A new full-day preschool program has opened in Grand Junction incorporating into its curriculum science, technology, engineering, arts and math content from the Eureka McConnell Science Museum. The Nest Preschool operates at the New Emerson Elementary School at Columbus. Joy Davis, director of the Nest Preschool, will work with teachers Ashley and Vonnie Davis to […]
Applications will be accepted through 3 p.m. Sept. 3 for the latest rounds of grants from the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District. The district distributes federal mineral leasing funds to local public entities to support infrastructure, construction and public service projects that address the effects of energy development. About $350,000 will be available for […]
The latest edition of the annual Colorado Hay Directory is now available, offering information to connect producers and buyers. The directory offers information about hay producers and brokers as well as companies that provide related products and services. The directory offers information by region for the type and amount of hay available and bale types […]
Comments will be accepted through Aug. 31 on an updated comprehensive economic development strategy completed by the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado. The organization represents Mesa County and four other counties as well as municipalities in the five-county region. The organization updated its comprehensive economic development strategy as part of the requirements to maintain its […]
Pinnacol Assurance once again ranks among the best-performing property and casualty insurance companies in the United States. The Colorado-based worker’s compensation insurance provider is included on the Ward’s 50 list for the fourth consecutive year. “We are proud of our performance, especially the past year, and to have earned this coveted position on the Ward […]
Kay Ramachandran National Community Health Center Week 2021 will be celebrated in person and virtually this year through Aug, 14. Elected officials will join communities across the country in elevating the work community health centers have done while fighting on the front lines of COVID-19 to keep our communities healthy and safe. Their visits and […]
School bells ring and students return to classrooms. While some elements of the curriculum made headlines during the spring and summer, there’s been no mention of the need for economic education. But who needs economic education? Right? Consider some of the numbers. According to the Experian Consumer Credit Review, consumer debt as of November 2020 […]
I’ve long admired farmers, ranchers and others who work in the agriculture industry. I worked on a hog farm a couple of months the summer before I started college. And I occasionally accompanied my best friend and his father, a veterinarian, on some of his house calls. Make that barn and corral calls. But that’s […]
At least that’s my take on the every four years spectacle we call the Olympics. Well, except the new COVID calendar has it in a five-year (and who knows what’s next) cycle this time around. I’m just glad I get the chance to take a political, social activist break from the craziness in the world […]
COVID-19 vaccines have been available for months. While many in our community have been vaccinated, others haven’t yet decided on vaccinations and could want more information as they evaluate their options. Choosing to get a vaccine is a decision we all have to make for ourselves. It’s natural to have questions and want to know […]