Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Susan Allen Ralston she was a cherished member of our family and community She was preceded in death by her husband Victor and two great-grandchildren Riley and Micheal Guess they built a life filled with love and joy and her bonus daughter Andrea Mires and took immense pride in her role as a nurturing and caring parent Susan dedicated many years to working as a foster parent where she touched the lives of many with her compassion and dedication she took care of and loved 36 children as her own she was actively involved in her home church Harvest Time Pentecostal Church of God A celebration of Susan’s life will be held on March 27th Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery Family and friends are invited to join us in remembering and honoring her remarkable life Susan will be profoundly missed but lovingly remembered by all whose lives she touched Her spirit will forever remain a guiding light in our hearts Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Dianne Ralston is chief legal officer of SLB a position she has held since December 2020 Dianne was also the executive vice president and secretary of FMC Technologies from 2015 to 2017 Dianne Ralston began her career at SLB in 1998 she became director of compliance and then deputy general counsel she held executive leadership positions at companies throughout the energy services sector Dianne has bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Operations Management from Texas A&M University as well as a JD in law from the University of Houston Law Center Photo Credit: (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Sports Information) ARVADA — Four goals in the final 10 minutes was unexpected Monday night at the North Area Athletic Complex 3-0-1 in league) held a 2-0 lead with 10 minutes to play 1-3) answered with back-to-back goals from junior Mallory Tyson and freshman Blakely Erickson in the 70th and 73rd minutes to tie things up 2-2 the Mustangs quickly pulled things back together Sophomore Rhegan Messingham rocket of a shot hit the bottom of the cross bar and across the goal-line in the 75th minute to give Ralston Valley back the lead 3-2 sophomore Santana Sabus sealed the 4-2 victory for Ralston Valley with her 19th goal of the season “Emotions always run high in the game because it’s exciting to play our rivals,” Sabus said That is why we were able to go score those last two goals.” Ralston Valley trailed for the first time in league play last week on the road against Valor Christian (5-2-2 The Mustangs were able to battle back to force a 1-1 tie “I just love how are team this year has responded,” Coach Morwood said but when adversity has hit I feel like our entire team has responded The victory sets up essentially the conference championship game Thursday A Mustang win would give Ralston Valley the league title who defeated Valor 1-0 on Monday night at Lakewood Memorial Field would take the conference title with a win or tie Sabus was the beneficiary of a pretty centering pass from Alfaro to set up the lone goal of the opening half Monday Alfaro did the hard work getting free from an A-West defender before ripping a centering pass to Sabus who headed the ball into the back of the net in the 12th minute “I always try to aim for her (Sabus) or (Evilyn Morwood) in the middle,” Alfaro said of her centering passes from out wide “I know they are going to get their head on it.” Alfaro extended the lead to 2-0 with her first goal of the season She is super fast and beats almost everyone,” Sabus said of Alfaro A-West will close out league play Thursday There will be a the plus-2 5A Jeffco League Tournament on Monday second and fifth place finishers in 5A Jeffco will host games at either Lakewood Memorial Field NAAC or Valor on Monday to start the two additional games before the state tournament born to Aileen and Harvey Ralston on January 10 1963 at Kettering Hospital was ushered into heaven by all the loves ones he so dearly missed on January 9 Tom and his family were quite close as he grew up He would sit on his special stool out in his dad’s work shop watching his father tinker with this and that His first words of course were 10-4 good buddy Tom remained close to his family and helped out whenever he could He also has a brother Harvey 10 years his elder.  Tom met his future wife in 1985 and married September 1986 They were soul mates as soon as their eyes met Their love was deep and unbreakable.  Tom’s employment spanned being a mechanic an A1 car salesman for many lots and selling AT&T door to door Tom’s health declines at an early age He was so very grateful to our circle of friends that would stop by and bring life and love to our home Those that blessed our lives in countless ways are Lynne Reilly our two special Eric’s and Jerry from Huber Tom felt that he could die in peace with such a strong safety net around Karen Doctor Nelson also was a great friend and meant the world to Tom as did many others at the clinic.  her heart will always belong to Thomas awaiting the day that we are reunited in heaven Private services will be held at the family’s request.  