Quick Picks: July 15
Catch the last two days of the Mesa County Fair at the fairgrounds at Veterans Memorial Park, 2785 U.S. Highway 50. Along with seeing all the livestock and other fair entries, the daily children's...
View ArticleNeighbor says restaurant fouls the air, but owners are in compliance
Frank Francese, who lives next door to Pink's BBQ on Belford Avenue, says the constant smell of wood smoke and barbecued meat is making life intolerable. When the wind blows over the restaurant toward...
View ArticleLawn fungus a common summer problem, with some relatively uncommon solutions
It's hot, plants are stressed, and chances are, you've been busy enjoying the summer. The days of early summer, when gardeners tend every little sprig and sprout, are long gone.
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in Redlands crash
A 31-year-old motorcyclist died late Thursday night after apparently hitting a guardrail and being thrown about 100 feet from his bike on Redlands Parkway near 24 Road, according to the Grand Junction...
View ArticleYour Town, July 17, 2016
I'm going to rinse and repeat some information from last week's Your Town, regarding submissions for the club and organization listings in The Daily Sentinel's newest glossy magazine, Western Colorado...
View ArticleLivestock auction bittersweet for kids
But in the days leading up to the sale, there's so much work to do that they don't have time to think about their animals' fate, said 4-H volunteer Kalie Carr, whose own children were longtime...
View ArticleCandidates gear up in three-way race for commission seat
The three-way race for the Mesa County commissioner seat held by John Justman is only the most recent iteration of several attempts to break up the two-party fight for the seat and the GOP's consistent...
View ArticleBlotter, July 18, 2016
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is asking for help finding the people who stole a motorcycle from a Grand Junction business March 7. Sometime between 11 a.m. March 6 and 2 a.m. March 7, unknown subjects...
View ArticlePolice net 15 pounds of suspected meth in bust
Three Arizona residents arrested Sunday morning on Interstate 70 when police found 15 pounds of suspected methamphetamine hidden in a suitcase in the back of the car they were driving are facing felony...
View ArticleAnother 700 words I wish could make a difference
Every column is birthed as a challenge. There's topic selection, the all important "lede" or opening paragraph which ideally spawns reader interest, and the task of crafting a conclusion that ties...
View ArticleCounty backs tax credits for math, nature centers
The commission on Monday recommended the John McConnell Math and Science Center and the Children's Nature Center in Fruita for Mesa County Enterprise Zone Contribution Project status. Approval would...
View ArticleGetting It Right, July 19, 2016
A story on Page 1 Monday incorrectly stated that the Mesa County Sheriff's Office Rural Area Deputy program has performed about 70 river rescues so far this year.
View ArticlePolice: Men found in Colorado River have been identified
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office has identified both men who were pulled from the Colorado River Sunday, and are in the process of notifying next of kin, according to a release. The two men, one who...
View ArticleBlotter, July 19, 2016
A 26-year-old paraglider was rescued Saturday afternoon north of Deep Lake in Garfield County after being injured and lost overnight, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office. The man, who had...
View ArticleCourt sides with drainage district
A second round of invoices will go out in early August from the Grand Valley Drainage District to residents and businesses that have yet to pay their bills for the handling of stormwater - a charge...
View ArticleBlotter, July 20, 2016
A 19-year-old Grand Junction man who sheriff's deputies say held a knife to an elderly woman's throat and threatened her is being held at the Mesa County Jail in lieu of a $1,000 cash bond, despite the...
View ArticlePolice: Parolee check turns up drugs, guns
Police who responded to a Grand Junction apartment early Tuesday morning to check on a parolee found another man armed with four handguns, as well as the parolee, his girlfriend and distribution levels...
View ArticleCountywide fire restrictions begin just after midnight tonight
Hot and dry conditions across the Grand Valley have forced the hand of local officials, who announced today the implementation of Stage I fire restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Officials...
View ArticleEnergy company focusing on shale
The Grand Valley has landed yet another new company that hopes to change the way oil is extracted from the ground that its owners say could bring the industry back to western Colorado. Thanks to a new...
View ArticleMore than 30 arrest warrants issued in drug ring investigation
A months-long investigation into a Mesa County drug trafficking organization has resulted in the issuance of more than 30 arrest warrants, investigators announced late Thursday night. Authorities said...
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