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School District 51 officials on Tuesday laid out an ambitious plan to move Mesa County schools in a promising new direction that could change the face of public education across the state. The plan is...
View ArticleCooking up change: Doug Winter makes a mean barbecue, but...
Doug Winter got his start as a volunteer at the Mesa County Jail before eventually being hired full-time by the Mesa County Sheriff's Office as jail chaplain. Winter identifies himself as a Christian...
View ArticleAttorney general warns of scams during tax time
The Colorado Attorney General's Office this week warned of a recent uptick in scams involving people posing as agents of the Internal Revenue Service. Callers in the so-called IRS scam make demands of...
View ArticleBuilding Palisade: Even as their medical marijuana dispensary grows,...
Jesse Loughman and his wife, Desa, own Colorado Alternative Health Care, the medical marijuana dispensary at 125 Peach Ave. in Palisade. At one point, there were up to 16 medical marijuana dispensaries...
View ArticleOpportunities for Mesa County youth to find employment
The lowest unemployment rate seen since May 2008 was reported Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The economy added 55,000 more jobs than expected in February.
View ArticleKelly Myers laid to rest by friends and family
The suspicious nature of her death has investigators still searching for answers. While loved ones wait for exactly what happened to the Grand Junction teen, they laid her to rest today.
View ArticleEarly into project, solar farm paying off
The now-installed and running solar garden in Pear Park. It steers solar power into the Xcel system and the city, county, school district, housing authority and Alpine Bank get a price cut on their...
View ArticleBlotter, March 10, 2015
Deputies responded to a landowner's report of three people dumping a couch and exercise equipment on his property in the 1200 block of 20 Road on Saturday, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's...
View ArticleGrand Valley Transit earns "best of the best" honors
Getting around the Valley has never been easier, thanks in large part to the efforts of those that work with Grand Valley Transit. GVT was honored for their commitment to Valley residents with MV...
View ArticleCounty commissioners pen intent to sue over Sage Grouse
County Attorney Patrick Coleman wrote a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over their designation of the Gunnison Sage Grouse as an endangered species. The commissioners agreed...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: March 10, 2015
Commissioners should join effort to improve Internet The Sentinel did a fine job documenting on Sunday how far behind Mesa County is in broadband services. The number one reason businesses don't come...
View ArticleCounty cries mayday on airport
The administration building at the Grand Junction Regional Airport sits unfinished as of Tuesday. With the possibility looming that the building project will never be finished, Mesa County...
View ArticlePHOTOS: 4 arrested in Mesa County on meth-related charges
Inconsistencies in stories given by four South Dakota residents after a traffic stop leads to their arrest for several meth-related charges Monday night. At around 11:00 p.m. deputies with the Mesa...
View ArticleRep. Tipton discusses PILT funding, endangered species with commissioners
Commissioner Rose Pugliese says Mesa County is the largest recipient of PILT funding in Colorado, and not receiving that money would cost our community more than 60 critical jobs. "The insights [from...
View ArticleCounty considers future of easements
A conservation easement was proposed for 22 acres of peach and apricot orchards owned by Roblee Talbott at 3620 F Road. Mesa County commissioners declined to send a letter of support for the easement,...
View ArticleTwo held; DA cites 'complex'drug case
Two people arrested on drug charges, who are jailed on $100,000 cash bonds, are tied to a "complex and detailed distribution network" still under investigation by Grand Valley law enforcement, Mesa...
View ArticleJudge: No need for ankle monitor on former cop
Over objections by the alleged victims, Mesa County District Judge Richard Gurley on Tuesday ruled a former Grand Junction police officer accused of harassing an ex-girlfriend and her husband will no...
View ArticleSen. Michael Bennet: Government should honor its contract with rural communities
For decades, communities across Colorado and the West have engaged in a contract with the federal government. This is because many counties have large swaths of federal land within their borders in the...
View ArticleFemale industry leaders in Mesa County weigh in on wage gaps in Colorado
The House moves forward with a bill to save the Colorado Pay Equity Commission that actively works towards closing the wage gap between men and women. Female industry leaders in Mesa County have...
View ArticleGrand Valley Snapshots: Weeks of March 13, 2015
You're in for a wee bit o' fun and delicious food if you attend the Fruitvale Lions Club 6th annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper Fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at Clifton Community...
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