Blotter: Jan. 15, 2016
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County seeks any information about a burglary that took place at a local chiropractic office in July. Between 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, and midnight on Wednesday, July 29, a...
View ArticleEconomic leaders in valley: Announcement is big victory
Thanks to a collaboration of local economic development entities and the state's Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Mesa County will be the first area in the state to roll out...
View ArticleStudent pleads guilty in gun threat
A Palisade teenager who threatened to bring a gun to school in December entered a guilty plea at the Mesa County Justice Center on Friday. Shauntelle Wilson, 13, posted a picture of a handgun on...
View ArticleMan Convicted In Wife's Murder Gets New Trial In Jefferson County
The new trial for Michael Blagg, the man originally convicted in the murder of his wife, Jennifer Blagg, will take place in Jefferson County. The defense had requested a change in venue and on Tuesday,...
View ArticleReligion briefs, Jan. 16, 2016
A pro-life rally and Walk for Life will take place at noon Jan. 23 at the Mesa County Courthouse, 544 Rood Ave. The rally will remember the more than 55 million lives lost to abortion since the 1973...
View Article'Angel' accused of theft from client
A former caregiver for a Grand Junction home health care agency has been arrested on charges she stole $2,000 from a 70-year-old client. Stacy Ann Dosch, 33, of Collbran, was advised Friday she could...
View ArticleStandoff ends with one in custody
Mesa County sheriff's deputies were called to the racquet club apartments on a welfare check. Soon after they arrived the SWAT team had to be called out after word that a possible domestic dispute...
View ArticleBiz Buzz: Jan. 17, 2016
For the second time in five years, AC Golden Brewing Co. honored Palisade hops farmers David and Karen Pinnt with the Colorado Native Grower of The Year award, the brewer announced this week.
View ArticlePowderhorn honors five generations of skiers
Bob Sisac, right, and his wife Alice, center, chat with longtime friend Rick Sarten of Grand Junction during a reception in their honor at the Wine Country Inn Saturday. The new Flat Top Flyer high...
View ArticleBlotter, Jan. 18, 2016
An incident involving the Grand Junction Police Department SWAT team ended Saturday night with the arrest of Donald Quint, 43, on suspicion of two counts of resisting arrest, two counts of...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. to be commemorated with march, award
On a day set aside to honor Martin Luther King Jr., Colorado Mesa University and several community members have collaborated on a series of events today to recognize several locals who embody the...
View ArticleMissing snowmobilers found
The Colorado Army National Guard crew out of Gypsum spotted the three around 11:15 a.m. The Garfield County Sheriff's Office said it was decided to airlift the three to the incident command...
View ArticleBlotter, Jan.19, 2016
Dale Wells, 61, was ticketed Friday on suspicion of seven counts of animal cruelty after investigation showed multiple cases of dogs running free - in some cases running around Interstate 70 - from his...
View ArticleCity hears advice on bringing in broadband
At an update Monday night by the city's consultant to devise a broadband roadmap, Diane Kruse of NEO Fiber of Glenwood Springs relayed some preliminary steps the city should take. The city should act...
View ArticleHow about another community vision process to inform public decisions?
I really expected just a free lunch, thanks to a last-minute invite a few days ago. Turns out it was far from free if you count time spent since finishing that noontime salad being preoccupied with a...
View ArticleEx-counselor bound for trial in baby slaying
Jury selection started Tuesday in the trial of a former Mesa County parenting mentor accused of beating his infant son to death in 2011. Dartanin Mitchell, 38, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree...
View ArticleBlotter, Jan. 20, 2016
Jose Esparza-Treto, 38, was arrested Monday night on suspicion of driving under the influence with three or more prior convictions, possession of a controlled substance and eluding after he nearly...
View ArticleGarfield drilling lowest since '09
Surrounded by a large wall, Capstar Drilling rig No. 321 is operating south of East Battlement Parkway.
View ArticleTeenager in Mt. Garfield Middle School gun threat gets probation
A Palisade teenager was ordered today to serve 12 months probation for an episode involving a gun threat against Mount Garfield Middle School. Shauntelle Wilson, 13, was also ordered Magistrate William...
View ArticleSnowing sideways in some parts of the Grand Valley
Heavy snows and brisk winds have combined to bring a strong system through much of the Grand Valley this afternoon, with some areas reporting snow blowing nearly sideways. The Mesa County Sheriff's...
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