Greta Goede is your Sarpy County neighborhood reporter She's passionate about connecting with neighbors and bringing important stories to light (KMTV) – City leaders are meeting to discuss further safety options on the road near 80th and Q after a car crashed into a guard rail Last week a car drove through a guard rail Matt Bertelsen said his family is ready to move due to the latest crash in front of his home “Two or three times a year we have an instance where someone will come through the yard or crash into something,” he said Now he and others want more safety precautions in front of their homes like speed bumps or a lower speed limit before another crash happens “Something has got to be done for how people drive on q here it needs to become inconvenient to drive on unless you live here or need to go downtown,” Bertelsen said So KMTV took their concerns to City Administrator Jack Cheloha to ask what changes could be made the city has put up speed signs and monitors the street to help mitigate the risk to homeowners but because the street is a route to downtown it does have to remain open and easy for drivers The city is looking at adding more caution signs and flashing lights “It’s a sad deal and very unfortunate for the homeowners so we are trying to be mindful and trying the best we can to put up the guard rails to keep properties protected from a runaway vehicle,” he said KMTV learned the city has scheduled a meeting and is now looking into other safety options The city is working to get the guard rail fixed and looking into whether it needs to be extended to protect other homes Former Y Combinator president Geoff Ralston is making a targeted bet on AI safety with the launch of a new venture fund focused exclusively on startups working to make AI more secure The Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund (SAIF)—a name that doubles as a mission statement and a pun on its investment structure—will write $100,000 checks as simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs) with a $10 million cap The fund will back early-stage companies developing tools to enhance AI safety In a space where nearly every venture firm is hunting for AI-powered startups Ralston is carving out a more focused niche SAIF's investment thesis targets startups working on AI alignment and interpretability security infrastructure to protect AI intellectual property and systems to combat AI-generated misinformation As AI capabilities rapidly advance and regulations struggle to keep pace the market for safety-oriented solutions is growing Ralston appears to be positioning SAIF to capitalize on both venture returns and societal benefit in a sector that desperately needs both "There is a lot of disagreement over our future with AI, although we can surely all agree we want to get there safely," Ralston wrote in his announcement 'safe' has become a loaded term in today's AI discourse That's unfortunate because safe and secure software shouldn't be controversial—it should be foundational." Ralston brings significant founder-friendly credentials to the table after more than a decade at Y Combinator including three years as president before departing in 2022 SAIF is leveraging this experience by offering weekly office hours with Ralston himself and connections to his extensive network of investors This hands-on approach mirrors the mentorship model that made YC successful suggesting Ralston is applying lessons from the accelerator playbook to his new fund For early-stage founders working on AI safety access to this type of guidance could prove as valuable as the capital itself While Ralston declined to disclose the size of the fund or the number of startups he plans to invest in the focus on getting companies into YC or securing seed funding suggests SAIF is positioning itself as a pre-accelerator stepping stone rather than a full-lifecycle backer For an industry racing toward increasingly powerful AI systems Ralston's fund represents a pragmatic middle ground between unrestrained acceleration and excessive caution SAIF is "a bet on a future that is both accelerated and aligned—and on the founders brave enough to build it." Chris McKay is the founder and chief editor of Maginative His thought leadership in AI literacy and strategic AI adoption has been recognized by top academic institutions Get the latest AI news from Maginative in your inbox LAKEWOOD — One goal is all it took Thursday night for Ralston Valley girls soccer to repeat as Class 5A Jeffco League champions Senior Holly Engelking got her head on a corner kick from junior Mia Alfaro in the 57th minute against Columbine at Lakewood Memorial Field With a ton of traffic deep in the goal box the ball just crossed the goal line to give Ralston Valley a 1-0 lead 4-0-1 in league) also got was the 5A Jeffco League title plaque after the game as the 1-0 score held up Ralston Valley had to defeat Columbine (7-3-3 A win or tie for the Rebels would have given the league championship to Columbine “We knew it was going to be a hard game,” Engelking said of facing the Rebels who were seeking their first league title since 2018 “We knew it would going to come down to one play to get that goal to win the game.” Columbine was on a 4-game winning streak