🌱 JeffCo Jail COVID-19 Outbreak + Arsenic In Cereal + HS Assault

Hey, people of Lakewood! Brad K. Evans here with the latest copy of the Lakewood Daily.

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Thursday's weather: Afternoon rain. High: 50 Low: 28.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

1. COVID-19 outbreak at JeffCo County Jail: As of Wednesday morning, 42 inmates and eight detention deputies had tested positive for COVID-19, and dozens more were waiting for test results. (CBS4)
2. Colorado first state to require gender-affirming care: State and federal officials announced that more gender-affirming care and mental and behavioral health care would be covered as essential health benefits. (7News)
3. High school teacher facing sexual assault charges: A teacher at Bear Creek High School is on administrative leave after being charged with sexual assault. (9News)
4. Arsenic in baby cereal sold at Lakewood Walmart: The retailing giant is removing some Parent's Choice products from its shelves in Lakewood after the baby food tested positive for containing arsenic. (Patch)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Applewood Business Association Monthly Meeting. (11:30 a.m.)
• Ribbon Cutting for SkiData: Golden Chamber of Commerce. (3:00 p.m.)
• Clear Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District: Monthly meeting. (4:00 p.m.)
• Craft and Chat: Columbine Library. (6:00 p.m.)
• More Patch Events (Here)

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Lakewood Patch Notebook

• How do Lakewood schools rank? JeffCo School District has a number of schools included in the inaugural study of more than 80,000 U.S. schools. (Patch)
• Lakewood Police Department: Chili cookoff to help victims of violence: Porchlight Family Justice Center is excited to invite you to its (almost) annual picnic chili cookoff. This fundraising event for the center will be on Oct. 13, 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. (Facebook)
• City of Lakewood: You are invited to join the Colorado Water Conservation Board Thursday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. for the first public scoping meeting on the Bear Creek Lake Reallocation Feasibility Study. (Facebook)

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