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Nominations being sought for local small business awards

This month the Collaborative Foster Care Program, which has included Arapahoe and Jefferson counties since 2008, welcomed Douglas County as its newest partner

Kids win in Arapahoe County’s expanded foster care program

Sometimes a child needs a safe place to stay. It may be overnight, for a week or for six months. Through the Collaborative Foster Care Program, children are able to find safe foster homes while the county works on stabilizing the family situations so that with luck and hard work, the children can return home. [...]

Mutton Bustin at the Arapahoe County Fair in Southeast Aurora.

Head over to Arapahoe County Fair for family fun

Family-friendly entertainment and games make the Arapahoe County Fair a perfect place to find summer fun for children. Parents will find tons of activities for kids packed in with their general admission to the Fair, July 25-29 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Regional Park in Aurora . The City of Littleton Mutton Bustin’ contest [...]

Centennial offers way to help victims of wildfires

Feeling helpless as you watch news reports of those displaced by the wildfires? Now you can do something about it. The City of Centennial is offering a way for people in the Southeast Aurora community to assist wildfire evacuees throughout Colorado. The city is accepting new lightweight sleeping bags and new sheets to be given [...]

County bans public fireworks displays

All public fireworks displays have been cancelled in Arapahoe County, that includes fireworks displays planned for Littleton, Englewood and Aurora. On June 27, 2012, a group of public safety professionals, elected officials, and community leaders, representing the communities of Arapahoe County, as well as representatives of the retail fireworks industry, met in order to discuss [...]