where the Rebels had given up just one goal over the stretch Ralston Valley was coming off a dramatic 4-2 victory over league rival Arvada West on Monday and were also shorthanded Thursday night playing without leading goal scorer Santana Sabus “We knew someone had to step up and score today,” said Engelking who will continue her soccer career at Auburn University next fall Sabus missed the league finale because she was out of town with her club basketball team but I was proud to see everyone step up around it,” Ralston Valley coach Kamee Morwood said “They all did what they could to get one ball into the back of the net.” Ralston Valley’s defense was solid in front of junior goalie Maddie King Columbine’s best scoring chance came in the 60th minute Sophomore Brooklyn Lee shot a volley off a center pass toward the net We haven’t won a ton over the years,” Morwood said of the program’s third 5A Jeffco League title since 2013 “To be back-to-back is really fun and special The Mustangs did win six straight Jeffco 10 League titles from 2002 to 2007 Ralston Valley and Columbine will both play two non-league games in 5A Jeffco’s plus-2 tournament next week The six league teams will play games on Monday in games that don’t count toward the league standings “I’m not sure yet,” Morwood said of how the Mustangs would treat the final two plus-2 Jeffco non-league games “Obviously want to keep your RPI high and those games matter toward that but you don’t want any other further injuries going into the playoffs let them rest over the weekend and then figure it out.” First-round games of the 32-team 5A state tournament will played Tuesday 2 in the CHSAA Selection & Seeding Index before the win against Columbine Girls Lacrosse: Ralston Valley vs Chatfield LAKEWOOD — Liv Troy has provided a boost to Ralston Valley’s girls lacrosse program “Coming into this season I had the expectation that we were going to win everything I said that from the beginning,” Troy said after the Mustangs’ 17-10 victory against Chatfield on Thursday night at Trailblazer Stadium “I said we were going to have a perfect season until you guys provide me wrong.” 1-1 in Class 5A West League) a step closer to the program’s first winning season since 2016 The Mustangs went 12-4 nearly a decade and were a perfect 7-0 in conference play to claim the lone Jeffco League title for the program “It is more competitive and little more hardcore,” Ralston Valley junior Barrett Walker said of the feel of the team since Troy took over After early season losses to Denver East and defending 4A state champion Evergreen the Mustangs have won six of their last seven games Only blemish during Ralston Valley’s current streak was a conference opening loss to Fairview (7-3 “We have a really great group of girls that are highly motivated really athletic and want to win,” Troy said We’ve got a lot of good plays now,” Walker said after her 4-goal performance against the Chargers We are working as a unit all around the field.” Ralston Valley does have a tough week ahead facing Valor and Kent Denver next week in league play “When we play the big name schools I still tell them the expectation is that we are winning or at least giving them a run for their money,” Troy said “That will be the expectation for the other hard competition we’ll see.” The showdown against Valor will be at 5 p.m “It’s all about being scrappy I feel like,” Walker said facing the likes of Valor and Kent Denver “Going for everything and always being there for your team.” 0-3) will attempt to grab its first league win next Tuesday when the Chargers face South Jeffco rival Columbine (2-7 was forced to close until further notice after a fire Businesses are holding events and fundraisers to help the cafe as it prepares to rebuild The Ralston community and small businesses are working together to support a community staple that caught fire Thursday night "There’s not a lot down here and we want to make sure they stay,” said Shelly Stotts president of the Ralston Area Chamber of Commerce they are so nice and so kind and they deserve all the love they can get.” Lemon Tree Cafe is a big part of the Ralston community so she and others are holding fundraisers to support the businesses while it rebuilds The chamber will hold a "Cash Mob," a fundraiser for the small business All funds will go directly to the Lemon Tree Cafe to help it rebuild Other small business owners in the Ralston community are helping the cafe support its staff during this time the Village Bar helped organize a bake sale with the cafe so that the cafe could continue to make some money while its doors were closed small businesses we are all struggling a little bit when something like a fire happens and they can't be open especially in Ralston we all come together and help out,” Owner Brock Hatterman said The Village Bar will be posting another event this Sunday Lemon Tree Cafe will have a food truck outside the bar and will serve brunch starting at 10 a.m “If anyone wants to come down and help out and eat some really good food we are going to try that this Sunday and keep doing everything we can to help them out,” he said For neighbors who can’t make it to those events but still