Mesa County authorities: Collbran landslide monitors tampered with
The results of a three-mile long mudslide appear on Grand Mesa, where the slide started, in a remote part of western Colorado near the small town of Collbran Monday, May 26, 2014. Mesa County...
View ArticleOutdated map causes much confusion for school board election
District B school board candidate Paul Pitton has been under fire after current school board member Ann Tisue discovered that Pitton, a Whitewater resident, does not live in District B. "District B...
View ArticleGetting It Right, Oct. 23, 2015
A story on Page 1A Thursday about turnover in Mesa County administration should have said Steve Acquafresca served eight years as a county commissioner, and that he was a commissioner for six of the...
View ArticleBlotter: Oct. 24, 2015
Agents with the Transportation Security Administration allegedly discovered a loaded handgun in a backpack sent through security at Grand Junction Regional Airport on Monday, but authorities decided...
View ArticleBriefs, Oct. 24, 2015
Vicki Felmlee has been elected the Colorado director of the Old Spanish Trail Association, while Jonathan Carr has been named president of western Colorado's North Branch Chapter of the association....
View ArticleConsider changes in light of city fee hikes
The Grand Junction City Council needs to consider the two following items in view of their pronouncements regarding water and trash fees: 1. Decide what type and how many trees are permissible on the...
View ArticleColorado's flu season is off to a slow start
It's that time of the year, when the nasty flu bug begins making its way into the area. However Colorado's flu season is off to a slow start, according to a report released this week by the Colorado...
View ArticleGJ man sentenced to 5 years for sex assault
A Grand Junction man who admitted sexually assaulting a woman at a party as his girlfriend reportedly watched was sentenced Wednesday to five years and three months in prison. Andrew Christopher...
View ArticleCounty re-evaluates budget
The first draft of the 2016 Mesa County budget depended heavily on shifting money from capital projects to the general fund to balance the $58 million spending plan - a budget technique that appears to...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 26, 2015
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is seeking the public's help in identifying suspects who stole food from Walmart, 2881 North Ave., at about 1 p.m. on Sept. 13. One suspect is identified as a white female...
View ArticleHerrick killings were an early love triangle with public
Bean Ranch Road, looking north toward Kannah Creek and Grand Junction. Herrick ranch, where Maggie Herrick was murdered, was believed to be a short distance west of here.
View ArticleLocal defense contractor Capco selected as Manufacturer of the Year by...
Eric Goetz, vice president of operations for Capco, 1328 Winters Ave., stands by mounts for 50-caliber machine guns at the manufacturing facility in Grand Junction. Capco for the first time was named...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 27, 2015
A male homeowner in the 400 block of East Chukar Way spoke with deputies on Wednesday wanting to know whether his wife would be justified in shooting someone, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's...
View ArticleRubinstein to prioritize community as new DA
Dan Rubinstein, Mesa County's new district attorney, has taken over Pete Hautzinger's former office and added his own touches, such as a painting of Lady Justice and a football signed by John Elway....
View ArticleTeachers' union leads in campaign funding
District 51 school board candidates Doug Levinson and Paul Pitton are the only candidates to receive campaign donations so far, and their funding sources vary widely from one another. Pitton, running...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: Oct. 28, 2015
Cycling initiatives are beneficial to everyone I'm writing to ask fellow citizens to support local bicycling initiatives because bicycling helps everyone, even non-cyclists. Examples: Bicycle path...
View ArticleHorses dress for Halloween at Grand Valley Pony Club fun show.
The Grand Valley Pony Club held their annual Halloween fun show on Sunday. Horses and their riders dressed in costumes to be judged at the Mesa County Fairgrounds.
View ArticleTestimony: Scene not spoiled in Taylor murder
Taking aim at a defense claim, Mesa County prosecutors on Tuesday tried to shred suggestions of a potentially compromised crime scene in Jacie Taylor's 1994 murder. Steve Stogsdill, former Mesa County...
View ArticlePaul Pitton and Doug Levinson elected to District 51 School Board
Despite controversy regarding Pitton eligability, Tuesday night Pitton was elected as School Board Director for District B. He will be taking over for current member Ann Tisue. "People have been amazing.
View ArticleCounty plans public meetings, discussions of 2016 budget
Issues that the Mesa County administration is wrestling with regarding the 2016 budget will be part of the discussion at a series of public meetings, the first of which is scheduled for this evening....
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