Grand Valley Health Fair to be held March 27th and 28th
Payment for testing will be expected at time kit is returned. This year's Grand Valley Health Fair will be held on March27th and 28th; however, you can begin making appointments as early as February 18th.
View ArticleCMU Economic Impact Study is released for 2013-2014
In recent years, Colorado Mesa University has grown and expanded not only through student population but also beyond the borders of campus, and into our community. The University has an enormous...
View ArticleCounty mulls funding for clerk's software
Proposed legislation aims to put terminal document recording software in clerk and recorders' offices statewide on life support through a fee increase. But Mesa County commissioners said Monday they...
View ArticleTax-free plans raise issue of fairness
Voodoo economics ... the derogatory term George H. W. Bush coined decades ago describing the policies of rival Ronald Reagan, who thought reduced taxes were the silver bullet certain to spur economic...
View ArticleOpinion: 1202 Task Force recommendations on student testing
Last November the community of Grand Junction turned out in large numbers to visit with the state-appointed 1202 Task Force on State Assessment. The task force visited eight cities across the state to...
View ArticleDriver that killed pedestrian on Horizon Drive not facing charges
The man driving a SUV on Horizon drive that struck and killed 38-year-old Matthew Bandelin is not facing chargers, says Kate Porras with the GJPD. According to Porras the driver was identified as David...
View ArticleMesa County Sheriff arrests man on 100 charges of child porn
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Tuesday who allegedly had more than 5,400 possible images of child pornography on a computer in his possession. Sysco Gaglione, 24, of Clifton, was...
View Article91% of District 51 students are fully vaccinated
There are two confirmed cases of whooping cough in school-aged children here in Mesa County, in both cases, the child was not vaccinated from the disease. However this isn't the only...
View ArticleDrug task force focuses on marijuana trends and statistics
Whether it's teen pregnancy rates, economic recovery or poverty, Mesa County is more often than not worse off than the rest of the state and drug use is no different. The Drug Threat Oversight...
View ArticleSheriff: Girl, 13, gave narcotics to classmates
A 13-year-old middle school girl, already facing felony drug charges for allegedly passing out prescription pills during a District 51 drug treatment program, is being charged again on suspicion of...
View ArticleMonument's future still uncertain
"Rim Rock Canyons National Park would become the nation's 60th park," Gary Harmon reported in the Sentinel last April. His source was legislation proposed by a five-member panel "charged with drawing...
View Article13-year-old arrested after allegedly selling drugs, including morphine
Every business day our agency main lobby is open to the public , citizens can access this drug take back box. The box was given to our agency from CDHPE at no cost.
View ArticleLunch with Lions a Tillie big deal
Tilman "Tillie" Bishop acknowledges the crowd Tuesday as he is awarded the Grand Junction Lions Club's Melvin Jones Award at Two Rivers Convention Center. Bishop is only the eighth Lion in the service...
View ArticleRecommended timeframe for getting measles vaccination
There were 665 cases of measles in 2014 in the United States. This year in just one month, there've been over 102 cases of measles reported.
View ArticleMarillac Clinic expands services to Medicaid patients in Mesa County
Medicare eligble patients VA is piloting a new commercial plan that Vets can purchase - Met Life. Due to a $1.1 million grant awarded to Mesa County Health Department by the Colorado Health Foundation...
View ArticleLocal organizations are helping child sexual abuse victims heal
A Clifton man was arrested and charged with 100 felony child sexual assault charges. According to an arrest affidavit, the 24-year-old admits he was a victim of sexual assault.
View ArticleScott fails rural Colorado
He's the chairman of a Senate committee that killed a bill to help rural areas of the state recover from job losses. In fact, the bill was inspired by the distressing economic situation in Delta County...
View ArticleJudge schedules three-day bond hearing for Blagg
Mesa County Chief Judge David Bottger has scheduled nearly three full days of bond arguments ahead of Michael Blagg's retrial. The District Attorney's office has announced its intent to argue Blagg...
View ArticleCrime Alert: Suspect steals an iPhone 5C
Video surveillance on Thursday, January 29th, shows a female take a pink iPhone 5C with a Gray Otterbox case that the victim left behind at the Mesa County Public Library. The subject is described as a...
View ArticleHigh number of Suicide in Mesa County
Suicide is not typically a topic the media covers, but we have decided take an inside look at the huge problem facing mesa county. This year alone 5 residents have committed suicide, but why does...
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