 100 people gathered at Conejo Creek Park North to remember the 12 people killed in the Nov. 7, 2018 mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.