Caprock Academy is seeking community support to help build a new school garden that will serve as a hands-on, outdoor classroom for its K-12 students. The project is designed to give students real-world learning opportunities while building environmental awareness and a connection to the outdoors. As a charter school with limited funding, Caprock Academy is […]
Green Valley Herbal is hosting a soiree on Jan. 29, 4-6 p.m., to celebrate its one-year anniversary since moving to 1006 N. Fifth St. in Grand Junction, next door to Copeka Coffee. Green Valley Herbal owner Patricia Nizalowski said everyone’s invited. “It has been a great move,” Nizalowski said. “We’re helping many more customers with […]
Sugar & Sweethearts: A Dessert Night for CASA, will take place Feb. 14, 7-10 p.m., at the Redlands Community Center, 2463 Broadway in Grand Junction. The event’s proceeds will benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mesa County. In addition to a dessert bar, the evening will feature music and dancing, and there will be a […]
DWC CPAs and Advisors recently promoted six of its employees: Matt Leach; Erin McLaughlin; Megan Lawson; Brent Metzler; Emma Mackain Quandt; and Trevor Smith DWC said in a news release, “They represent our core values of integrity, quality and community investment and core purpose to help our clients, people and communities to be better.” Leach, […]
As Colorado lawmakers return to the statehouse, small business owners are asking one question: Will Main Street be treated as a partner, or a target? Nationally, small business optimism is improving. In fact, a recent NFIB survey found that as optimism is rising, uncertainty has declined to its lowest level since June 2024. That’s thanks […]
Mesa County Community Corrections Case Manager Jason Black was recently recognized for outstanding service and professionalism by the Colorado Department of Corrections’ Grand Junction Parole Office. Black received a Certificate of Excellence and a commemorative coin in recognition of his strong communication skills, commitment to public safety and collaborative work supporting high-risk, high-needs individuals under […]
Beginning in February, the City of Grand Junction and Mesa County will engage residents, stakeholders and community partners to develop a Housing Needs Assessment. The assessment will provide a shared understanding of housing conditions and needs across the community, while informing two separate Housing Action Plans, one for the City of Grand Junction and one […]
Two of the three Awards of Excellence handed out by the Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology during its annual VinCO Conference and Trade Show went to Grand Valley winemakers. Kaibab Sauvage of Colorado Vineyard Specialists and Sauvage Spectrum was named 2025 Grape Grower of the Year, and Richard McDonald of Cliff Dweller Wine Co. […]
The Museums of Western Colorado installed new animatronic dinosaurs at Dinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita as part of the museum’s Return of the Roar campaign. The project marked a major milestone for Dinosaur Journey, restoring movement and immersive storytelling to one of Western Colorado’s most popular family attractions, the museum said in a news release. […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Mesa County Valley School District 51 warned of increasing financial instability during the Jan. 20 Board of Education meeting, citing state and federal funding uncertainty, declining enrollment and what board members described as misleading assurances from the State of Colorado regarding school finance protections. District officials said those assurances centered […]