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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
VOLUME 40 | ISSUE 5
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Voting season: 7 things to remember
Missing Arvada teen’s family seeks community’s help BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
check your voter registration to ensure it’s up to date. 1. Mark these dates in your calendar. The key dates for voters
Ayla Reyes has been missing since Aug. 6. The flyers emblazoned with her likeness all say that she is endangered and missing. According to Reyes’s aunt, Julie Mitchell, the missing teen may be in the company of a much older man. The Arvada Police are investigating the case as a missing persons case. Everyone wants to bring Ayla home. According to Mitchell, Reyes was last seen on Aug. 6. She described Reyes as a sweet and friendly girl who is also neurodivergent. She is a Filipina and Caucasian girl of 17 who has brown hair, brown eyes, and a septum piercing. Reyes is 5 feet 4 inches, and was last seen wearing black cargo pants or black shorts, a black crop top and/or a gray hoodie along with black Converse sneakers or Crocs. Mitchell said that the family believes Reyes is in the presence of a 29-year-old man from Honduras with whom she has had a dark history. Mitchell said that drugs may be involved. The family fears that Reyes was groomed in the months before she went missing.
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SEE MISSING, P2
The webpage VoteJeffco.com has the locations of ballot boxes, including this one, located in front of the Wulf Recreation Center in Evergreen. The box was moved from the Evergreen Library because repairs prevent access for everyone COURTESY JEFFCO CLERK AND RECORDER to the box at that location. The new location offers full access. BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The first ballots go out to voters in the military and those living overseas in less than a month.
It’s voting season and there are a few things residents of Jefferson County should remember. So, take notes, mark your calendars and open your bookmarks for some valuable information. Also
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