When it comes to wheat, moisture is a blessing - but it can also be a curse as well. As farmers collect their winter wheat crop this month, they're noticing just what the abundance of moisture brought to their fields this year.
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Extra moisture caused fungus, lodging to hit Mesa County wheat fields
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Court affirms sentence in assault on 'snitch'
A retired Mesa County judge did not overstep his authority in imposing consecutive terms in prison, adding up to 70 years, in the case of a man convicted of slicing another man's throat in a 1995 drug investigation, the Colorado Court of Appeals said Thursday. Paul Eugene Inman, now 50, is serving a 70-year sentence stemming from convictions for attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, first-degree assault, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two sentence-enhancing crime of violence convictions, all related to an assault against another man near the Colorado River at 29 Road in June 1995.
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Sheriff: Inmate at jail accused in escape plot
An inmate at the Mesa County Jail was formally accused Thursday of plotting an escape from the facility, including alleged plans to assault a sheriff's deputy. Ryan Thompson, 21, was advised on a sheriff's warrant listing felony counts of attempt to escape and conspiracy to commit escape, after an informant inside the jail told authorities Thompson was openly discussing aspects of an alleged escape plot, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
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Summer reading finales planned
Mesa County Libraries Summer Reading Program will end Saturday, Aug. 1, and the Central Library and library branches will host a variety of free finale parties from July 2431 for kids and their families.
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Beware of debris in river, officials warn
People floating and re-creating on the river should stay river right where the channel splits close to Interstate 70 almost due south of 20 1/2 Road. Mesa County sheriff's officials are warning river runners to stay away from a debris field that has formed in a channel of the Colorado River downstream of the Blue Heron boat ramp.
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No charges are to be filed against ex-teacher
A former choir teacher at Grand Junction High School who resigned after receiving a substantial financial settlement will not face criminal charges after a police investigation reviewed by the Mesa County District Attorney's Office. Marcia Wieland resigned her position only after receiving a settlement approved by the Mesa County District 51 school board paying her $27,760 among other considerations.
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Your Town, July 26, 2015
The Grand Junction Chick-fil-a has teamed up with The Salvation Army to get a jump-start on Christmas, 2015. From 8 a.m.8 p.m. Tuesday, Chick-fil-A, 522 Bogart Lane, will donate 15 percent of all drive-thru proceeds to The Salvation Army.
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School District 51 gears up for their annual "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive
About 44% of School District 51 students participate in the free and reduced lunch program and oftentimes don't have the means to tackle long school supply lists. The Mesa County School District is sponsoring their annual school supply drive to give each Grand Valley student the tools they need to succeed throughout the year.
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Water plan better than brinksmanship, representatives say
A West Slope attitude that not one more drop of water should be diverted to the East Slope is an approach that's likely to fail at the worst of times, several speakers said Saturday at a West Slope water summit. Representatives from 15 of 22 West Slope counties attended the summit at Colorado Mountain College, which focused on a framework of principles contained in the second draft of the Colorado water plan, set to be complete by the end of the year.
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Motorcyclist who died in crash ID'd
A 60-year-old Grand Junction man was identified on Sunday by the Mesa County Coroner's Office as the motorcyclist killed in a Saturday afternoon crash. Gary Willis died from the injuries he received after his motorcycle crashed into the side of a truck about 3 p.m. in the area of D Road and East Grove Drive, according to the Grand Junction Police Department.
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Inmate uses a dump truck in escape try
A Mesa County convict was the subject of a manhunt after reportedly escaping Thursday afternoon from the Trinidad Correctional Facility. Douglas Beagley, 62, who had been serving an 18-year sentence for convictions in 2004 for burglary and vandalism, was last seen around 3:20 p.m. Thursday and had been assigned to an outside work crew at the prison, operating a white Ford dump truck with emblems of the Colorado Department of Corrections, state officials said.
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Denver has mosquitoes with West Nile, but no emergency, officials say
Lyda Cimperman checks for larvae and pupa while larviciding along Bear Creek at an outflow pool in Bear Valley Park to kill mosquitoes before they can grow. "Larviciding" is an ecologically safe preventive method that interrupts the development of larvae or pupa into adult mosquitoes.
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County presses pause on new Redlands sewer district
Mesa County commissioners voted Monday to wait until Aug. 10 to consider establishing a new sewer improvement district on the Redlands, after neighbors told commissioners just one property owner with a failed septic system is rooting for the district's creation. Commissioners were to decide Monday whether to create the Redlands Club Sanitary Sewer Improvement District on five properties west of the Redlands Community Center at 2457, 2459, 2451, 2453 and 2455 Broadway.
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Protect yourselves from mosquito bites and West Nile Virus
Symptoms include a fever with headache, body aches, and fatigue. The fever can cause sever discomfort and lead to more serious complications like meningitis and encephalitis.
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Drug ring figure goes to prison for 20 years
A man who prosecutors believe supplied a drug-distribution ring in Mesa County was sentenced Monday to serve 20 years in prison. The term was the maximum allowed for Robert Corbett, 34, under a deal after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
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Assault suspect subject of past reports
A Grand Junction man who is accused of raping a woman at her apartment in May was also investigated, but never charged, in five other cases involving women in Mesa and Pitkin counties who made similar claims, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Ryan Diaz, 41, was ordered jailed Monday in lieu of $50,000 cash after being advised of one count of sexual assault, in addition to habitual criminal charges.
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Mesa County Valley School District 51 eligibility guidelines for free and reduced meals announced
School District 51's Nutrition Services department announced today Federal eligibility guidelines for families who may receive free and reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. District 51 officials will use the following household size and income criteria for determining eligibility: Reduced-price meals save approximately 85 percent of a regular meal cost.
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Opinion: A new year of learning in Mesa County
School District 51 is excited to welcome students, parents, and staff to an exciting new year of learning! Each year, it is the students who return to school to gain a fresh layer of knowledge, but parents and staff also learn new things along the way. This year, we want the parents and staff to learn as much as the students.
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Project aims to give shelter, other services to homeless
Construction site for new Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley project to construct 3-story building with 40 permanent apartments for homeless people at 564 29 Road. Right now, its just a hole in the ground, but construction workers are present.
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Community reports suggest illegal cybercafes may be a making comeback ...
Despite cybercafes being deemed illegal operations in Colorado, several citizens in Mesa County tell us five of them have re-opened after being shut down by the state. There's very limited information as to how or why these alleged illegal cybercafes have popped up in our area once again.
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