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September 3, 2020
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
EnglewoodHerald.net
VOLUME 100 | ISSUE 28
Local fire agencies pitch in on Colo. blazes, hurricane First responders deploy to locations in need of extra assistance BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Firefighters from across the metro area were deployed to assist at the scene of Colorado wildfires and with the aftermath of Hurricane Laura on the Gulf Coast. South Metro Fire Rescue and the Castle Rock and Denver fire departments each sent first responders to assist with the blazes raging in the state. Also called into service were members of the West Metro Fire Protection District, which covers significant portions of Jefferson and Douglas counties, and the Arvada and Thornton fire agencies. Among the blazes where local fire agencies have been assisting is the Pine Gulch Fire, centered 18 miles north of Grand Junction, which had engulfed more than 139,000 acres as of Aug. 30, making it the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history. The fire was about 77% contained as of that date, with 646 people working to douse the blaze, according to the federal National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Local crews also were sent to the SEE AGENCIES, P8
Doyle cites expanded offerings, new campus as accomplishments BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Firefighters from South Metro Fire Rescue Brush 33, based in Centennial, push back against the Cameron Peak Fire in the Arapahoe and Roosevelt national forests in northern Colorado on Aug. 24. COURTESY PHOTO
Englewood homicide victim ID’d; police seek suspects Three men wanted as ‘persons of interest’; reward offered STAFF REPORT
A man killed near the South Platte River in Englewood on Aug. 25 has
Arapahoe Community College president stepping down
been identified as Joe Hix, 32. Hix was stabbed to death where the Little Dry Creek bike path intersects with South Platte River Drive, just south of Dartmouth Avenue, according to Englewood Police. Police are seeking three males who were seen leaving the area as “persons of interest,” according to a tweet.
Three males were seen riding bicycles in the area prior to the homicide, according to a news release from Metro Denver Crime Stoppers. Two wore dark clothing and shortsleeve shirts, and the third wore a white or light-colored shirt. At least one appeared to be wearing a backpack. SEE HOMICIDE, P2
Arapahoe Community College will bid farewell to a devoted leader next spring, after President Diana Doyle announced her retirement. Doyle announced she will step down in June 2021, ending an 11-year tenure as the head of the Littleton-based college, and wrapping up a 43-year career in higher education. “My original goal was to stay here for 10 years, but in the unusual time we’re in, I decided to add one more year for good measure,” Doyle told Colorado Community Media. Doyle said she’s proud of her legacy at ACC, including adding numerous bachelor’s and associate’s degree programs, starting a veterans’ services center, developing wellness programs for students, and overseeing the development of a new satellite campus in Castle Rock, shared with Colorado State University. ACC also has a Parker campus. “There’s so much we do for students now that didn’t exist a decade ago,” she said. “But no president does their job alone. I have been blessed with a dream team of employees, students and partners.” SEE PRESIDENT, P7
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STREET ART THRIVES IN TOUGH TIMES Walls talk in era of COVID, Black Lives Matter P12