Family pet plunges off 70-foot cliff; crew comes to his aid
Rescuers using technical gear haul a black Labrador up a 70-foot cliff after the dog chased a squirrel over the edge of Lands End on Grand Mesa on Monday afternoon. The dog suffered some bumps and...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: July 15, 2015
Don't revise Constitution; start educating our students Dr. Henry Bain's constitutional expertise is very misguided at best. He and his ilk are precisely the problem with our national ignorance of the...
View ArticleBoy who raises hogs switches into businessman at Mesa County Fair, like many...
The sweet aroma farm folk know best smells like money to 13-year-old Coby Hudson, full-time hog breeder, part-time boy. About two minutes after the gates opened, Coby was laughing, shouting and chasing...
View ArticleLocal EMS have been awarded the American Heart Association's...
Time is muscle in the case of a heart attack, meaning every second counts when it comes to saving one of the most important muscles in a patient's body. Now, the Grand Junction and the Lower Valley...
View ArticleOne human West Nile case confirmed in Mesa County, but still no signs of the...
Mesa County puts up the first human case of West Nile in Colorado but testing hasn't confirmed its presence in the valley. Weekly samples of mosquitos are trapped and sent to the state health...
View ArticleFund pairs savvy investors with valley's business talent
Federico Pea, former mayor of Denver and United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to 1997, and U.S. Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 1998 during Bill Clinton's presidency The managers of the...
View ArticleNew arena the centerpiece of this year's fair
The Mesa County Fair officially opened Wednesday with a ceremony that recognized the completion of Mahindra Arena, the new $2.3 million horse arena at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. Taking up more than...
View ArticleBlagg Juror serves sentence, is released from Jail
Charlesworth was sentenced to ten days at the Mesa County Jail and a $10,000 dollar fine after being convicted of contempt of court back in April. The juror landed in hot water after she was accused of...
View ArticleTourism numbers up in Grand Junction, Colorado
The Grand Junction Off-Road mountain-bike races attracted thousands of people downtown and to the Lunch Loops area at the end of May. Don't have a lifejacket? Grab one from the box and return it when...
View ArticleBlotter, July 17, 2015
A homeless man was cited for cruelty to animals Monday when witnesses allegedly saw him kick his dog multiple times. Nathaniel W. Benn, 28, allegedly told police that he kicked the dog "because was...
View ArticleHere's to the fair
If the Mesa County Fair consisted of nothing more than the Junior Livestock Sale, it would still be a worthy endeavor. But it's much more than that and the Mesa County Fair Board deserves credit for...
View ArticleLawrence Marez's sister speaks out about deceased suspect in her brother's...
Nearly two months after her brother's homicide, Marie Marez-Hernandez speaks out about the primarily suspect in his brutal killing. Lawrence Marez was found dead in his home located on the 2900 block...
View ArticleDistrict 51 officials give a breakdown of Mesa County's students middle of...
As some District 51 schools take off others are being left behind - CMAS test results are out and it's not all smooth sailing for Grand Valley kids heading into the 2015-2016 school year. While the...
View ArticleBiz Buzz, July 19, 2015
With more than 30 licensed tattoo parlors in Mesa County, it can sometimes be difficult to stand out. A new shop that opened in April, however, may have found a way: Murals.
View ArticleOur fair citizens
Judge Marlin Eisenach, right, speaks to Bristol Arpke, 4, of Fruita about her Hampshire lamb, Serena, while her 15-year-old brother Colton listens intently during the Peewee Sheep Show on Saturday at...
View ArticleSad faces seen at Junior Livestock sale
Owen Bangert shows the grand champion hog at Saturday's 4-H/FFA Junior Livestock Sale at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. Many businesses in the Grand Valley pay premium prices for the animals to support...
View ArticleLocal briefs, July 18, 2015
Colorado Legal Services Title III Senior Citizen Legal Assistance Program and The Pro Bono Project of Mesa County will host a free legal clinic on Grandparent Rights in Colorado, from 911:30 a.m. July...
View ArticleMotorcycle crash victim identified
The Mesa County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday as 71-year-old Grand Junction resident Connie Powell. Powell's motorcycle crashed near mile-marker 108 on...
View Article2nd version of water plan to set key principles
The second version of the Colorado Water Plan offers some assurance to the Western Slope about the process for deciding how the state will deal with water issues, but it still leaves the Western Slope...
View ArticleState out of drought, experts say
The drought in Colorado has been washed away in a series of rains that go back to last fall, weather experts said, cautioning that wetter weather can't last. "It's worth celebrating while we have it,"...
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