Today's News

Elk Creek Fire Chief Bill McLaughlin hopes to encourage more neighborhoods and subdivisions to form Firewise Communities to help keep mountain properties fire ready.

Elk Creek Fire Protection District board member Mike Bartlett resigned from the board May 1, saying he was disappointed by the board’s “pro-union” direction, the declining volunteer numbers and possible future tax increases.
“What I ran on was that I was promoting a volunteer fire department supported by a small paid staff,” Bartlett said. “That’s the direction they’re going away from.”
Bartlett was elected in 2008 for a two-year term and again in 2010 for a four-year term.

This year’s Mountain Area Home & Garden Show is featuring a wealth of products and services designed for improving dwelling places and surrounding landscaping.
From flooring to solar panels, the seventh annual event this weekend at Evergreen High School provides an opportunity for exploring ways to add attractive and practical elements to homes.

The Jefferson County School District may ask voters for a property-tax increase starting in 2013, but numbers circulating in the press and the community initially were not fully accurate.
The tax increase could include ballot questions concerning the basic mill levy and a bond issue. In question is what effect a tax increase could have on property tax bills when the district is paying off some bonds in December, a month before the new taxes would come into play.