Extra moisture caused fungus, lodging to hit Mesa County wheat fields
When it comes to wheat, moisture is a blessing - but it can also be a curse as well. As farmers collect their winter wheat crop this month, they're noticing just what the abundance of moisture brought...
View ArticleCourt affirms sentence in assault on 'snitch'
A retired Mesa County judge did not overstep his authority in imposing consecutive terms in prison, adding up to 70 years, in the case of a man convicted of slicing another man's throat in a 1995 drug...
View ArticleSheriff: Inmate at jail accused in escape plot
An inmate at the Mesa County Jail was formally accused Thursday of plotting an escape from the facility, including alleged plans to assault a sheriff's deputy. Ryan Thompson, 21, was advised on a...
View ArticleSummer reading finales planned
Mesa County Libraries Summer Reading Program will end Saturday, Aug. 1, and the Central Library and library branches will host a variety of free finale parties from July 2431 for kids and their families.
View ArticleBeware of debris in river, officials warn
People floating and re-creating on the river should stay river right where the channel splits close to Interstate 70 almost due south of 20 1/2 Road. Mesa County sheriff's officials are warning river...
View ArticleNo charges are to be filed against ex-teacher
A former choir teacher at Grand Junction High School who resigned after receiving a substantial financial settlement will not face criminal charges after a police investigation reviewed by the Mesa...
View ArticleYour Town, July 26, 2015
The Grand Junction Chick-fil-a has teamed up with The Salvation Army to get a jump-start on Christmas, 2015. From 8 a.m.8 p.m. Tuesday, Chick-fil-A, 522 Bogart Lane, will donate 15 percent of all...
View ArticleSchool District 51 gears up for their annual "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive
About 44% of School District 51 students participate in the free and reduced lunch program and oftentimes don't have the means to tackle long school supply lists. The Mesa County School District is...
View ArticleWater plan better than brinksmanship, representatives say
A West Slope attitude that not one more drop of water should be diverted to the East Slope is an approach that's likely to fail at the worst of times, several speakers said Saturday at a West Slope...
View ArticleMotorcyclist who died in crash ID'd
A 60-year-old Grand Junction man was identified on Sunday by the Mesa County Coroner's Office as the motorcyclist killed in a Saturday afternoon crash. Gary Willis died from the injuries he received...
View ArticleInmate uses a dump truck in escape try
A Mesa County convict was the subject of a manhunt after reportedly escaping Thursday afternoon from the Trinidad Correctional Facility. Douglas Beagley, 62, who had been serving an 18-year sentence...
View ArticleDenver has mosquitoes with West Nile, but no emergency, officials say
Lyda Cimperman checks for larvae and pupa while larviciding along Bear Creek at an outflow pool in Bear Valley Park to kill mosquitoes before they can grow. "Larviciding" is an ecologically safe...
View ArticleCounty presses pause on new Redlands sewer district
Mesa County commissioners voted Monday to wait until Aug. 10 to consider establishing a new sewer improvement district on the Redlands, after neighbors told commissioners just one property owner with a...
View ArticleProtect yourselves from mosquito bites and West Nile Virus
Symptoms include a fever with headache, body aches, and fatigue. The fever can cause sever discomfort and lead to more serious complications like meningitis and encephalitis.
View ArticleDrug ring figure goes to prison for 20 years
A man who prosecutors believe supplied a drug-distribution ring in Mesa County was sentenced Monday to serve 20 years in prison. The term was the maximum allowed for Robert Corbett, 34, under a deal...
View ArticleAssault suspect subject of past reports
A Grand Junction man who is accused of raping a woman at her apartment in May was also investigated, but never charged, in five other cases involving women in Mesa and Pitkin counties who made similar...
View ArticleMesa County Valley School District 51 eligibility guidelines for free and...
School District 51's Nutrition Services department announced today Federal eligibility guidelines for families who may receive free and reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch and...
View ArticleOpinion: A new year of learning in Mesa County
School District 51 is excited to welcome students, parents, and staff to an exciting new year of learning! Each year, it is the students who return to school to gain a fresh layer of knowledge, but...
View ArticleProject aims to give shelter, other services to homeless
Construction site for new Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley project to construct 3-story building with 40 permanent apartments for homeless people at 564 29 Road. Right now, its just a hole in the...
View ArticleCommunity reports suggest illegal cybercafes may be a making comeback ...
Despite cybercafes being deemed illegal operations in Colorado, several citizens in Mesa County tell us five of them have re-opened after being shut down by the state. There's very limited information...
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