As skies clear for weekend, some are knee deep in mud
Mud surrounds a house at 3408 G Road were a flash flood overwhelmed a culvert across the road and filled a drain ditch on the westside of the property. The resident said water filled her crawl space...
View ArticleBriefs,l June 13, 2015
Colorado Legal Services Senior Assistance Program and Mesa County Pro Bono Project will present a free legal clinic on "Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud, Identity Theft, and Elder Abuse" from...
View ArticleRescue crews search for potentially missing kayaker on Colorado River
Another dangerous evening on the Colorado River, as Mesa County rescue crews are searching for a potentially missing kayak and the person who was in it. Rescue crews staged at the Blue Heron boat ramp...
View ArticleRadon report kills real estate deal
You can't see it, smell it, or taste it, but radon gas causes lung cancer and accumulates inside hundreds of Grand Valley homes. It's a real problem for both home buyers and home sellers because about...
View ArticleYou Said It, June 14, 2015
So, you can fly 400 mph through the canyon, snap wires and almost kill people, but you don't have to give your name or that of your passenger to law enforcement? Something's fishy here. If the owner of...
View ArticleBus system seeks input on shifting routes
In an effort to eliminate duplicate routes and modify routes now that school's out, Grand Valley Transit is proposing numerous changes for this summer and seeks public input on the route shifts. GVT...
View ArticlePublisher's book aims to help foster kids
CASA of Mesa County has come up with a unique way to help explain what it does for children, but also to help raise funds for itself. The group, which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates,...
View ArticleSix weeks in 2016 set aside for second Blagg trial
Calling it a "600 pound gorilla as far as scheduling is concerned," a Mesa County judge today set aside six weeks starting next April for Michael Blagg to stand trial a second time in the 2001 murder...
View ArticleThe Mesa County Workforce Center receives a regional designation that ...
The Mesa County Workforce Center breaks away from a 52 county partnership that will keep the focus of its efforts centered on the needs of Grand Valley citizens. Local control will stay in the hands of...
View ArticleStudy: Local teens need access to medical care
A study of teen health in Mesa County concluded three out of four Mesa County high schools could improve medical care by creating at least one "school-based health center," but local health officials...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: June 16, 2014
Mesa County should try to attract cyclists Every week in "You Said It" some anonymous person complains about bike path construction because cyclists "don't pay taxes." Excuse me? As a group,...
View ArticleUnited Way pledges $885K to local nonprofits
United Way of Mesa County announced Monday it has allocated $885,000 to 29 local nonprofit agencies that support programs for vulnerable county residents. The pledges were allocated after the...
View ArticleNews Briefs: Fireworks giveaway, art expo, En Fuego pop-up restaurant, & more
In last week's story, "Colorado's Grand Valley celebrates Bike to Work Day," it said lunch would be served to Bike To Work Day participants at Mesa County Human Services Department. The lunch is...
View ArticleThe Grand River Mosquito Control District cuts the ribbon on its new...
The Grand River Mosquito Control District celebrates its reintroduction to the Grand Valley with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new operations facility. Over the years, the Grand River Mosquito...
View ArticleMan jailed in serious GVT bus crash
A man who authorities suspect was under the influence of drugs when he crashed a speeding Ford Explorer into a Grand Valley Transit bus - tipping the bus over and seriously injuring three riders - was...
View ArticleBlotter, June 17, 2015
A 44-year-old Grand Junction man was booked into the Mesa County Jail Sunday on suspicion of felony menacing after he allegedly pointed a handgun at a woman in the 3000 block of Silver Crest Trail, the...
View ArticleWant to really cash in on tourism? How about 'Cannabis Cruisers'?
Here's the thing: I don't want to be the wet blanket all the time that says we shouldn't build grandiose projects hoping to attract visitors to spend money on micro-brewed beer and artisan bicycle...
View ArticleFarmers market season kicks off
Leah Lopez of the Produce Peddler, center, sells some tomatoes to a customer at the first Redalnds Farmers Market at the Redlands United Methodist Church Wednesday evening. Lopez had gathered produce...
View ArticleMesa county and BLM remain in stalemate over the closure of 393 public routes
Mesa County Commissioners and the Bureau of Land Management remain in a stalemate over what to do with 393 routes of public land. The two parties met with a governor's representative for over four...
View ArticleDrug-ring leader guilty; faces 24 years
An Orchard Mesa man who authorities believe was at the top of a methamphetamine ring in Mesa County, supplied by members of the Bandidos motorcycle club in Denver, signed off on a plea agreement...
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