Feds could mirror Jump-Start
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, center, R.-Colo., and Tim Foster, left, president of Colorado Mesa University, listen as Joshua Vajda explains his Jump-Start business at the CMU Innovation Center. Vajda is the...
View ArticleMesa County poised to complete Riverfront Trail link under 29 Road
Pete Baier, director of public works for Mesa County, describes the county's plans for extending the Riverfront Trail beneath the 29 Road Bridge, providing access that doesn't require users to cross...
View ArticleSolving the jail overcrowding problem
Mesa County criminal justice leaders from several agencies have suggested various solutions that could help address crowding at the jail through both short- and long-term relief. Not all proposed...
View ArticleCrowded cells
For more than two decades, an oblong concrete room in the Mesa County Jail was used as a gym where inmates could blow off steam, get a little exercise, break up their days. As of August, however,...
View ArticleBlotter, Nov. 28, 2016
A 29-year-old Mesa County man arrested on suspicion of strangling a 28-year-old woman after they argued about damage to her phone was released Friday on a personal-recognizance bond. Gary Ortiz faces...
View ArticleHomeless woman accused of stealing truck, hitting tree
A 30-year-old homeless woman who police believe stole a truck from the downtown Wells Fargo and crashed it into a tree less than two miles away begged a Mesa County judge to release her at a Friday...
View ArticleBlotter, Nov. 29, 2016
A 51-year-old woman with a felony criminal history is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond after law enforcement officers who pulled her over Saturday night in Grand Junction found distribution...
View ArticleCounty down to single DMV office with Clifton closure
Today is the last day the Clifton DMV office will be open. Money saved from closing DMV offices could help fund the sheriff's and district attorney's operations, according to county officials.
View ArticleRiverfront Trail just keeps getting better
The latest development is a payoff from decisions made a decade ago during construction of the 29 Road Bridge. Mesa County officials raised the bridge 4 feet higher than standard, offering 9 feet of...
View ArticleBlotter, Nov. 30, 2016
The man whose body was found near Orchard Avenue Elementary School early Tuesday morning died of natural causes, according to the Mesa County Coroner's Office. The as-yet unidentified man was found...
View ArticleStudent, 25, arrested in sexual assault
A university student accused of raping a woman while she was unconscious in 2015 is facing a felony sexual assault charge. Edward Waclaw Clennan, 25, was arrested Tuesday evening, more than a year and...
View ArticleInmate seeking medical release
A Clifton man who was shot in an armed confrontation that left a pregnant woman dead earlier this month has asked to be released from jail while his case is pending to seek better medical care, saying...
View ArticleBlotter, Dec. 1, 2016
A 30-year-old Florida man, who was pulled off a Greyhound bus in Grand Junction when law enforcement found 15 pounds of marijuana in his duffle bag Tuesday afternoon, was released on bond the next day....
View ArticleWait just got longer
The budget the Mesa County commissioners are scheduled to approve next week likely includes $1.2 million in new spending for the Sheriff's Office and about $300,000 more for the Mesa County District...
View ArticleDistrict 51's three E's
It took eight hours, two dinners, and an untold amount of discussion among the more than 50 people who attended two community visioning meetings for School District 51 - but on Wednesday night, they...
View ArticleSmart talk: 'Screenagers' screening explores challenges of family life,...
The documentary "Screenagers" will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Mesa County Libraries' Central Library, 443 N. Sixth St. A panel discussion will follow the screening and feature Dr. Mary...
View ArticlePending county budget may dip into reserves
The Mesa County Commission on Monday will consider a 2017 budget that could dig about $2.5 million into cash reserves while boosting spending for law enforcement. The $58 million spending plan will...
View ArticleBlotter, Dec. 3, 2016
A 25-year-old man who was wanted on four warrants allegedly fled a traffic stop at a high rate of speed last weekend, and was advised of possible eluding charges by a Mesa County judge on Friday. Blake...
View ArticleCourt filings: Drainage fee is actually a tax
The Grand Valley Drainage District, unable to persuade voters to approve a tax, simply began charging customers this year for work it should do with tax money, Mesa County and the Grand Junction Area...
View ArticleYou Said It, Dec. 4, 2016
I especially looked forward to the "You Said It" column the Sunday after Thanksgiving, dedicated to sharing what we are thankful for. How disappointing to see the smallest section ever - only six...
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