Briefs, Oct. 4, 2016
If you've ever wanted to help someone learn English or improve their English skills, Mesa County Libraries want to hear from you. The library's Literacy Center is seeking volunteer literacy tutors to...
View ArticleThousands in Colo. not using tax credits on health insurance
Thousands of Colorado residents who are eligible to receive federal tax credits from medical insurance plans aren't taking them, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. In a...
View ArticleStay the course
The challenges for the Grand Junction City Council and Mesa County commissioners are no different than those local businesses have dealt with during the extended economic downturn we've experienced ....
View ArticleWitnesses: Holzer may have thought he was shot
During the scuffle when then-17-year-old Austin Holzer allegedly shot and killed Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Geer, the teenager might have mistakenly believed he himself had been shot, according...
View ArticleMultiple shootings probed in Collbran
Law enforcement and emergency medical personnel converged on Grand Mesa late Wednesday night after at least one person was reportedly shot and rushed to the hospital. Details were scarce and difficult...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 2, 2016
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is seeking information about a man who stole items from Kohl's, 636 Market St. at about 3 p.m. on July 19. Security cameras show a Hispanic man in his late 30s who is...
View ArticleTimberline Bank gets cause for celebration: state economic award
DEAN HUMPHREY/The Daily Sentinel Timberline Bank President Jeff Taets speaks after the bank won the 2016 Colorado Company to Watch at a reception in Grand Junction. Officials from Timberline Bank, 633...
View ArticleThree shot in Molina attack
Law enforcement officers gather along the side of eastbound I-70 after capturing two suspects in a triple shooting in Molina the night before and walking them down from the rim of De Beque Canyon to...
View ArticleValley drainage district may finance its projects with low-interest loans
The Grand Valley Drainage District will consider borrowing to deal with the many projects it hopes to tackle in the coming years. The district board this week directed staff to look into seeking...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 4, 2016
A 28-year-old man suspected of speeding on Orchard Mesa allegedly eluded law enforcement twice over the course of several hours Sunday night and early Monday morning before police finally caught up to...
View ArticleQuick Picks: Fall Harvest Festival; Comic Con
Carve a pumpkin, get your face painted and go for a hay ride at the Fall Harvest Festival in Montrose. Don your Star Trek uniform or transform yourself into a member of the undead for Mesa County...
View ArticleState taking over program to help with heating bills
As the overnight low temperatures dip down into the 30s, it has some Mesa County residents thinking about when to turn up their thermostats. Some brace themselves for increased heating costs that come...
View ArticleBlotter: Oct. 8, 2016
Mesa County man Cameron Clark Coon, 27, might be charged with felony assault after being accused of "choking out" a woman Thursday at an apartment in the 500 block of 29 1/4 Road. Sheriff's deputies...
View ArticleWagner stepping down from airport authority board
Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority board member Rick Wagner resigned Friday from the board, leaving an opening that Mesa County now must fill. Wagner, who was appointed to the board in the...
View ArticleGroup formed as resource against bullying
A small group of School District 51 parents and community members want more accountability and advocacy to stop bullying and discrimination in Mesa County schools - and they're asking others to join...
View ArticleBlotter, Oct. 9, 2016
A man who reportedly broke into a 96-year-old man's house looking for painkillers was arrested last week. Law enforcement officers responded to Flat Rock Court in Clifton on Oct. 5, after receiving a...
View ArticleNew tax one ideato fund cops, DA
Budget woes in Mesa County's law enforcement system have sparked discussion about how to get more money into the sheriff's department, district attorney's office and the 911 center operated by Grand...
View ArticleDistrict Attorney: GJPD officer will not be charged in fatal shooting
An officer with the Grand Junction Police Department will not be charged in the death of a man killed during a standoff last month, in which an officer-involved shooting resulted in the death of Simon...
View ArticleCop cleared in fatal shooting
Prosecutors said Monday they will not file criminal charges against a Grand Junction police officer who fatally shot a man holding two children hostage at knifepoint last month. After an investigation...
View ArticleCounty clerk poised to cut staff positions
Mesa County Clerk Sheila Reiner, heeding the needs of law enforcement, has drawn up a Plan B budget that could save as much as $150,000 that could be devoted to law enforcement. The clerk and...
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