want to donate, click here. Kay Ralston Day was called home to her Heavenly Father on February 17 she was the second child of Dalton and Delores Ralston Kay graduated from Idaho Falls High School and became the first in her family to attend college She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education graduating Cum Laude from Weber State College in1984 Kay was honored with the Most Outstanding Student Award and together they had four wonderful children and they were sealed in the Ogden LDS Temple on October 9 they spent many enjoyable hours in their meticulous flower gardens Kay took great pride in tending to her flowers and plants and her remarkable green thumb ensured that her garden was always in full bloom Kay had a wide variety of hobbies that brought her joy and allowed her to express her creativity spending countless hours designing and crafting beautiful quilts which she often created for special occasions and loved ones Her love for crafting was matched by her love for spending time outdoors Kay could often be found with a book in hand Kay’s career as an elementary school teacher allowed her to impact the lives of hundreds of students over the 20-plus years she taught Her career began in the Ogden School District before moving to Davis School District Kay spearheaded the gifted and talented program for the upper grades she was hired as a teacher for Weber State University to teach the "Working with Parents" class in the education department She believed that when you teach with love she remained involved in the classroom by teaching art to her daughter Jennifer’s 4th grade class Kay kept a promise to him and waited a year before fulfilling a shared dream Kay had a deep and unwavering testimony of her faith and she believed wholeheartedly in the blessings that would come from serving her Heavenly Father and Lilyana; Tom’s four children and nine grandchildren; sister Friends may visit with family on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m ORDER VIDEOS by Kenzie Margiott A man is in critical condition and another is on the run after a shooting near downtown Reno Thursday morning. Officers with the Reno Police Department responded to the area of 1st and Ralston streets at about 8:30 a.m. on April 3 on the report of a shooting. Police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds and three shell casings at the scene of the shooting, but aren't sure how many shots were fired during the dispute. Officer Chris Johnson with RPD said the shooting suspect is still at-large but there's no threat to the public. This is a developing story. Check back with us for updates. ARVADA — Bear Creek held on to get its biggest victory of the baseball season so far on Saturday at Ralston Valley High School’s Nate Jurney Field. “It was just about trusting my team behind me. Trusting my defense,” said Patterson, who gave up three runs on five hits while throwing just over 100 pitches. “Getting the job done. Doing the best I could do.” Ralston Valley (5-6, 1-1 in Class 5A Jeffco League) trailed the entire game, but had a golden opportunity to steal the win late. The Mustangs scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to three Bear Creek errors to cut the Bears’ lead to 4-2. The Mustangs got within a run when junior Nico Benallo scampered home on a passed ball to make it a 1-run game. Ralston Valley had the tying run at third and winning run at second base with 1-out. Adams-Anders relieved Patterson on the hill and preceded to get a pop out to shortstop and a strikeout looking to end the game. “I’ve been saying this for a while, anytime we have Jamin on the mound we have a chance to win,” Bear Creek coach Robert Mitchell said. “Honestly, it isn’t anything we did as coaches. It was the these guys came to practice yesterday. They knew they had to get it together and change.” Ralston Valley dominated Bear Creek to the tune of 14-3 on Thursday at Bear Creek High School in both teams’ conference opener. With Patterson taking the hill and the Bears (3-8, 1-1) scoring three runs in the top of the first inning Saturday helped end Bear Creek’s losing streak.  “That was great. That really set the tone for the game,” Patterson said of the Bears’ 3-run top of the first inning. “It really helped me out there too.” “We weren’t as clean defensively as we would like to be,” Ralston Valley coach Brad Madden said. “It’s a young group. You are going to have some bumps in the road.” Adams-Anders had a RBI sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to push the Bears’ lead to 4-0. Ralston Valley senior pitcher Grant Belcher gave up just two earned runs on seven hits during his four innings of work.  