Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Okagawa Farms may be on the market, but the longtime Orchard Mesa farm is continuing normal operations and remains open to customers as the growing season gets under way. With the business listed for sale, the owners said some customers were unsure whether it would be open this year as […]
Brandon Leuallen,The Business Times The Grand Junction Police Department is reporting an increase in the illegal use of electric bikes and similar motorized devices, particularly among younger riders, raising safety concerns as warmer weather brings more activity outdoors. Officers say electric dirt bikes and other off-highway vehicles are increasingly being operated on city streets, sidewalks […]
Paola Murrieta thought carniceria work was forever in her past, only to open a new butcher shop with her husband Tim Harty, The Business Times As a middle schooler and a high schooler, Paola Murrieta helped out in her father’s carniceria. And like a lot of preteens and teens, when she thought about a career, […]
Junct’n Square Pizza posted on social media it is doing a soft opening April 17 in the former 626 on Rood restaurant location that it took over after 626 on Rood announced it was closing earlier this year. Junct’n Square Pizza posted on Facebook: “We’re bringing back everything you already love about Junction Square – […]
The Mesa County Solid Waste Hazardous Waste team will host a free e-waste collection during Southwest Arbor Fest on April 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lincoln Park, near the pickleball courts. The event is for Mesa County residents only, helping them safely dispose of electronics and keep harmful materials out of landfills. The […]
Mesa County Public Health’s interim executive director, Erin Minnerath, is the lone finalist for the executive-director position, the agency announced in an April 8 news release. Minnerath joined Mesa County Public Health in April 2024 as deputy director and oversaw the Health Protection, Health Promotion, and Behavioral Health divisions. She served as incident commander during […]
HopeWest stayed in house and hired Lindsay Kampfer to direct clinical practices as its chief clinical officer. HopeWest provides dementia support, PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), palliative care, hospice and grief support, and Kampfer, who has been with HopeWest for three years, brings extensive experience in hospice and palliative care. At age […]
Mesa County is moving forward with design work to improve traffic flow on 29 Road, a corridor where demand continues to grow and better connections to Interstate 70 are needed, the county said in an April 8 news release. On April 7, the Board of County Commissioners ratified a memorandum of understanding with the City […]
The Mesa County Cattlemen’s Association will hold its annual meeting April 17 at the Business Incubator Center, 2591 Legacy Way in Grand Junction. Doors open at 5 p.m., followed by speakers at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. The event is open to the public, with dinner provided for those who RSVP by April […]
The Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA), in partnership with the City of Grand Junction, has begun the rebuild of the Lunch Loop Bike Park, a community riding area within the Lunch Loop Trail System. The project will take place in two phases, and Phase 1 work began April 6. According to an April […]