The City of Grand Junction invites residents to attend a spring Town Hall meeting with members of the Grand Junction City Council, offering an opportunity to hear updates on key projects and priorities and ask questions directly of elected officials. According to an announcement posted by the city on EngageGJ, the Town Hall is scheduled […]
Community Hospital announced 11 of its nurses were nominated for Nightingale Awards and honored during an April 11 event. They are: registered nurses Madi DeCarlo, Dana Garver, Siera Hancock, Avery Hill, Deb Spomer and Karen Tucker; Tajmara Eaton, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC; Joe Gerardi, MHA, RN; Daryl Linsao, MSN, RN; Audrey Kramer, ACNP-BC; and Mikala Trumbo, […]
Grand Valley Power is accepting applications for the CMU Tech Electric Lineworker Scholarship. The one-time, $2,000 scholarship is awarded for enrollment in the CMU Tech Electric Lineworker program. Applications will be accepted through June 1 and are available at all high school counseling offices, Colorado Mesa University’s financial-aid webpage under the Outside Scholarship Resources tab, […]
The Cedaredge-based Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center (GMAEC) will host the third annual Grand Mesa Songwriter Festival on June 5-7. The festival will feature the music of 22 singer-songwriters and will be headlined by Rodney Crowell, a multi-Grammy Award winner and inductee into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Weekend passes to attend Crowell’s […]
In an article on Pages 1 and 4 of The Business Times’ April 29 edition, regarding Mesa County now being without a USDA-inspected meat-processing facility, it reported Mountain Meats is no longer a USDA-inspected processing facility. It had been Mesa County’s only federally inspected meat-processing facility that provided slaughter and processing until it recently decided […]
The Golden Gate Petroleum convenience store on U.S. Highway 50 near Whitewater is projected to open in mid-May. Not only will it be the closest place for Whitewater residents to buy gas, it will serve Krispy Krunchy Chicken. The chicken won’t be available on the first day open. Golden Gate Petroleum Colorado Utah District Manager […]
The Grand Junction Regional Airport has a new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle, strengthening the airport’s emergency-response capabilities, the airport announced in an April 27 news release. The new vehicle, an Oshkosh Striker 3,000, significantly enhances the airport’s firefighting capacity, as the apparatus carries 3,000 gallons of water, double the capacity of the […]
Sitto’s food truck won’t be open this summer, because Sitto’s LLC owner Tonya Wren purchased a brick-and-mortar restaurant space in mid-April and will be renovating it. The Arabic-food restaurant will be in the Cottonwood Mall at 2493 U.S. Highway 6&50, Unit 4, the former home of Outlaw Cafe. Wren said she doesn’t know how long […]
On April 14, the Mesa County Commission approved the purchase of liquid asphalt materials from Suncor Energy, up to $340,000. These materials are used for the county’s chip-seal program, a preventive treatment that seals cracks, protects the surface and slows deterioration. This approach helps extend the life of roads and reduce the need for more […]
RiversEdge West invites the community to take part in its annual Rubber Ducky Scramble on May 16 at 3 p.m. during the Grand Valley River Fest at Butterfly Pond in Las Colonias Park, 1695 Las Colonias Landing. The event raises funds to support RiversEdge West’s education and river stewardship programs, which focus on restoring and […]