Sophomore Jake Watts and junior Porter Peonio combined to pitch the final three innings for the Mustangs. The two were perfect out of the bullpen not allowing a hit or baserunner, but Ralston Valley’s offense just couldn’t overcome the early deficit. “We had guys on a couple of different times and didn’t get the big hit where we could have scored a run here or there,” Madden said. Ralston Valley ended up leaving 10 runners on base, eighth in scoring position. The Mustangs are a very young team. Madden started just one senior with Belcher getting the start on the mound Saturday. Three juniors and six sophomores rounded out the starting line-up for Ralston Valley. “When you have five or six sophomores in the line-up some days they are going to be tuned in and great,” Madden said. “Some days, they are going to be sophomores. We had a really good week going 3-1, hopefully we can get back on the horse Tuesday and get after it.” Ralston Valley’s next 2-game league series will come against Lakewood starting on the Tigers’ home field Tuesday, April 15. Bear Creek faces league-leading Arvada West next week. The Bears are at the Wildcats’ on Tuesday. “A-West definitely has some arms (pitchers) that we have to prepare for,” Mitchell said of the upcoming series against A-West (9-2-1, 2-0). “If pitching keeps on coming through I think we’ll have a shot. I’m looking forward to it, but it will be a tough series.” Greta Goede is your Sarpy County neighborhood reporter. She's passionate about connecting with neighbors and bringing important stories to light. Email her at: greta.goede@3newsnow.com RALSTON, Neb. (KMTV) – The city will be adding more guard rails, signs and flashing lights along Q Street after a car crashed into a front yard last earlier this month. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: Thursday morning, a worker installed a new guard rail, now longer than the last one, which was damaged after a car plowed through it and into a neighbor’s yard, Neighbors near 80th and Q said this is the fourth time something like this has happened. KMTV took their concerns to the city. Ralston city officials met to find out how to make this street safer. According to Jack Cheloha, city administrator, in addition to fixing and extending this guard rail, the city will also add another guard rail in front of the home where a car crashed earlier this year. “We want to be responsive in Ralston to our citizens safe and we also want to have safe roads as well,” Cheloha said. Ralston police with also be patrolling the area more often to watch for speeders and drunk drivers. The city will be adding flashing lights, with more signs that give notice there are curves coming up ahead. The new signs are expected to be installed next week, according to Cheloha. FORECASTJessica Ralston makes temporary move to ABC 6 News at 5 Ohio (WSYX) — ABC 6 anchorwoman Jessica Ralston 1-rated Good Day Columbus program the last nine years will help the nightside team beginning Monday "it's not goodbye; it's literally see you later." Ralston will co-anchor the evening newscasts at 5 She'll begin on a pretty interesting day -- Monday when Ohio State plays Notre Dame in the national championship game in Atlanta Katie McKee will fill in for Ralston during this temporary lineup shuffle Alissa Henry will take over traffic duties for Katie 2025 at the Titusville Area Hospital following an extended illness He was married to Deana Johnson on April 20 Don was a graduate of Titusville High School class of 1969 and had attended classes at Penn State University Don had worked at Grand Valley Manufacturing as a machinist from where he retired in 2010 He had also worked at the former Windy Hill Farms and at Big Tree Guns and Ammo in Gresham He also enjoyed practicing his gunsmith attributes Ken Ralston and wife Kathy of Franklin and Lyle “Sonny” Ralston and wife Gloria of Titusville; a brother-in-law Idell Burnett of Centerville; brothers-in-law Dusty Johnson and wife Miriana of Titusville and Emil Johnson of Columbus Blair Boyd and husband Roger of Centerville; and numerous nieces and nephews Ginny Kellogg and Judy Dean and her husband Ed A memorial service will be conducted at a later date The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the charity of one’s choice Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInOMAHA Members and staff are worried it’ll stay that way this summer “I really feel like it’s a good place for not just kids but families,” says three year-long member and Ralston resident Mel Craine Craine lives near Oak Hill and says coming to the pool is a family favorite “We’ll be the first ones in and you’ll see some families trickle in throughout the day kids will come up on their bikes… super hot days ”There have been times where we’ve walked in and gone holy smokes there’s not even a place to sit down because there’s so many people here.” making it the second oldest pool in the state — and that’s part of the problem it’s a 100 percent chance we’re not opening this year,” said acting president Scott Olsen “We have a DE filter system that is pretty obsolete now and we have not been able to get parts for it for the past five plus years.” the pool doesn’t have the money to make those repairs renovations A membership right now costs $90 per person with a $100 maintenance fee for the summer season “I think a lot of people are deterred because of just the way the pool looks so we don’t have the funds we used to,” said Olsen All membership dues go directly towards pool maintenance and lifeguard paychecks; all the pool staff is comprised of volunteers Several times they’ve been forced to close briefly for repairs during the season but I’m sure that discourages people from wanting to have