Blotter: Jan. 27, 2016
Authorities said several reports have been made over recent days about a police impersonator identifying himself as "Officer Johnson" and contacting people toward scamming them out of money. The Mesa...
View ArticleWhy do fringe ideas flourish here?
Remember the uproar when Colorado Mesa University was associated with bringing John Casey to speak at the Energy Forum? Tim Foster did everything possible to distance CMU from the speaker and the...
View ArticleA fast-food fix for low wages?
The ocean liner Titanic - to those studying history recently this would be the ship that capsized leading to Leonardo DiCaprio's death from exposure/drowning - had a total of 614 chairs arranged on the...
View ArticleMinnesota Hunter Pleads Guilty in Colorado Teen's Death
A Minnesota hunter accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy while hunting on western Colorado's Grand Mesa has pleaded guilty to all charges. The Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction reports that...
View ArticleBiz Briefcase: Jan. 28, 2016
Kannah Creek Brewing Company hosts its monthly firkin fundraiser starting 5 p.m. Feb. 1. Brewers will hand tap a firkin keg and all firkin sales, as usual, will benefit a local nonprofit, Super Rad Art...
View ArticleMaximum for Dartanin Mitchell in death of his son
Dartanin Mitchell must serve a 48-year prison sentence for the death of his 7-week-old son, a Mesa County District judge ruled today. A former parenting mentor employed by Family First, a Hilltop...
View ArticlePolice: Man, 62, threatened wife, shot up his house
A Grand Junction man faces a slew of serious charges, including felony menacing, for allegedly firing two gunshots inside his home, including one shot into a bedroom where his wife was sleeping....
View ArticleMan gets maximum 48 years in infant son's death
Dartanin Mitchell holds a gun on a cashier while robbing a convenience store in St. Louis in September 2011. Prosecutor Rich Tuttle supplied Judge Richard Gurley with this photo, which shows Mitchell...
View ArticleWe stoop to dangerous depths to ensure neutrality on everything
If this election cycle has taught me anything, it's that I can put interesting conditions on any rental properties I might someday own. A Mesa County man has received a fair amount of attention by...
View ArticleWhat does your garden grow well? Share your tips
My first garden plants of the season are sprouting out of the soil, dotting the ground with vibrant, perfectly shaped leaves. There's nothing quite like the vibrant green of a radish leaf, poking above...
View ArticleGrowth in Democrats outpacing Republicans in Mesa County
The ranks of Democrats are increasing at a faster rate than are those of the long-dominant Republican Party in Mesa County, according to statistics from the Mesa County clerk's elections department....
View ArticleYour Town, March 27, 2016
The Easter Sunday holiday hops all over the spring calendar, just like a 5-year-old who has bit into one too many chocolate bunnies. Because the date of Easter each year is determined by lunar phases...
View ArticleResurrection Sunday
The liturgical calendar fits neatly within the changing seasons, providing a perfect metaphor for renewal . As we ponder the Paschal mystery, the Earth itself seems to be emerging from an extended bout...
View ArticleCommunity pays tribute to a girl who was 'bigger than life'
Delaney Clements' mother, Wendy Reece, center, carries an urn with Delaney's ashes. She, along with Delaney's brother, Keenan Clements, left, and sister, Emma Jo Campbell, and other family members,...
View ArticleCuban man jailed, under suspicion of cloning credit cards
A 41-year-old, undocumented Cuban man continued to be held in Mesa County jail Sunday on $10,000 bond after the Colorado State Patrol found equipment and materials used to make fraudulent credit cards...
View ArticleBlotter for: March 28, 2016
A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of two people suspected of using a stolen credit card at a local liquor store, the Mesa County Sheriff's office reported....
View ArticleReal News
Keller Williams Colorado West Realty, LLC Keller Williams' Grand Junction market center named their top individual producer for 2015, and for the 7th straight year, Kevin Everson took that honor, with...
View ArticleDeath notices, March 29, 2016
Survivors include two sons, Troy A. Boss of Grand Junction and Justin L. Boss of Wichita, Kansas; two daughters, Katherine M. Betenbough of Alamosa and Angela A. Stephenson of Grand Junction; one...
View ArticleBlotter: March 29, 2016
A man on probation for a previous assault is accused of throwing a large rock at a man in Whitman Park on Saturday, causing a large cut on the victim's forehead. Roger Bradley, 34, was detained by...
View ArticleDelaney Clements beat cancer
So many amazing memories of Delaney Clements were shared at the celebration of her life last Saturday at Fellowship Church. With my remarks in this column, I hope to add some personal perspective about...
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