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Despite the change, you can still expect the same volume of local news stories, advertisements and other features we’re committed to providing to you.

We also had to make tweaks to some delivery times, as well as more closely aligning some of our publications geographically. As a subscriber, you may not even notice these changes; the goal was to streamline our work behind the scenes to keep production and delivery as consistent as possible.

Our newspapers, printed and delivered to driveways and mailboxes, remain an important platform for getting you local pants in dark rooms and learning how to get out as re ghters. is day also includes a graduation for participants.

“Kids are only allowed to go through your re academy once because it’s so popular and we news. Even as we evolve digitally, we know many of our subscribers appreciate the experience of a newspaper, and we’re continuing to explore longer-term options for consistent printing in the years to come.

In terms of our digital evolution, we’re extremely excited to soon be launching a new website that will allow us to publish more quickly. I’ll dedicate an upcoming column to these improvements, but will share a few speci cs here, too:

- Our publications will soon be under one umbrella, meaning you can easily shift from one local news source to another to learn want to make sure that everybody gets a fair shot at it,” said Jones. “So they get a certi cate at the end and a T-shirt.” ough this year’s academy has already passed, the program runs annually, generally at the end of more about communities across the region.

- With more multimedia elements, including audio and videos, we’re making our stories more inclusive.

- e website will be easier to navigate and update as news happens. ere’s much more to come on that front, and I look forward to sharing additional details soon. In the meantime, thank you for your support of local journalism –– we couldn’t do this without our members, advertisers and readers.

Linda Shapley is the publisher of Colorado Community Media.

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“It’s a great time. We usually have really great groups and kids,” said Jones. “... We always receive really great feedback. e parents are really happy. e kids all have fun.”