a membership,” said Craine the staff is in talks with the Ralston Foundation Fund to see what can be done “The socioeconomic levels that would have access to this pool would be a perfect accent to the Ralston community and what they’re trying to do to develop their town,” said Docker Hartfield members and staff are hoping this asset to Ralston won’t be lost “Having a pool in your neighborhood is a timeless experience,” Craine said “There aren’t a lot of options for pre-teen and teenage kids in the area but this is one of them going and splashing at a pool is an amazing thing to do.” the Oakies recreational summer swim team also calls Oak Hill home The property also has several tennis courts which staff and members say have been unused for awhile A few members have already sent their checks in for the season but if the pool can’t open staff will return those folks their money In the next week or two volunteer staff will know whether the pool can open for the summer season As to whether or not the pool will close permanently that depends how things go for this summer For anyone interested in donating to help save the pool visit the Oak Hill pool Facebook page. Business owner Ric Lavallee lit up the old Ralston’s sign in Nourish’s colors when he moved his business into the new space at 54 N ST. ALBANS — The Ralston building in St Following the approval of a new purchase/sales agreement during council’s April meeting Albans is on track to sell the building to four experienced restaurateurs to facilitate the creation of a new establishment focused on approachable and modern French Canadian cuisine Albans City Council voted unanimously in favor of the purchase agreement which lays down the ground rules of the expected transaction for 54 Main St. Albans will help cover renovation costs associated with the top two floors consisting of eight apartments Michael Boomhower and his supporting partners will open up a restaurant at Ralston’s The new restaurant -- to be called simply Ralston Restaurant -- is aiming for a modern yet approachable take on French cuisine paired with wines who worked at Michael’s on the Hill in Waterbury Center and operated the Union at the Press Hotel in Portland Additional supporting partners attached to the project include Scott Collins Restaurant names owned by the principals include Three Squares Cafe in Vergennes The Reservoir in Waterbury and The Bench in Stowe Early menu item examples include steak meals with a choice of cut "Franklin County is a beef county with tons of dairy farmers but there's no place to go and have a choice of a couple of cuts that are familiar," Boomhower said you'd have some steak au poivre and twice-baked potatos -- things that make you feel like a kid again." Boomhower spent a few years learning the trade in California and Maine before returning to Vermont as chef of Ralston Restaurant The expected timeline places the restaurant’s opening in December 2025 with fit up of the first-floor kitchen and build out of upstairs apartments ongoing as business owners finalize their plans The project to update the historic Ralston building located at the corner of Main and Kingman streets has been ongoing since the City of St moved there in 2022 although it ended up leaving the space years later Albans Community Arts also stayed for a few months as the City of St had always been finding a restaurant for the space to pair with finished apartments upstairs Albans seems to have accomplished that goal with Ralston’s new restaurant the city’s contract lays out that the municipality will be responsible for completing the top floor renovations before selling the building for approximately $1.6 million to the new owners The upstairs apartments will also take advantage of historic tax credits to help defray some of the costs The city expects the extra state funds will cover about a third of the upstairs renovations The city is also required to make a few upgrades to the first floor space as part of the contract – such as improving handicap accessibility – although the majority of the work is expected to be covered by the new owners the restaurant will join Adam Monette’s as the second French-cuisine-inspired eatery slated to open in downtown St To be located on the first floor of the CCV building at 97 N Cafe Monette is slated to offer a 39-seat dining experience which the city helped facilitate with a $350,000 grant Construction is currently ongoing on both projects Email notifications are only sent once a day Get a selection of the Messenger's best reporting direct to your inbox each and every morning St Albans Messenger is a weekly newspaper established in 1861 covering Franklin County Samessenger.com publishes new content daily Our beat reporters are on the ground covering local government Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: (KMTV)– “Two or three times a year we have an instance where someone will come through the yard or someone will crash into something,” Matt Bertelsen said BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: A car plowed through this guard rail nearly missing a house but this isn't the first time and neighbors are saying enough is enough Jerry Shey spent Thursday morning