Watch out for myrtle spurge, a noxious weed
Teresa Nees, coodinator for Mesa County Noxious Weed and Pest Management, holds a myrtle spurge plant. This noxious weed can shoot thousands of seeds up to 15 feet away and regenerate from the roots...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 17, 2015
Investigators with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office are distributing video surveillance images from a recent robbery at Jerry's Outdoor Sports, 2999 North Ave., in the hopes that someone recognizes the...
View ArticleSchool board member calls out candidate for not living in district
A current member of the Mesa County Valley School District 51 Board of Education, not seeking a new term this November, presented evidence to the media today that shows candidate for the board Paul...
View ArticleMesa County Sheriff's Office respond to shooting in Clifton neighborhood
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office is searching for the suspects of a shooting that occurred early on Saturday morning. Deputies responded to a call around 2:30 A.M., of reports of a shooting incident in...
View ArticleMesa County Workforce Center introduces new director
New Mesa County Workforce Center Director John Flanagan stands alongside Suzie Miller, who is departing from her post as business manager at the office. Flanagan previously acted as chief operating...
View ArticleCanyon climbers
Pictured is one of the areas in southern Utah that will be featured in a series of presentations at the Mesa County Library on Monday. Gravel Canyon is one of the many canyons that will be featured in...
View ArticleMesa County commissioners should take a hike
Last month Mesa County commissioners voted to release all wilderness study areas in the county from future federal wilderness designations. What were they thinking? It's clearly time for Mesa County...
View ArticleYou Said It, Oct. 18, 2015
Where does Rose Pugliese get the idea she can single-handedly remove Tracey Garchar from his position, where he is regarded as a very capable and well-liked employee? I think we are looking at removing...
View ArticleCMU has growth down to a science
The John McConnell Math & Science Center of Western Colorado needs a new home. Colorado Mesa University needs a new building to house its nascent engineering program.
View ArticleYour Town, Oct. 18, 2015
Trixie is the little blonde baby in the "Hi & Lois" comic strip who is quite fond of the rays of sunlight that shine through the windows of her house. Trixie talks in thought bubbles to the beams,...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 19, 2015
Crime Stoppers would like public help identifying the man suspected of stealing a vehicle at about 5:40 a.m., Sept. 15 from Bradley Sinclair's parking lot, 3218 F Road.
View ArticleOther suspects considered in Birgfeld death
A Mesa County judge is weighing how much testimony will be allowed at trial about alternate suspects in Paige Birgfeld's 2007 death. Public defenders Steve Colvin and Kara Smith on Friday called...
View ArticleColorado State Patrol hand out more than 150 citations in 48 hours.
Colorado State Patrol were out in force this weekend reminding drivers the importance of wearing seat belts, avoiding texting, and not driving under the influence. Colorado State Patrol Troop 4A serve...
View ArticleMesa County Valley School District 51 board candidate for District A: Doug...
A: Married 33 years to Peggy, a PE teacher at Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School. Children: Troy, 19, is a sophomore at Regis University in Denver, and Trace, 17, is a senior at Palisade High School.
View ArticleWater film provokes sobering thoughts
Why else would around 300 Mesa County residents show up at 6 p.m. last Saturday, catch the county's slowest elevator and sit for an hour and a half on hard chairs in one of Colorado Mesa University's...
View ArticleSuspect in teen's death guilty of drug charges
A man under suspicion in the death of an 18-year-old Grand Junction woman could spend at least three decades in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to a series of drug charges. Raymond Cordova, 48,...
View ArticleMesa County Valley School District 51 board candidate for District B: George Rau
Being Swiss-born I am quite familiar with European educational systems that are, in most cases, far superior to those in the U. S. I have been a teacher, coach and principal in the world of private...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 20, 2015
Mesa County sheriff's deputies investigated a likely break-in at an address on Orchard Mesa on Oct. 1, following two similar alleged burglary incidents the day before. Deputies collected fingerprints...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 21, 2015
Paul Jerome Wilson, 33, was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of second-degree burglary, trespass of a dwelling and possession of burglary tools after a homeowner said he walked into his garage to...
View ArticleMesa County Valley School District 51 board candidate for District B: Cindy...
A: I am a seasoned member of this community, serve on numerous boards including eight years on the Grand Junction City Council, two years as mayor, four years on District 51 School Board and two years...
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