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Letter to the editor: Celebrate school choice

Celebrate school choice National School Choice Week, Jan. 20-26, is a great time to reflect on how school choice has allowed so many students the opportunity to find an educational option that allows … more

1/22/19 01:51 PM

Letter to the editor: There's a bigger problem

There's a bigger problem The HRCA has reached too far with their decision to require all street-facing fences to be stained the same color. The larger problem, left unsolved, is the condition of the … more

1/15/19 09:29 AM

Letter to the editor: Argument falls flat

Argument falls flat In regard to last week’s article “Finding hope on a flat earth,” the Flat-Earthers state that the world is flat, covered by a dome, and Antarctica is a wall off ice that … more

12/18/18 04:25 PM

Letter to the editor: Thanks, coach Cash

Thanks, coach Cash We are writing to thank Ric Cash for coaching our son, John, at Mountain Vista High School. Coach Cash recently announced his retirement as head football coach. By coaching, we … more

12/10/18 01:50 PM

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Getting Ahead: Eliminate High-Interest Debt or Do Home Improvements with a Cash Out Refinance

Eliminate High-Interest Debt or Do Home Improvements with a Cash Out Refinance Our debt had been growing over the years as we financed three weddings and put multiple children through college. … View more Post your news

Letter to the editor: Thanks for helping veterans

Thanks for helping veterans The Highlands Ranch American Legion Post and Auxiliary Unit 1260 would like to thank the people of Highlands Ranch for their overwhelming generosity. On Veterans Day … more

12/4/18 07:48 PM

Letter to the editor: Something’s missing

Something’s missing Normally, I wouldn’t have paid much attention to the article about the new chief academic officer for the Douglas County School District, primarily because we no longer have … more

12/4/18 07:38 PM

Letter to the editor: Give here at home

Give here at home Do you know where your Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 4, donation is going? Not “where” as to which nonprofit, but “where” as to whether it’s staying local in Douglas County. … more

11/27/18 07:46 PM

Letter to the editor: Poor decision on 5G

Poor decision on 5G I can’t say how disappointed I am in the HRCA’s decision to reject Sprint’s 5G implementation in Highland’s Ranch. 5G is 100 times faster than the cell networks we use … more

11/27/18 09:08 AM

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8/28/18 03:27 PM

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School district boasts Boettcher, National Merit winners

Five students from Douglas County schools were named National Merit Scholars, and two more received Boettcher Scholarships. The five Douglas County recipients of National Merit scholarship were …

DCSD, county officials work on plans for school safety

Elected officials from Douglas County and the Douglas County School District met to discuss specifics surrounding school safety following the May 7 shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch that left …

Mountain Vista High School graduation: 'Be a good person'

With 566 students earning diplomas, this year's graduating class at Mountain Vista High School was the largest to date. The weather at the May 22 commencement ceremony at Red Rocks Amphitheatre …

Highlands Ranch High School graduation: Ready to follow their hearts

Don't be afraid of failure. Understand life will give you trials. Seize opportunities when they come to you. Stay humble. Those were some of the messages seniors at Highlands Ranch High School heard …

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Two key revelations emerged May 15 during the second court appearances for suspects in the May 7 shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch that left student Kendrick Castillo dead and eight other …

Dinosaur fossils found in Highlands Ranch

A dinosaur that once roamed what is now Highlands Ranch met the open air for the first time in more than 66 million years, after a construction crew discovered its bones at a construction site in …

C-470 expansion project expected to wrap up by summer 2019

Motorists should be able to travel along C-470 from Wadsworth Boulevard to Interstate 25 without the disruption of construction by summer 2019. The Colorado Department of Transportation held its …

Kendrick Castillo: ‘He was the perfect son’

On her first Mother’s Day without her only child, Maria Castillo mustered the strength to get out of bed and into the shower, where she wept. In the kitchen, eight teenage boys and girls, friends of her son, cooked her breakfast. They added items to a bench, a makeshift shrine, with a few of her son’s favorite things: Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” and Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree.” A pair of lab safety glasses. A pocket-sized, dark-green Jeep — the same color and model as the one parked in the driveway.

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Sports

Valor Christian girls, boys take track titles

It was a banner meet for Anna Hall, Cole Sprout and the Valor Christian girls and boys track teams. Valor, in its first season in 5A competition, won both the girls and boys team championships at the …

Golf suits her to a tee

Taylor Tucker watches basketball games that include those of the ThunderRidge girls team, but doesn't consider playing again. Tucker played basketball and golf as a ThunderRidge freshman, but quit …

Lacrosse player not holding back on hope

Highlands Ranch senior Shaylah Devlin took a class in forensic science, which piqued her interest in solving crimes. Devlin, who plays girls lacrosse for the Rock Canyon co-op team, has had no …

Mountain Vista catcher having a ball

Grant Magill loves what he is doing. Magill is a senior catcher for the Mountain Vista baseball team. “I love catching,” said Magill. “It really gets fun when I have a good pitcher who is …

Off the grid to the diamond

Lance Opp has signed a letter of intent to play football next fall at Colorado State-Pueblo, but in the meantime, the Highlands Ranch senior is concentrating on baseball. Opp, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, …

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