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DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday joined the head of the Colorado Department of Human Services in defending the department against allegations of incompetence. Hickenlooper spoke publicly...
DATE: May 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Current Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school board members whose terms expire this year have been told to actively start recruiting their successors. At a workshop meeting last week, Colorado Association...
DATE: May 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
At a film screening this week, more than 50 local residents learned that America continues to pay for failure instead of investing for success. An upcoming documentary series, “The Raising of...
DATE: April 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
In Colorado, parents have been able to opt their children out of immunizations for nonmedical reasons with a single signature, leading to one of the highest rates of unvaccinated children...
DATE: April 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday launched a state campaign in an effort to raise awareness for a new hotline to report child abuse and neglect. The toll-free number – 1-844-CO-4-KIDS –...
DATE: April 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
April is deemed Young Child Month and will feature a variety of free, kid-friendly events in Cortez. There will be a kid fair, art show, concerts, garden tours, and free health screenings for...
DATE: March 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
DENVER – A blistering state audit that highlights flaws in Colorado’s child-welfare system has lawmakers vowing to make the issue a priority in the upcoming legislative session. State auditors last...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Alexcia Sharp is thankful that adults can prosecute child abusers, but she believes children can play a role in prevention. “I think, since it’s about us, we kids should be part of the solution,”...
DATE: July 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Child Protection Services is undergoing changes statewide meant to increase transparency, child-abuse prevention and standardize county CPS offices. Locally, a new questionnaire for callers...
DATE: April 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Child Protection Services is undergoing changes statewide meant to increase transparency, child-abuse prevention and standardize county CPS offices. Locally, a new questionnaire for callers...
DATE: April 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER – More Colorado children are living in poverty today than during the worst years of the Great Recession. That’s the finding of the annual Kids Count report, which revealed Monday that...
DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
With a helping paw, Miles and Oscar have reached out to more than 100 area elementary school children, and the furry 100-plus pound beasts couldn’t be happier. Licensed animal therapy dogs, Miles...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Living