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Grand jury indicts Lakeside mayor, town clerk for theft, embezzlement
A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted the town's longtime mayor and police chief, Robert Gordanier, and his daughter, town clerk Brenda Hamilton, on 17 criminal charges stemming from a 2023 CBS News Colorado investigation.Gordanier remains the town's police chief and mayor pro tem, while Hamilton is on paid administrative leave despite facing multiple felony charges.According to the Jefferson County District Attorney's office, the pair were indicted for crimes committed between July 2019 and November 2023. The grand jury "opened its investigation on November 17, 2023, shortly after CBS Colorado reported on allegations of misconduct," the DA's office said in...
After a $5 million scam, the Mighty Argo reemerges
When Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams decided I should be tossed from the party’s state assembly in April — a meeting I’d covered multiple times in the past — it brought me back to the early days of my journalism career. When the Carroll County Supervisors...
Thunderstorms Expected in Colorado Today with Potential Hail and Heavy Rain
Denver, CO – Elevated moisture levels will increase the chances for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon across the higher elevations and the I-25 corridor. Some of these storms may bring small hail, localized heavy rainfall in the mountains, and gusty outflow winds reaching up to 40-50 mph. According to...
Free day coming up at Colorado state parks
Colorado's birthday comes with a gift for nature-loving residents. As per tradition for Colorado Day — the day marking statehood granted in 1876 — state parks will waive admission fees. That will be on Aug. 5, the Monday following Colorado Day on Aug. 1. For those without a...
Mixed reactions to plan for Colorado's Sweetwater Lake
As a public comment period draws to a close regarding a plan for a scenic lake in western Colorado, land managers continue to face strong opposition. That opposition — largely from people living nearby — quickly followed Gov. Jared Polis announcing Sweetwater Lake as Colorado's next state park in 2021. The announcement came after the lake and land long held in private hands entered the U.S. Forest Service's trust thanks to a grassroots fundraising effort and federal money ensuring a future of preservation.
Photo of the Week - July 26, 2024
Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Crow's Stop and Shop, Kiowa Healthmart, Home Town Gas and Grill in Eads, Thunderbird Petroleum in Sheridan Lake, and at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads. Shown below - the front page...
Red Lobster quietly closes another seven restaurants bringing total to 106 – months after filing for bankruptcy
RED Lobster have closed at least seven restaurants nationwide as financial troubles persist. The chain shut up shop the cluster of outlets across six states. Two restaurants in Florida will close, as will locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado and Texas. Red Lobster shuttered a slew of restaurants as it...
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