Grand Junction woman arrested for violating bond in child porn case
A Grand Junction woman was back in jail after the district attorney says she violated bond conditions for her arrest related to a child pornography investigation. 33-year-old Rebecca Franklin was on...
View ArticleMesa County could see $3 million deficit in 2016
Mesa County Commissioners met for a public hearing Monday night at the Fruita Community Center looking for input on the 2016 budget. "We really want people to feel engaged in this process and to...
View ArticleYou kids go outside and play
Five-year-old Peyton Behl from Fruita is helped over a ramp by Hunter Hoffman with the Fruita Parks and Recreation during the Back to School Bike Rodeo in this 2013 file photo. Photo by Christopher...
View ArticleMesa County breathes easier with $3.3 million check from Interior
Mesa County received its 2015 payment in lieu of taxes of $3.3 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday, giving some reassurance to officials grappling with the 2016 budget. The...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: Nov. 10, 2015
A day spent with local firefighters reveals a lot I recently took an 11-hour ride along with the Grand Junction Fire Department. During that time "my" fire house did several senior citizen fall calls,...
View ArticleHilltop to expand its services with $3.1 million bond issue
Hilltop Community Resources Inc. can move forward with plans to expand services for brain-injured people and for Alzheimer's patients with approval by the Mesa County Commission of a mortgage-revenue...
View ArticleFormer Congressman Wants More Republicans to Jump in Colorado Senate Race
Former Congressman Scott McInnis told KNUS radio host Craig Silverman Saturday that he's taking Spanish lessons and hasn't ruled out a run for statewide office, despite the spectacular crash of his...
View ArticleDrainage district sends out notices of impending fees
Several thousand Mesa County businesses and governments received notices this week of the bills they will get in January from the Grand Valley Drainage District. Many of them promptly put in calls to...
View ArticleWitness: Robert Dewey threatened Jacie Taylor day before body found
In a claim aired in court for the first time Monday, a prosecution witness in Douglas Thames' murder trial testified Robert "Rider" Dewey had threatened violence against Jacie Taylor hours before...
View ArticleColorado sheriffs: No Gitmo detainees
Forty-one county sheriffs, including 12 from the Western Slope, sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him not to transfer military detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Colorado prisons. The...
View ArticleWinners to be seated by month's end
Paul Pitton is seen outside the Justice Center after the hearing to determine the eligibility of his candidacy for the District 51 school board election. Chief District Court Judge David Bottger said...
View ArticlePolice: Former car wash owner caught stealing from same car wash
Grand Junction Police say a Mesa County woman was caught using old keys to steal from a car wash she used to own. They say she stole at least 10 other times in the past few months.
View ArticleVandalism tarnishes Fruita trailheads
Vandalism of a few trail heads in Fruita, have the Mesa County Crime Stoppers and the BLM, looking for the suspects. Between October 26th and early October 27th, unknown suspects spray painted graffiti...
View ArticleBallot inspections a big-ticket project
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition has published a blog post regarding the cost of inspecting ballots . From the post: [S]ome counties are making it prohibitively expensive for at least one...
View ArticleBlotter: Nov. 14, 2015
Dustin Shane Leatherman, 32, who registered as a sex offender with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office in April 2015, missed his September required registration, according to the agency. Leatherman became...
View ArticleDrainage fees elicit anger, talk of recall
Anger with new drainage fees to be levied next year, and talk of recalling the officials responsible for them, punctuated a Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday. The chamber sponsored...
View ArticleInsurance sky high in resort regions
Backe spoke in the past tense because the Colorado Division of Insurance has decided to bar Colorado HealthOP from selling policies next year due to financial solvency concerns, after it and other...
View ArticleFiling in Blagg's case kept secret
Chief Mesa County Judge David Bottger issued a secret order Thursday in response to a secret prosecution filing in the case of accused killer Michael Blagg. Bottger issued an order Thursday that was...
View ArticleCounty leaders rebuff pay hike
While Mesa County commissioners have opted for no pay raises for elected officials in that county, here's how the annual pay will increase for elected officials in Garfield and Delta counties:...
View ArticleGroup looking to grow outdoor industry's $200M contribution to local economy
A physically fit, standing room-only crowd of more than 100 enterprising recreationists - drawn by free food, free beer and a desire to display their economic muscle - gathered at a downtown hotel last...
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