Cool Zoo, an educational exhibit featuring exotic animals, is scheduled to come to the Mesa County Fair in Grand Junction. The annual fair — which also will include carnival rides, rodeo shows and monster trucks — is set for July 12 to 16 at the fairgrounds, located at 2785 U.S. Highway 50. The fair carnival […]
The executives of Timberline Bank say they’re grateful the bank was inducted into the Colorado Companies to Watch Hall of Fame. Jeffery Taets and Jim Pedersen, co-chief executive officers of Timberline Bank, said the list of businesses honored over the past 14 years through the program is “impressive.” To be included among those companies, especially […]
Mesa County Public Health joined with the Mesa County coroner and Mesa County Suicide Prevention Coalition to release an annual report on suicide. The group collects and analyzes data to understand trends and implement prevention activities. One of the key findings of the report is that people who died by suicide in 2021 were more […]
Visitors to the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction contributed $43.6 million to the area economy in 2021, according to the latest results of an annual report issued by the National Park Service. The economic effects of visits to national parks, monuments and other National Park Service sites totaled $856 million in Colorado and $42.5 […]
A total of nearly 50 presentations, workshops and other events have been scheduled as part of West Slope Startup Week. The free regional business conference is set for July 11 to 15 with virtual events throughout rural Colorado as well as in-person events in Grand Junction. The schedule and additional information about the 2022 West […]
Tax collections, a measure of retail sales and lodging activity, continue to increase in Grand Junction The City of Grand Junction reported a 7 percent increased in combined sales and use tax collections in May compared to the same month last year. Lodging tax collections rose 27.6 percent on a year-over-year basis. May collections reflect […]
The City of Grand Junction will use a $400,000 grant to fund public improvements at the Riverfront at Dos Rios development. The grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will fund a splash park and beach area as part of a destination playground. “Dos Rios is a great example of the type of […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management seeks public comments on the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement for its Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley field office resource management plans. “Public participation was key to the development of the BLM’s original resource management plans and will be for this supplement as well,” said Greg […]
Community Hospital has opened a pediatric therapy clinic in Grand Junction. Grand Valley Pediatric Therapy provides skilled pediatric therapy services, including occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy. “Our pediatric therapists truly love helping children and young adults, offering treatment for a wide variety of diagnoses and special needs,” said Kyle Gardner, director of Community […]
Students in Mesa County School District 51 earned a total of more than 8,000 credits from Colorado Mesa University and Western Colorado Community College during the 2021-2022 school year. Cheryl Taylor, director of career and college readiness at School District 51, said concurrent enrollment allows high school students to receive credit for college-level courses in […]