Deer Creek smell lingers; use permit may be revoked
As complaints about a smell emanating from the Deer Creek wastewater disposal facility near Whitewater continue to roll in, Mesa County leadership confirmed Monday it's likely the facility's operators...
View ArticleCommissioners ask for extension to review BLM's Resource Management Plan
The Mesa County Commissioners are stepping in to address the issues involving the Bureau of Land Management's Resource Management Plan. The letter cites three topics of concern including; comprehensive...
View ArticleLocal briefs, May 12, 2015
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office said Monday it was called just after 9 a.m. Sunday on a report of a body - reportedly discovered by a canal worker who was driving on an access road - which had become...
View ArticleForest oil, gas plan objections mostly dismissed
A regional U.S. Forest Service official has largely rejected objections over a proposed new White River National Forest oil and gas plan, but has ordered the forest supervisor to rectify a couple of...
View ArticleBlotter, May 13, 2015
The Grand Junction Police Department on Tuesday warned of the apparent return of a scam involving callers claiming to be representatives of "UPS" calling from blocked numbers. The caller attempts to...
View ArticleMan running across Grand Junction airport arrested for drug use
Grand Junction police arrested two men Monday, one of whom was stopped while running across the Grand Junction Regional Airport, claiming that he was being chased and shot at. The incident occurred at...
View ArticleGuv to sign tax-friendly bill in GJ
Gov. John Hickenlooper will be on the Western Slope over the next few days to sign bills enacted during the 2015 session of the Colorado Legislature that ended last week, and talk about other issues...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: May 14, 2015
Tax-free zones probably won't help Western Slope I never cease to be amazed with the politicians and your newspaper. The "party of choice" has been in power for 100 years here and they literally have...
View ArticleBlotter, May 14, 2015
Two men Tuesday received citations from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, after one of the men was alleged to have shot a number of pigeons from a moving car. Devon Bova, 18, is alleged to have been a...
View ArticleSpecial Report: An in depth look at the death and disappearance of Kelly Myers
It's been six months since Kelly Myers' friends last heard from her. Shortly after December 18, 2014 the Mesa County Sheriff's Office launched a missing person investigation.
View ArticleYou Said It, May 17, 2015
To all you folks who drive while you're trying to read the screen on your phone: If what's on your phone is so important, please pull off the road and deal with it while parked. Only after it's fully...
View ArticleBiz Buzz, May 17, 2015
Shelves at the Redlands Safeway , 2148 Broadway, are emptying out quickly now that the discount on the sale of remaining goods and merchandise was increased to 50 percent. Soda pop, chips and...
View ArticleYour Town, May 17, 2015
It's quite easy to do. For instance, I can be folding piles of laundry at home on a cool, rainy afternoon, while in my mind, I'm on a warm, sunny beach soaking up the rays, sipping a cold drink and...
View ArticleNo more hangovers
Western Colorado's economy has ebbed and flowed on the strength of extractive industries for so long that it's created an institutional mindset within our regional communities. In other words, we've...
View ArticleBriefs, May 17, 2015
Learn about the present, past and future of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers in Mesa County on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction. The Colorado River District and the...
View ArticleTaking a look into current oil & gas energy operations here on the Western Slope
With the drop in prices for oil and gas over the last 12 months, come many changes local energy companies have to make to keep their business economically sustainable. Many companies have to cut back,...
View ArticleWestern Slope struggling to overcome job deficit
Main Street of Silt, Colorado. December 19. 2013. The energy and mining industries are in a bust cycle on the Western Slope with one coal mine closed and another on the verge, a silver mine shuttered...
View ArticleSilverthorne man arrested with over 4 lbs. of cocaine
More than four lbs. of cocaine was found in a drug bust on Thursday night, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office.
View ArticleSheriff: Silverthorne man had 4.4 pounds of cocaine worth $200K
Authorities say Timothy Prater, 53, had 4.4 pounds of cocaine in his possession at the time of his arrest. Authorities in Mesa County say they arrested a 53-year-old Silverthorne man on Thursday night...
View ArticleGrand Valley Transit bus hits and kills 3 year old
The Grand Junction Police Department and the Grand Junction Fire Department were dispatched to the intersection of North Avenue and 29 Road after a report of a 3-year-old child hit by a Grand Valley...
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