cleaning up his sidewalk and driveway after a car hit this guard rail and veered into his yard “It’s like deja vu like here we go what happened did he smash one of my other cars,” Shey said this is the fourth time something like this has happened Matt Bertelsen next door said drivers have smashed through his fence ending up in his backyard where his children play but my wife doesn't want them playing in the front yard She wants to move because she feels like it's just a matter of time before something happens,” he said replaced a few months ago after someone else hit it “Two or three times a year we have an instance where someone will come through the yard or someone will crash into something,” Matt Bertelsen said “It’s speeding and whipping around those corners a lot of people drive really fast down the road and drive it like there's no one around no one walking on the sidewalks or anything,” said Megan Greise a driver ran through a fence and into Ashley Cap's living room “We don't want our city to be that city with a newscast saying someone has been seriously injured or killed because of a situation,” Cap said She wants the city to take action before it happens to someone else think if everyone can rally together we won't ever have to see that newscast be made,” she said neighbors will wait and hope a solution arrives before the next accident does "Something needs to be done,” Bertelsen said KMTV also reached out to the city to talk about this ARVADA — Ralston Valley football finished running the table in the Class 5A Metro League in comeback style on Halloween night The Mustangs trailed rival Arvada West 7-3 heading into the fourth quarter Thursday at the North Area Athletic Complex pair of Ralston Valley touchdowns less than four minutes apart led to a 17-7 come-from-behind victory The Mustangs’ first touchdown was assisted by a bit of a lucky bounce Ralston Valley punted the ball down 7-3 midway through the third quarter The punt from junior Ethan Shirazi hit off an Arvada West player near midfield Ralston Valley sophomore John Oliver IV recovered the ball at the Mustangs’ 49-yard line to give the ball back to Ralston Valley It took 12 plays for Ralston Valley to cash in the turnover to grab its first lead of the game Junior Nico Benallo scored on a 3-yard sweep to give the Mustangs a 10-7 lead with 11:30 left in the fourth quarter Ralston Valley’s defense forced a 3-and-out on A-West’s next possession The Mustangs put in the dagger with a 22-yard touchdown catch by junior Colby Kurtz on a perfect pass from junior quarterback Zeke Andrews to extend the lead to 17-7 with 7:31 left in the game “They called my number and I was ready,” Kurtz said of his leaping touchdown catch that pretty much sealed the victory 2-3 in 5A Metro League) was able to move the ball into Ralston Valley territory but turned the ball over on downs on the Wildcats’ final two possessions “It’s unbelievable,” Yannacito said of running the table to win the conference title despite having a series of season-ending injuries to a handful of key players We had nine new starters on offense and 11 new starters on defense They truly play for each other as a team.” “It is really just a testament to the coaches and us buying into their game plan,” Kurtz said of the 9-1 regular-season record The end of the first half also worked out for Ralston Valley A-West was driving late in the second quarter with a 7-3 lead Junior quarterback Logan Duhachek took a shot at the end zone trying to connect with junior receiver Noah Meurer but Shirazi made the defensive play of the night with an interception in the end zone with 33.6 second left before halftime “I know Noah (Meurer) is a great player,” Shirazi said of the key interception CHSAA is scheduled to release the 24-team 5A state tournament bracket on Sunday The top-8 seeds will receive a first-round bye Seeds 9 to 16 will host first-round games next week 5 in the Colorado Preps Football Rankings this week 5 in the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index The Mustangs should grab a first-round bye and depending on how the remainder of the games go this week “I don’t worry where we are at,” Yannacito said of the seeding “In playoffs everyone is a good football team We’ll be ready for whoever lines up against us.” 13 in the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index prior to the start of Week 10 games The Wildcats will likely host a first-round game next Friday night The Wildcats will be a dangerous team in the playoffs A-West’s four losses have all come against teams — Ralston Valley Fairview and Chatfield — all currently ranked in the 5A top-10 of the Colorado Prep Football Rankings ARVADA — No harm in getting used to what Mother Nature might throw your way on the soccer pitch during the playoffs Ralston Valley and Valor Christian boys soccer teams battled sustained winds in the mid-30 mph range and gusts in the mid-40s at the North Area Athletic Complex on Monday night The Mustangs weathered the elements to take a 3-0 victory over Valor Hineline picked up his third hat-trick of the season scoring all three goals Ralston Valley coach John Doody said he was once at a coaching seminar and a psychologist