An upcoming gala will raise money for the Roice-Hurst Humane Society animal shelter and adoption center in Grand Junction. The Wine and Whiskers Gala is scheduled for 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 24 at Two Rivers Winery and Chateau, 2087 Broadway. Tickets sell for $45 and are available from the Roice-Hurst website at www.RHhumanesociety.org/wine-whiskers, by […]
Eight companies that offer individual health insurance plans in Colorado in 2020 will do so again in 2021, according to the Colorado Division of Insurance. Anthem, Bright Health, Cigna Health, Denver Health, Friday Health, Kaiser, Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Oscar Health will offer Affordable Care Act plans next year. Rocky Mountain Health Plans and […]
Colorado insurance licensing exams are now offered online. The Colorado Division of Insurance has worked with its testing vendor, Pearson Vue, to offer online testing through the platform OnVUE. “In this day and age, it’s vital to make everything we do as safe as possible for Coloradans,” said Michael Conway, insurance commissioner. “Offering our licensing […]
Mind Springs Health has launched a foundation to support behavioral health programs and services in Western Colorado. Roger Sheffield, president of Mind Springs Foundation, said the launch of the foundation coincides with an increase in demand for mental health services in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Substance use and addiction are on the rise […]
Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County has joined in an effort to distribute face masks to help nonprofit organizations in Western Colorado in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Through an allocation program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Habitat for Humanity distributed more than 31,000 face masks in Mesa County. Habitat was scheduled […]
The Palisade Chamber of Commerce has canceled the 2020 Palisade Peach Festival. But at least one part of the annual festival will go on — the opportunity to eat fresh Palisade peaches. Andrew Weber, executive director of the Palisade chamber, said there were efforts to find a way to operate the festival in the midst […]
While a variance from some pandemic restrictions remains in place in Mesa County, a new statewide order directs people to wear face coverings in public indoor spaces. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced the executive order intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Polis also said there will be a two-week pause on issuing any new […]
A building housing the Office Depot in Grand Junction has sold for $2.92 million. Blue West Capital, a Denver-based company that focuses on the purchase and sales of commercial investment properties and retail shopping centers, assisted both the purchaser and seller. Center West, a Colorado-based private family office, purchased the building. A Southwest-based investor sold […]
A new Grand Valley facility is scheduled to open at the end of July, offering treatment for substance abuse and mental health disorders. A virtual grand opening event for the Women’s Recovery Center in Clifton is set for 9 to 10 a.m. July 23 at www.facebook.com/MindSpringsHealth. The event will include a ribbon cutting ceremony and […]
Tax collections, an indicator of sales activity, constituted something of a mixed bag for the City of Grand Junction and Mesa County in June. While city sales tax collections dropped 8.3 percent compared to June 2019, county collections rose 5.3 percent on a year-over-year basis. Grand Junction lodging tax collections, a measure of hotel and […]