Counting the ways we - and you - can reduce trash
There's a certain satisfaction in watching the trash guy pick up our trash can and nearly fling it across the street, because it's so light and it caught him off-guard. I peered through our front...
View ArticleChild killer gets 63 years
Stacey Acord, in yellow, waits for Brandon Moore's hearing as Deputy District Attorney Dan Rubinstein talks to the family at the Justice Center. Stacey Acord, left, leaves the Justice Center with her...
View ArticleProgress being made on roads, school, hospital and park in northeast
The VA is currently building a parking garage at the hospital for patients and some staff members and is also reviewing bids on its upcoming physical and medicine rehabilitation services building,...
View ArticleGJ man arrested on six chargesof raping woman
A $100,000 cash-only bond was set Wednesday for a 28-year-old Grand Junction man wanted on suspicion of six counts of felony sexual assault, for allegedly raping a woman while his girlfriend reportedly...
View ArticleConservation group puzzled over board's balking at easements
The head of the Mesa Land Trust on Wednesday tried to rebut Mesa County officials' concerns about the local proliferation of conservation easements, contending the nonprofit group carefully considers...
View ArticleYour Town, March 29, 2015
This season of blooms and blossoms closely mirrors child's play and the ongoing adventure of pretend, the magic of discovery and the awe of learning as their mind and eyes are opened to the newness....
View ArticleBlotter, March 29, 2015
Mesa County Crime Stoppers is asking the public to visit the Grand Junction Police Department's "Ten Most Wanted" list at gjcity.org under the "Police Department" link, where photographs and a short...
View ArticleCrowdfunding campaign to build needed Mesa County family shelter set to launch
HomewardBound of the Grand Valley , the only year-round Grand Junction emergency shelter provider serving women and children, who are not involved in domestic violence, in a 100-mile radius is set to...
View ArticleGreen chili, a celebrated dish of the Southwest
As a native Iowan, my chili was red. It always had beef. Sometimes it had beans.
View ArticleLocal brief, March 30, 2015
Mesa County's Transportation Department, in cooperation with Mesa County Noxious Weed and Pest Management, will begin applying herbicides along roadways throughout Mesa County on Monday. If property...
View Article$150,000 grant aimed at keeping mentally ill from jail
A $150,000 grant could help local law enforcement and criminal justice personnel plan better ways to keep chronically mentally ill and low-risk offenders out of jail. Today, Mesa County commissioners...
View ArticleWeekend characterized by drug arrests for MCSO
In an extended press release on Monday, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office outlined six individuals arrested over the past weekend as suspects in several crimes - all involving drug-related offenses. The...
View ArticleFruita man arrested on suspicion of six felonies, including 2 arsons
A 33-year-old Fruita man was arrested Friday on six felony charges for his alleged role in a string of arsons, vehicle thefts and residential burglaries occurring Monday and Tuesday in Fruita. Jonathan...
View ArticleMan who killed stepson has sentence reduced
Mesa County District Judge Tom Deister has signed off on an agreement and sentenced 30-year-old Brandon Moore to 63 years in prison for fatally abusing his 23-month-old stepson. According to the Grand...
View ArticleLoma and Mack
The grass is starting to get green, the calves are getting bigger and there's not much activity out in Loma and Mack, which is probably the way many residents prefer it. The biggest news comes from the...
View ArticleMesa County agencies work to improve criminal justice system
The Mesa County commissioners approved a grant submission Monday to move forward with collecting data to figure out what the biggest problems facing those in jail and in courtrooms are. The 2015 Safety...
View ArticleColorado rolls out new statewide child abuse hotline
April 1st marks the start of child abuse awareness month. As part of Governor Hickenlooper's Colorado Safe Children initiative, Colorado is rolling out a campaign to raise awareness for its new...
View ArticleCommissioners approve weed spraying, drainage project
On Monday morning, Mesa County commissioners approved contracts for weed-spraying work and a flooding prevention project and gave the final nod for county staff to apply for a grant aimed at decreasing...
View ArticleRepublican Men's Club opposes Measure 2B
Republican Men's Club opposes Measure 2B Thumbs down on the Westside Beltway 2B and thumbs down on the local elected officials trying to peddle their influence for whom we should vote in the upcoming...
View ArticleCoroner says Myers' cause of death 'mixed drug intoxication'
In a press release Tuesday, the Mesa County Coroner says 18-year-old Kelly Mae Myers died due to mixed drug intoxication. While KKCO 11 News has requested a copy of the toxicology report, the Coroner...
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