Sex-assault suspect's bond set at $1M cash
A Grand Junction man suspected of molesting at least eight women was ordered jailed in lieu of $1 million cash-only bail Thursday, among the highest bond settings for a non-capital case in Mesa County...
View ArticleBlotter, Jan. 30, 2015
Police officers with the Fruita Police Department and deputies with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office arrested Tre Hall, 19, and Jesse Delano, 18, on suspicion of charges including drug possession and...
View ArticleTransparency lives to see another day
Dan Thurlow ran on a platform of reducing the government's burden on business. So, what was the Republican lawmaker's first act as a freshman representative? Introducing a bill that reduces the...
View ArticleTransparency for all: Email Letters Xtra for Jan. 30
The best advice I received when I was elected was "never pick a fight with the person who buys ink by the barrel." However, I have no choice but to respond to the self-serving editorial in Friday's...
View ArticleAlison Pogorelz a " Brandon Reece
Robert and Sandy Pogorelz of Fort Morgan are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alison Lynn Pogorelz to Brandon Thomas Reece of Grand Junction. The future bride graduated from Fort...
View ArticleLarry Church's Alleged Molestation of Sleeping Woman Leads to More Victims,...
On Wednesday, January 28, Grand Junction's Larry Church turned 53 -- and was placed under arrest. Authorities have accused Church of sexually assaulting at least eight victims, with the youngest being...
View ArticleDurango resident heading to Switzerland for ski mountaineering world...
The Cosmic Ski Mountaineering Series passed through Mesa County this afternoon on its 11 stop tour through Colorado and New Mexico. Skiers had to tackle a nine mile course at Powderhorn - traversing up...
View ArticleCoroner Identifies Teen Killed in ATV Accident
The Mesa County Coroner's Office says 13-year-old Lloyd Joseph was killed in an ATV crash in the area of M and 22 Road Thursday night. According to the Coroner's office the cause of death is blunt...
View ArticleCounty considers wages, health insurance options
Less than a month into the 2015 fiscal year, Mesa County commissioners are discussing options for the county's 2016 health insurance and employee compensation packages and wondering how to pay for...
View ArticleWe can avoid more Black Sundays with energy diversity
On Sunday May 2, 1982, Exxon pulled out of Western Slope oil shale development and the economy of Grand Junction collapsed. Exxon went into its oil shale investment thinking oil would stay at $35 per...
View ArticleA nod to CMU's impact
What's the value of having a four-year university in our midst? The long-term value is probably inestimable. Graduates tend to want to stay here and those that do raise the educational level of our...
View ArticleBiz Buzz: Feb. 1, 2015
Freedom Financial Services , a division of Mortgage Solutions of Colorado , is changing its name to Mortgage Solutions Financial effective immediately, company officials announced Friday. Locally, the...
View ArticleOld friends make plans for new playground
John Leane looks over the playground at Canyon View Park where the Play 2 Dream Foundation has given the city a major grant to upgrade the equipment. The head of the foundation was the Leane family's...
View ArticleA Mesa County Commissioner speaks about transparency
Mesa County Commissioner, Rose Pugliese, says since her election the commissioners as a whole have pushed for increased transparency by allowing the public to attend meetings, online streaming of...
View ArticleDistrict 51 follows state guidelines that allow parents to decide...
Some school districts in other states have demanded vaccinations or proof of resistance to certain diseases before they let kids through the door. There are specific vaccinations required by state law...
View ArticleWoman charged in infant's death claims she lied to police, records say
A woman charged with first-degree murder has implicated her 3-year-old son in the case, while authorities are investigating the claim. Sydney White, 20, says she initially lied to police and her family...
View ArticleInvestors buying
The last quarter of 2014 saw a notable increase in the value of commercial properties sold around Mesa County, with one brokerage reporting an increase of nearly 35 percent. The value of commercial...
View ArticleBlotter, Feb. 20, 2015
A Grand Junction man confessed to Mesa County's Department of Human Service that he inappropriately touched a 9-year-old girl sometime in December, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. John...
View ArticleGarCo may join group seeking lands transfer
Garfield County commissioners will consider joining an entity that seeks to have western federal lands transferred to local control, but they expressed some apprehension Thursday about the issue being...
View ArticleLetter: Thank you, Scott McInnis
I am writing to say a big and heartfelt "thank you" to Scott McInnis and any of his fellow commissioners who took a stand on behalf of their constituents in the ongoing battle with the Charter takeover...
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