for the U.S The psychologist said the best thing for a team is to play in super difficult conditions because it test teams “I thought we dealt well with it,” Doody said of playing in the tough conditions at NAAC The Mustangs (9-3-2 record) had already wrapped up the Class 5A Jeffco League title last week but had two more tune-up games with a mini-Jeffco Tournament on Monday and Thursday “This will hopefully bump us up and then hopefully a win Thursday will be big in terms of seeding,” Hineline said The Mustangs will host Columbine (13-1) on Thursday back at the NAAC in the final tune-up before the 32-team state tournament begins next week 9 in the CHSAA Selection & Seeding Index before the win Monday 7 before its 2-0 victory over Arvada West on Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field set up a rematch against the Mustangs and Rebels 17 to repeat as 5A Jeffco League champions “It defintely feels like the last two years,” Hineline said of the Mustangs’ run to the 2022 semifinals and 2023 quarterfinals “We’ve been consistent through the last few games of the regular season and build toward the playoffs I think we’ll make a good run at it again.” Hineline did all the scoring for the Mustangs on Monday night The forward put in the lone goal in the first half converting on a Valor turnover in the 3rd minute He converted on a penalty kick in the 58th minute to make it a 2-0 lead for the Mustangs Seconds later he scored his third goal on the night “I think Cooper Hineline is the greatest player that has ever come out of Jeffco,” Doody said after the senior posted his 43 “There are some great players that have come out of Jeffco but in these last 15 to 20 years I truly believe he is the best player that has come out of Jeffco.” Doody’s son played in Jeffco during the late 1990s Doody coached in Jeffco prior to that before and took over the head coaching job at Ralston Valley a year ago He isn’t the only thing,” Doody said of Hineline he is a big as a difference maker there is in the state.”  Doody believes Ralston Valley would have to win Thursday to have a chance to grab a top-8 seed and have the opportunity to host the first- and second-round matches “I didn’t do too well last year with the No 2 seed,” Doody said of Ralston Valley getting 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LAKEWOOD — Ralston Valley was able to grind out a big conference opening 15-12 victory over Chatfield on Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium “The kids know we don’t care if we win by a point There are no style points,” Ralston Valley coach Jared Yannacito said after handing the Chargers (5-1 Ralston Valley junior quarterback Zeke Andrews found his way into the end zone for both of the Mustangs’ touchdowns on the night Andrew’s 1-yard touchdown run with 2:39 left in the third quarter and a successful 2-point conversion run by sophomore Colton Stratman gave Mustangs the lead for good at 15-12 “I didn’t think it would have to happen like that,” Andrews said of him scoring the Mustangs’ two touchdown with his legs However we get into the end zone is fine with me.”  Chatfield had two drives in the fourth quarter where the Chargers drove inside Ralston Valley’s 40-yard line but turned the ball over on downs on both occasions “I can’t stress how proud I am of their second-half performance,” Yannacito said of his defense that has 10 new starters from last season “Defense made adjustments and made the critical stops when they needed to.” Both defenses didn’t allow any kind of big play offensively the entire night There were just three plays from scrimmage the whole game that went over 20 yards The second half started with a potential bang Andrews connected with sophomore Levi Rillos on the first play of the second half for an apparent 80-yard touchdown but it was called back due to a holding call on the Mustangs Chatfield got the lone score in the first quarter Sophomore Cash Williams scored on a 12-yard run despite taking a hard hit at the goal line with 1:52 left in the first quarter A missed PAT kept the Chargers with a 6-0 lead Ralston Valley responded with an impressive 80-yard 11-play drive that ended with its Andrews finding the end zone on a 19-yard run Chatfield answered right back with a 12-play 70-yard drive that ended with a 10-yard touchdown run by senior Cory Bahl A failed 2-point conversion left Chatfield with a 12-7 advantage going into halftime “We really don’t care how we get it done against a good undefeated football team,” Yannacito said after the big league victory “We just have to find away to get it done and the boys did that tonight.” The new-look 5A Metro League features four Jeffco programs in Arvada West along with Denver Public School’s Denver East and Denver South The old 5A Jeffco League was broken up with Lakewood moving to the 5A Metro North League and Pomona dropping down to 3A in the North 1 League “It’s awesome,” Andrews said of the new league “We just have to respect all our opponents and that is what we are going to do at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada Chatfield is back at Jeffco Stadium next week to celebrate homecoming The Chargers face Denver East (4-1) on Friday