Western Colorado

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Council OKs industrial zoning in northwest GJ

A decision by the Grand Junction City Council Wednesday night boosted the amount of vacant industrial land in the city by about 15 percent, a boon for businesses needing that sort of land to expand or move here. Council members unanimously ...

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CDOT to send $82 million to West Slope projects

The Western Slope should reap immediate benefits from the state’s $2 billion share of the federal economic stimulus package, according to the state’s top transportation official. Colorado Department of Transportation executive ...

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GJ hits 2nd straight record high

For the second day in a row, walkers, hikers, bikers, golfers and, in general, warm-weather lovers rejoiced. Wednesday’s high temperature in Grand Junction topped out at 70 degrees, edging a 99-year-old record for March 4 by a single ...

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Fundraising reward a squeal for kids

Students at Dual Immersion Academy made a sooey-t deal with teachers last week. The students were challenged to raise $1,000 in one week by collecting spare change, and the winning classroom would watch its teacher kiss a real pig. As an ...

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Company banks on gas rebound

PARACHUTE — The most active company drilling for natural gas in the Piceance Basin is sticking to its plans to keep 10 rigs working there. Just when Williams Energy will ramp up again is far from clear, however, said Ralph Hill, ...

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Racist message left on vehicles

Kathi Hillyer had an unwelcome shock when she returned to her vehicle in a parking lot at 2454 U.S. Highway 6&50, near Pier 1 Imports. Tucked underneath her windshield wiper blade was a sticker with racist speech and identifying ...

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Don’t ask, just learn new rules, drillers told

State officials who will train drillers in new rules for the energy industry say they will take no questions during the training sessions. That’s because the sessions will cover a lot of ground with a lot of people, said Theo Stein, ...

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Two suspects sought in home burglaries

Grand Junction police are seeking two suspects, possibly juveniles or young men, who broke into a home in the 2600 block of Grand Vista Way early Tuesday morning, waking some residents of the home. A struggle ensued, and the homeowner was ...

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Mural at Dual Immersion Academy funded by arts commission grants

The city of Grand Junction’s Commission on Arts and Culture and the Colorado Council on the Arts will pump $46,500 into local arts and cultural groups through an annual grant process. The commission received $36,000 from the city and ...

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Interim community college chief to finish year in that role

An interim vice president of community college affairs for Mesa State College has been named to fill the position for the remainder of the school year. Lynn Woellhof, an administrator for 11 years at Western Colorado Community College, will ...

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