Drainage authorities seek new fees for '16
The Grand Valley Drainage District hopes to charge fees for storm water management in its 90 square miles of the Grand Valley, and it's hoping the Mesa County Assessor's Office will send out the...
View ArticlePolice respond to report of dogs left in hot car, find counterfeit money...
The Grand Junction Police Department responded to reports of two dogs locked in a hot car on Saturday, but what they found was dozens of counterfeit bills and a printing machine used to make them....
View ArticleTrio of adults arrested near Grand Mesa Middle with meth, baby in car
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office arrested three adults on Thursday at around 7:00 a.m. near Grand Mesa Middle School in a car packed with heavy items, methamphetamine, and a baby. Deputies noticed the...
View ArticleGrand Junction woman takes plea deal in death of foster child
SYDNEY WHITE: She is charged with child abuse resulting in the death of 11-month-old Angel Place and has been jailed continuously on a $100,000 cash bond since her arrest on Sept. 20, 2014 A plea...
View ArticleBlotter, Aug. 18, 2015
An alert citizen reported seeing a man removing seats and other parts from a vehicle in the desert north of 3002 Interstate 70 Business Loop shortly before noon Saturday, leading deputies with the Mesa...
View ArticleDA: Homicide suspect's death in Adams County was a suicide
A homicide suspect who lead police on a 30-mile, high-speed chase through Weld County died as a result of self-inflicted gunshot wound, investigators said. Barbara Ann Blanton-Marez killed herself June...
View ArticleOffice of Information Technology releases private information to public
More than 3,000 Colorado residents have had private information released through the mail because of a glitch that occurred within Colorado's Office of Information Technology . 54 of these residents...
View ArticleSuspect in DUI may be felony case
The result: Potentially the first Mesa County prosecution under a new Colorado law Phipps championed, which created a felony charge for having four or more drunken driving convictions in a lifetime....
View ArticleKids learn how the world works
Eighth-grader Junior Cardielo, 13, shows Kaiyo Pruitt, 13, what a burst of air does in a science class at West Middle School. A pilot program to teach physics to middle-school students in the district...
View ArticleCourt Tosses Pre-Amendment 64 Pot Conviction
Mesa County's Pamela Boyd was convicted of marijuana possession 26 days before Amendment 64, the proposal that made it legal for Coloradans to possess small amounts of cannabis, went into effect. In...
View ArticleWidespread Charter outage hits Mesa County
Maintenance near CMU's campus on Wednesday leads to a massive Charter outage affecting several schools and businesses in Mesa County. Staff with Mesa County's Internet Technology department have been...
View ArticleAir Watch Alert - No open burning due to wildfire smoke from Northwest
The Mesa County Health Department has issued a No Open Burning Air Watch Alert for Mesa County, including agricultural burns, on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Residents will be notified when the burn restriction...
View ArticleColorado economic office reaches out to West Slope
At least 10 Western Slope businesses will be there next week when a state official arrives in Grand Junction to explain a grant program for advanced industries that could net them hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleCops probe burglary at De Beque pot shop
Police are tight-lipped about a burglary investigation following a break-in Monday morning at Mesa County's lone retail marijuana business. De Beque Marshal Bob Dalley said his agency responded to Kush...
View ArticleDisease worries nix horse exhibit
Concerns about the spread of a debilitating livestock virus led organizers to cancel a regional horse show at the Mesa County Fairgrounds scheduled for this weekend. The Colorado West Paint Horse...
View ArticleBLM discussion continues
In his report to the Prowers County Commissioner Aug. 18, County Attorney John Lefferdink said the commissioner want the take the Mesa County Bureau of Land Management land-use agreement and customizes...
View ArticleTularemia infects another Mesa County woman
Tularemia has been confirmed in a second Mesa County woman this year. She was likely exposed through a bite from a deer fly or tick while on public lands in the Ruby-Horsethief section of the Colorado...
View ArticleWildfire air pollution causing heath problems on the Western Slope
Polluted air is coming from states to the north and west, and while it is ruining views, it is also causing major troubles for those with allergies and asthma. For many along the Western Slope the...
View ArticleUPDATED: 32 1/2 Road open after bomb team called for suspicious item
A roughly one-block stretch of 32 1/2 Road in Clifton is open again after a closure spurred by the discovery of a suspicious item in an apartment unit at 3249 Main St. According to a Daily Sentinel...
View ArticleFissures appear in asphalt on freshly overhauled 38 Road
Vehicles cross into the center of the 38 Road hill to East Orchard Mesa to avoid damage from cracking and sinking of an area on the west side of the new road. When government officials and farmers...
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