County accepts grant for airport concrete project
Passengers boarding and leaving commercial planes at Grand Junction Regional Airport will soon see the concrete on the east side being replaced. Work can begin on the area with the acceptance Monday by...
View ArticleThe pot predicament
Mesa County health officials wanted to wait for legal sales of recreational marijuana to ramp up before gathering data on pot use among Mesa County youth. That was a smart move because it provides a...
View ArticleBlotter, August 23, 2016
A 45-year-old registered sex offender with a "sexually violent predator" status has moved into Mesa County, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. Daniel Glen Watson, who was convicted of...
View ArticleMichael Wilson Waives Extradition In Colorado After Being Found With...
Michael Wilson waived extradition Tuesday morning in Grand Junction, CO. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office will began to prepare his return back to Bradley County.
View ArticleCounty commission hopefuls address hiring freeze
None of the candidates for the Mesa County Commission is second-guessing the recent decision by the county to enact a hiring freeze, but two challengers are saying that commissioners have been too slow...
View ArticleChildren's center hits hard times
Melissa Lytle, executive director of the Western Slope Center for Children, hopes the community can find ways to support the organization, which helps child victims of physical and sexual abuse and...
View ArticleBlotter, Aug. 24, 2016
A man already revoked for previous convictions of DUI was allegedly behind the wheel of a truck that early Wednesday traveled the wrong way down one-way Fourth Street, struck a parked car, and then...
View ArticleDefense in Jones case zeros in on police gaps
Defense attorneys for Lester Jones focused jurors' attention on a long list of records that law enforcement either lost, never obtained, or obtained later than they should have during the years-long...
View ArticleChamber sees $70B hit to economy if energy production banished from federal land
Eliminating oil, gas and coal production on federal lands and waters would cost the U.S. economy more than $70 billion in annual GDP and about 380,000 jobs, according to research by the U.S. Chamber of...
View ArticlePerceived threat left on cop's voicemail
A Mesa County judge on Thursday cited public safety concerns in issuing a cash-only bond to a man who allegedly made a veiled threat in a voicemail message left for a police investigator looking into...
View ArticleProBuild
Who is ProBuild? ProBuild is North America's largest contractor oriented building materials company. We have over 400 locations which specialize in dealing with contractors, subcontractors and trades...
View ArticlePay the drainage bill
If you're a property owner and you haven't paid the new storm water utility fee charged by the Grand Valley Drainage District, we recommend you do so. The bills went out in March.
View ArticleMom, son charged in underage booze party
A loud underage drinking party in Clifton over the weekend ended with a Clifton mother and son in jail and two children - one of them 11 years old - in the hospital for alcohol intoxication. Norma Lee...
View ArticleDrainage fee issue is going to court
A trial set 10 months off could decide whether the Grand Valley Drainage District can continue charging its $3-a-month stormwater fee to residents and businesses. A ruling is imperative for the...
View ArticleSuspect charged in sex assault of 9 awaits his verdict
A 54-year-old Grand Junction man accused of sexually assaulting nine girls and women over a span of several years is awaiting his verdict after a three-week trial before a Mesa County jury. Larry Dean...
View ArticleFoster parents make a difference 'one child at a time'
Janet Rowland, at podium, executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mesa County, addresses the need for 25 new foster families by Christmas during a Friday meeting at R-5 High School....
View ArticleSupporting the college good for the economy
Economic development is an ever-present concern among elected officials in Mesa County. Consumed with the challenge of trying to revive a slumping economy, sometimes we forget how fortunate we are to...
View ArticleBiz Buzz, August 28, 2016
Frankie DeLaHoz has worked in sales her whole life and loves being around people. And when she looked around the place she's called home for 25 years, she found what she believed to be a limited amount...
View ArticlePublic lands and the next president
For 100 years the National Park Service has kept faith with this saying, preserving our treasured public lands for us and future generations. These stunning natural wonders support countless jobs,...
View ArticleJury returns guilty verdict in sex assault trial
A Mesa County jury on Friday returned guilty verdicts against a man charged with sexual assault involving a girl 3 1/2 years old at the time of the crimes. Cory Collins, 29, was found guilty on two...
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