CSU research center joins in ag internship effort

The Colorado State University Western Colorado Research Center in Grand Junction is among 20 participants selected for a new state program that provides incentives to hire paid interns to work in the agricultural sector. “This program invests in the future of Colorado’s agriculture and will help create a pathway for the next generation of farmers, […]

Mesa County among primary counties in ag disaster declaration

Mesa County is among 28 Colorado counties that have been declared natural disaster areas in the aftermath of a drought spanning nearly two years. “While drought conditions are clearly improving, farmers across Colorado are still recovering from losses incurred since late 2017,” said Kate Greenberg, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture. “We encourage our state’s ag producers […]

Entries sought for nonprofit awards program

Entries will be accepted through July 12 for an annual awards programs recognizing the practices of nonprofit organizations that promote sustainable revenue. Eide Bailly, a regional accounting and business advisory firm with an office in Grand Junction, will present a $10,000 award and two, $2,500 awards in Colorado as well as Arizona, Minnesota, North Dakota […]

Family residency program marks 40 years in operation

A family medicine residency program that’s long brought doctors to Mesa County marked 40 years in operation. Since the first class graduated in 1979, the program at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction has accounted for about half of the primary care physicians practicing in Mesa County. “At a time when doctor shortages are […]

Health foundation awards $470,000 in grants

The Eureka McConnell Science Museum and Western Colorado Area Health Education Center in Grand Junction are among 30 nonprofit organizations that received grants from the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation. The latest grants are worth nearly $470,000 and bring to more than $1.8 million the total amount of grants awarded by the foundation since its inception […]

School District 51 plans support staff job fair

Mesa County School District 51 has scheduled its first ever support staff job fair for July 11. The event is set for 3 to 7 p.m. in the Harry Butler Board Room at R-5 High School, 455 N. 22nd St. in Grand Junction. District 51 hopes to recruit custodians, food service workers, paraprofessionals and substitutes. […]