Job stability is the top financial concern in Mesa County
Based on a yearly poll from research firm Gallup, 14 percent of Americans' biggest financial concerns lay with healthcare costs and low wages. Mesa County seems to be a different story.
View ArticleBlotter: Jan. 25, 2015
The Mesa County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed while trying to cross Horizon Drive on Friday night as Matthew Bandelin, 38, of Englewood. Bandelin was killed as he walked across the...
View ArticleSteve King's plea deal was generous, but fair
In pleading guilty to embezzlement and official misconduct, former state Sen. Steve King avoided any time behind bars and - potentially - a felony conviction. On the surface, it appears that King - a...
View ArticleBook Notes: Jan. 25, 2015
Help Hospitalized Veterans and the Western Colorado Writers' Forum will offer an eight-week creative writing clinic for up to 10 veterans. The clinic is titled "Short Stories with Illustrations" and...
View ArticleMesa County woman faces a felony charge for her son's handgun possession
A Mesa County mother faces a class four felony charge after her son allegedly shot and killed 15 year-old Brandon Crawford of Clifton in November of last year. Brandie Sarti has been summoned for...
View ArticleGrand Valley to be site of experiment on remote testimony of legislative bills
Mesa County residents have a chance to become guinea pigs for the Colorado Legislature starting in the next couple of weeks. Instead of running around a maze in search of cheese, however, local...
View ArticleBlotter, Jan. 26, 2015
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is seeking the public's help in locating the suspects involved in an attempted fraud that occurred Nov. 19 at Grand Junction's two Walmart stores, located at 2881 North...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight, Jan. 26, 2015
Aaron McDowell received a bachelor's degree in biology with an environmental and organismic option; Brett Scott, a bachelor's degree in economics, business economics option; Ethan Willits, a bachelor's...
View ArticleDriver suspected of hitting pedestrians identified
The man suspected of crashing his truck into two elderly people who were walking their dog in Clifton Sunday afternoon has been identified as 40-year-old Shane James Love of Grand Junction. Love, of...
View ArticleMan falls from a fourth floor window on CMU campus Saturday morning
At about 2:00 this morning, the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a call from a passerby about a man lying on the ground on the CMU campus. The Grand Junction Police Department believes the...
View ArticleColorado Mesa University Student Dies In Fall
The president of Colorado Mesa University says authorities believe a student accidentally fell from a 4-story dormitory window and died on Saturday. According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, CMU...
View ArticleGovernor John Hickenlooper proposing the use Mesa County's severance tax
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is proposing the use of severance tax dollars as a mechanism for balancing the state's budget, something that will directly affect Mesa County. Colorado's severance...
View ArticleLow-cost spay, neutering services to continue
Mesa County pets will remain eligible for low-cost spay or neuter procedures this year, thanks to a continuing partnership between Mesa County Animal Services and local veterinarians, plus a $22,500...
View ArticleClub 20 stands firm on severance tax
CHRISTOPHER TOMLINSON/The Daily Sentinel - Local officials and members of Club 20 gathered Monday morning at the Mesa County Courthouse to show support for a letter written by Club 20 and Associated...
View ArticlePrinted Letters: Jan. 27, 2015
Strep test should be given for any hint of infection OK, now I am concerned. A number of my school-aged grandchildren visited their doctors with complaints of high fever, sore throats, swollen glands,...
View ArticleHome & Garden: Protecting yourself from wood smoke & other contaminants
Wood smoke is an irritation to many residents of western Colorado, especially when an inversion layer traps smoke under a layer of cold air. Thankfully the Mesa County Department of Environmental...
View ArticleTown of De Beque clears legal path for 2nd marijuana shop
If all goes as planned, a second retail recreational marijuana store will open in De Beque in a few months, thanks to a series of license and review approvals Monday night by town trustees. Elk...
View ArticleOpinion: Coloradans pummeled by proposed legislation in 2015
Protect the environment, address climate change, improve education, repair infrastructure, decrease economic disparities, implement sensible gun control, and insure equal rights for people regardless...
View ArticleNew Wellness House to take care of homeless with flu
"The money comes from our critical needs fund," said Honora Swanson Bober with the United Way of Mesa County. "That's set aside just for emergencies.
View ArticleHundreds were looking for jobs at the Mesa County Workforce Job Fair
Even with the employment situation improving statewide, hundreds gathered at the Mesa County Workforce Center today as a way to jump start their careers. Their annual job fair showcased nearly 43...
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