Lease exchange proposal worries Audubon Society
The Grand Valley Audubon Society is raising concerns about a proposed Thompson Divide oil and gas lease exchange because of the potential environmental impacts to national forest in and near Mesa...
View ArticleHunter reported shot, dies on Grand Mesa
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office says one person is dead after a hunting accident Sunday morning on the Grand Mesa. In a release Sunday the Sheriff's Office said they received a call through dispatch...
View ArticleDog (no longer) gone
Lost dog Twinkle likes to play soccer, a discovery made by Amelia Young, an administrator of the Mesa County Lost and Found Pets Facebook page. Twinkle recently turned up in Grand Junction but was...
View ArticleMan accused of fatally injuring a 2-year-old girl, is now facing first-degree...
The man suspected of fatally injuring a 2-year-old girl in July, is now facing first degree murder charges. In court early Monday morning, the District Attorney's Office filed a motion to raise...
View ArticleFire destroys Redlands home
Grand Junction firefighters inspect the ruins of a Redlands home after the building was destroyed in an overnight fire. Crews were called about 1:30 a.m. Monday to 624 Chaco Court.
View ArticleBlotter, Sept. 15, 2015
Grand Junction police issued a summons to Richard Salazar, of 2340 S. Broadway in Grand Junction, on Sept. 12, after he allegedly threw himself on the hood of an ambulance attempting to answer a call.
View ArticlePalisade High School is remembering the life of 14-year-old Justin Burns
Students and staff of Palisade High School are remembering and honoring the 14-year-old who was shot and killed while hunting on the Grand Mesa on Sunday. Music was floating through the halls of...
View ArticleScam Alert: Grand Valley residents falsely told they have been fined for...
Several residents have been threatened over the phone by a man claiming to be with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says this is a scam, and that the best way to protect yourself...
View ArticleAspen postal worker pleads guilty in federal court
Former Aspen postal worker Mauro Pennini faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of possessing a handgun when he was directed not to under a court order....
View ArticleGJ Lions Club gives thousands to three more local organizations
Over the past year, the Grand Junction Lions Club has donated more than $125,000 to different organizations in Mesa County. Tuesday, they fulfilled their last financial pledge to three more pillars in...
View ArticleHighway 141 intersection to close for railroad work
Folks who need to get between Gateway and Grand Junction by crossing the intersection of Colorado Highway 141 and the railroad tracks near U.S. Highway 50 better do so today before 6 p.m., as road work...
View ArticleMan reportedly shot in face in Clifton
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office and Clifton Fire Department responded to the report of a man shot in the face in the 3200 block of Bunting Avenue in Clifton about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday morning. One...
View ArticleDA clears officer in May shooting of teenager
"Initially I want to state that this was one of the most disturbing and horrific situations I can recall taking place here in the 21st [Judicial District]," writes Mesa County District Attorney Pete...
View ArticleBizBriefcase, Sept. 17
Susana Wittrock, director for advocacy at Mesa County Valley School District 51, is the recipient of the Western Colorado Latino Chamber of Commerce's 2015 Rich Lopez Hispanic Advancement Award. The...
View ArticleUnited Way raises $360K through initial campaign
United Way of Mesa County announced Wednesday early donors have pledged more than $360,000 for the 2015-16 community fundraising campaign, an amount that's below what the nonprofit organization has...
View ArticleBonanza on pot tax holiday
Bud tender Delphena Silas, left, of Grand Junction lets a customer smell the aroma of one of the selections of cannabis buds as he decides which kind to buy at Kush Gardens in De Beque on Wednesday....
View ArticleGuv pledges $100M to make Colorado 'best biking state'
Mesa County could benefit from Gov. John Hickenlooper's plan to spend $100 million in the next four years to improve bicycle access and trails in Colorado, biking organizations said. Hickenlooper's...
View ArticleFruita gives away compost to save on costs of disposal
City of Fruita Wastewater Reclamation Superintendent Terry Anderson filters compost through his hands from the waste water plant. The material is available free to Fruita residents.
View ArticleMesa County Commissioners adopt resolution to oppose Colorado Wilderness Act...
"I feel a connection to our history, to mother earth and to the true beauty about what America is all about," said Janice Shepherd, a member of the Great Old Broads for Wildness. Shepherd feels the...
View ArticleLocal agencies need community volunteers to help protect children from child...
Mesa County Partners, The Department of Human Services, and Court Appointed Special Advocates are teaming up to create a new initiative. Fostering Hope aims to get more people in the community involved...
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