''The Canyon Courier'' is a weekly newspaper published on Wednesdays by
Evergreen Newspapers. The newspaper primarily serves the community of
Evergreen, Colorado
Evergreen is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated town, a post office, and a Census-designated place, census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, Jefferson County, Colorado, U.S. The CDP is a part of th ...
, 30 miles west of
Denver, Colorado
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.
The ''Courier'' was featured in the 1999 movie ''
Double Jeopardy
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''.
History
The ''Courier'' began in 1955 as ''Smoke Signals'', a monthly bulletin published by the
Indian Hills Fire Department. The paper was purchased in 1958 to begin weekly publication as the ''Canyon Courier''.
In October 2016, ''The High Timber Times,'' founded in 1977, was merged into the ''Courier.'' In May 2021, ''
The Colorado Sun
''The Colorado Sun'' is an online news outlet based in Denver, Colorado. It launched on September 10, 2018, to provide long-form, in-depth coverage of news from all around Colorado. It was started with two years of funding from blockchain ventu ...
'' and nonprofit organization ''The National Trust for Local News'' became joint owners of ''The Canyon Courier'' along with over a dozen more local newspapers previously owned by
Evergreen Newspapers.
References
External links
Canyon Courier
Newspapers published in Colorado
Weekly newspapers published in the United States
Jefferson County, Colorado
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Newspapers established in 1955
1955 establishments in Colorado