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Colorado rural communities face critical firefighter shortage, in some cases, outlook is ‘bleak’
When Elizabeth Fire Chief T.J. Steck first entered the fire service more than 30 years ago, he was one of more than 2,000 applicants for just six full-time positions with Denver Fire. Competition was intense. That’s not the case now, Steck told members of the Colorado Wildfire Matters Review Committee...
New luxury apartment, retail project starts in Douglas County town
PARKER, Colo. — Construction is underway for a $107 million luxury apartment community equipped with retail space in downtown Parker. The Juniper on Mainstreet project will include 264 apartments and 13,900 square feet of pedestrian-friendly retail and restaurant space, developers said in a news release. Rockefeller Group, a leading...
Macanta homeowners continue to fight for promised open space
Residents in the Macanta neighborhood in Douglas County aren't giving up their fight to protect the views they say they were promised.The community is just northeast of Castle Rock, off Crowfoot Valley Road. Homeowners say they were sold on the idea of protected open space. But now, the developer wants to build more homes.Neighbors say they paid a higher lot fee to live among nature and were told this 23-acre parcel of land would remain undeveloped, even as another neighborhood was set to be built on the other side of a nearby ridge. However, the developer is now proposing building...
The History of Colorado’s Stars and When They’re Lit
Colorado is rich in Western traditions, some of which began in the state's earliest days. Several stars atop mesas and mountains around the Centennial State are shining examples of these long-standing traditions. The Star of Castle Rock. The iconic Star of Castle Rock was constructed as a form of hope...
Tortoise found in Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — As traffic slowed for the Colorado Renaissance Festival over the weekend, a hard-shelled animal was traveling even slower. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said its deputies found a good Samaritan helping a large tortoise off a road near the Colorado Renaissance Festival. The good Samaritan...
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