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Snow has been coming down in Castle Rock for nearly 24 hours now, and it looks to last at least another 12 hours.
About 15 inches of snow had fallen in Town by 3 p.m. Friday, causing many closures and cancellations. Kids’... Full story...
Considering enrolling your child in the Town’s Adventure Club preschool? Attend an upcoming open house to learn all about what the programs have to offer.
Adventure Club offers school-year preschool and prekindergarten... Full story...
Castle Rock Planning Commission will hear public input on a new, proposed LED sign at Medved Autoplex, located on Wilcox Street just south of Plum Creek Parkway.
The proposed freestanding sign will reach 45 feet high,... Full story ...
Ever feel like you’ve missed your calling to become a police officer? Or, maybe you’re just curious and want a behind-the-scenes look at law enforcement in our community?
Either way, the Castle Rock Police Department is... Full story ...
Residents of Town election districts 1, 2, 4 and 6: get ready to elect the first Castle Rock Town Council representatives who will serve four-year terms.
You also may want to consider running for Council, for a chance to... Full story...
Girls and their fathers can step into a magical world filled with larger-than-life flowers and everyone’s favorite music at this year’s Daddy Daughter Ball.
Enchanted Garden is the theme for the 12th annual event, being... Full story...
Beginning this week, the Town will start using materials previously thought of as scraps to enhance safety surrounding schools.
It is hoped that the new program will make... Full story...
The Town’s preschool is changing the way it conducts its registrations and is adding a new option to its offerings.
Registration for Adventure Club preschool programs has been done by lottery in recent years, due to the... Full story ...
Reduced-fare taxi rides for transit-dependent Castle Rock residents will be available on Saturdays and some holidays in 2012, in addition to during the week, Town Council decided recently.
The taxi service started this... Full story...
The final phase of concrete (red median cover) is nearly complete.
Due to the colder temperatures and precipitation in December, crews are not able to complete the seeding on the eastbound shoulder and retention ponds.... Full story...
Five major priorities will drive the Town’s 2012 budget: securing long-term water, completing the North Meadows Extension, providing outstanding public health and safety services, creating jobs/expanding the tax base and... Full story...
A 25-year police veteran and current deputy chief of the Overland Park (Kan.) Police Department will lead Castle Rock’s Police Department beginning in the new year, Town Council confirmed Tuesday.
Council voted... Full story...
Town Council passed a water rate increase beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The rate increase would add 4.6 percent more to the average residential customer’s bill, or another $ 4.68 per month.
Castle Rock Water includes four... Full story
One month, one bill aims to ease customers’ questions
Beginning in December, Castle Rock Water customers will see bills which reflect only the previous month’s water use instead of usage spanning two calendar months.... Full story ...
Assorted animals, several superheroes and a whole lot of spooks filled Castle Rock’s Festival Park Halloween afternoon as part of the Town’s fifth annual Trick or Treat Street celebration.
More than 150 kids and adults... Full story...
Town Council recently awarded a construction contract to Moltz Construction, Inc., Salida, Colo., who will begin construction of the Plum Creek Water Purification Facility next month.
Castle Rock Water owns water rights... Full story ...
A new traffic signal at Meadows Parkway and Limelight Avenue will improve traffic operations and safety at the intersection.
Construction of the signal will begin in mid-October. Minor lane closures will occur during... Full story ...
The Castle Rock Police Department just made it possible for residents to track crimes in their own neighborhoods.
To access the information, go to CRgov.com/crimereports. The page defaults to 100 Perry Street, which is... Full story ...
Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement named Castle Rock Police Officer Renda Albergotti its female law enforcement officer of the year.
The award is given out annually to one female officer working within the Front... Full story ...
Water conservation is something every resident needs to understand. It’s simple. It’s smart. Small, everyday decisions can add up to enormous water savings and allow our community to maintain its economic strength and... Full story...
For 44 years, members of the Castle Rock community have gone to Burgess Pool for birthday parties, family reunions, graduation parties and simple days in the sun.
By next season, the pool will look completely different,... Full story...
The various government agencies in Douglas County long have worked together when faced with an emergency.
Town Council formalized that arrangement Tuesday with the approval of an agreement to share resources with members... Full story...
The nearly 1,500 responses received to the Town’s 2011 community survey confirmed that Castle Rock is a great place to live.
When asked how likely they would be to recommend Castle Rock as a place to live on a scale of 1... Full story...
It has been 10 years since the tragedy that changed our nation forever. The Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department will host a short memorial service in tribute to those that served and those that lost their lives during the... Full story ...
faster tenant improvements, lower development fees in the works
Earlier this summer, Town Council earmarked $5 million toward economic development to help lure new businesses and job opportunities to Town. Now, in a... Full story ...
Castle Rock residents have much to celebrate, with the opening of one major medical facility in Town and construction of another getting under way.
Castle Rock Adventist Health Campus, 2350 Meadows Blvd., is ready to open... Full story...
CNN Money announced its 2011 Best Places to Live in America, with descriptions of the Top 100 Towns across the country – Town of Castle Rock ranks number 19!
A team of seven MONEY reporters spent months combing through... Full story ...
Picture this: An image of you and some of those you hold dear, with Castle Rock’s iconic landmark in the background, framed by colorful artwork celebrating Colorado.
This image is possible to capture thanks to the Castle... Full story...
The Town’s website, CRgov.com, changes in small ways almost every day. Recently, though, three major changes were implemented on the site.
All of the changes help foster transparency of Town government to the public... Full story...
For the third year in a row, the Town’s budget has been recognized by a national organization as serving well as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide and communications device.
The Government Finance... Full story...
Castle Rock Police Department members who demonstrated exemplary performance during the past year were recognized for their efforts Wednesday during the department’s annual awards ceremony.
The Police Department... Full story...
The Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department can fight fires and conduct rescue operations even more safely and strategically after receiving a federal grant to purchase thermal imagers.
Thermal imagers are sophisticated... Full story...
The annual art shuffle that occurs in Downtown Castle Rock as part of the Art Encounters program has begun and will continue next week.
Art Encounters showcases sculptures in various media and styles throughout Douglas... Full story...
Nearly all of the vacancies on the Town’s 13 boards and commissions were filled Tuesday,with Town Council’s appointment of 28 residents to the groups.
A majority of the appointments were reappointments, but there are... Full story...
Some street name signs in Town soon will stop shouting at drivers in all caps.
As all-caps signs get damaged or wear out, they’re being replaced with street name signs with both upper-case and lower-case letters, in... Full story...
Castle Rock has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry.
Castle Rock has earned this national designation for 23 years.
The Tree City USA program is... Full story...
Two new members will join Castle Rock Town Council next week, as they and the sole incumbent running won the three seats up for grabs in the 2011 municipal election.
Also in Tuesday’s election, voters decided that an... Full story...
Disciplined spending and a slight economic recovery led the Town to finish 2010 with almost all of its funds in the black.
Finance Director Charles Montoya Tuesday presented Town Council an overview of the Town’s... Full story...
Seven projects whose outstanding design meets the Town’s Vision 2020 were recognized at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting via the Town’s 2010 Design Awards program.
This year marks the second for the program and brought a... Full story...
At the Western Association of Chamber Executives conference in Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 1-4, the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce was rewarded for many months of planning and redesigning its website, which was launched in... Full story...
Castle Rock soon will prohibit certain sex offenders from living in close proximity to places where children congregate.
Town Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance prohibiting offenders classified as sexually violent... Read on...