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By Gary Massaro

Police Chief Donnie Perry

Outgoing Greenwood Village Police Chief Donnie Perry received accolades from some who served with him during his tenure.

Perry himself declined to be interviewed.

Perry tendered his resignation last week, effective Sept. 3, from the job he has held for four years.

“I’m incredibly sad to see him go,” said Lt. Dave Fisher. “He’s a great leader and very innovative. And he’s got us on a great track for the future.”

Until a new chief is named, the city’s four police lieutenants will report directly to City Manager Jim Sanderson. Read the full article →

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An inmate in the Arapahoe County jail hanged himself with a bed sheet and died Aug. 29, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

The inmate was identified as Jeffrey Wayne Purcella, 21.

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility deputies found Purcella with a sheet wrapped around his neck and tethered a structure in his cell while making routine rounds. Purcella was last seen alive by other inmates about 40 minutes earlier, according to a press release. Read the full article →

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New look for the new year: First day at Cherry Creek Schools, Aug. 23

by editorial August 26, 2010 Front Page

By Joshua Cole Around the time of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” most people disagreed with Roger Waters’s assessment about education – yes, people believed, we did need education – but many education leaders did agree with another assessment – we should tear down the walls. Open classrooms were encouraged, intended to create a collaborative, cooperative, [...]

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‘Honoring Our Heritage’ — Western Welcome Week ends with Grand Parade

by editorial August 26, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

Dressed in a Native American headdress, a Boy Scout in troop 462 rides past Main Street during the 82nd Western Welcome Week Grand Parade, Aug. 21. Photo by Joshua Cole. To see more coverage of the Western Welcome Week Grand and Children’s parades, pick up a copy of this week’s Villager!

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Littleton Public Schools: No More Options

by editorial August 26, 2010 Front Page

By Joshua Cole Different factors combined have forced Littleton Public Schools to cut $15 million in three years – with $7.5 million less in the 2010-11 budget compared with a year earlier. Further cuts are expected next school year, which some estimate could be $12 million in Littleton. With continued cutting, the district is almost [...]

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Littleton Public Schools students welcome the new year, Aug. 16

by editorial August 19, 2010 Front Page

Luke Hamilton knows what Aug. 16 meant at Sandburg Elementary School, in Centennial: his first day of kindergarten. Photo by Joshua Cole. For more Litttleton Public Schools back-to-school coverage, pick up a copy of this week’s Villager!

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Sheriff initiates back-to-school traffic safety campaign

by editorial August 19, 2010 Front Page

Submitted by Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office In a continuing effort to ensure traffic safety through education and enforcement, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office initiated Operation Safe Start, a back-to-school traffic safety campaign. This traffic campaign is designed to educate motorists, parents, and children regarding accident prevention and safe pedestrian movement. Operation Safe Start began Aug. [...]

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BREAKING: Maes to announce running mate Tambor Williams of Greeley

by editorial August 17, 2010 Front Page

Weld County commissioner confirms By Gary Massaro Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes will announce shortly this morning, Aug. 17, that former state Rep. Tambor Williams of Greeley is his running mate. “It is Tambor Williams. I have it on good authority. It is confirmed,” Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway told The Villager. Williams is an [...]

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Nancy Sharpe beats Lauri Clapp in commissioner primary

by editorial August 12, 2010 Front Page

By Gary Massaro Greenwood Village Mayor Nancy Sharpe beat Republican challenger Lauri Clapp by more than 1,000 votes to earn the nomination in the District 2 Arapahoe County commissioner race. Sharpe will face Centennial City Councilwoman Rebecca McClellan, a Democrat, in the November election.

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