Western Colorado

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Rule change fuels delay of airport’s discussion

Aero Fuel owners Betsy Kirschbaum and Phil Smith hoped to work toward a solution on their proposed fuel-tank expansion at the Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority meeting Tuesday night. Instead, their proposal was put on the ...

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Nonprofits launch program to share various resources

Mesa County nonprofit organizations hope by sharing office space, computers and other resources with one another, they’ll have more money to share with those they serve. A couple of those groups have taken the reins of a new program, ...

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Historical society gives Fruita cash to fix bridge

The Colorado Historical Society has given Fruita the green light to use a $200,000 grant to restore the historic Fruita bridge, the state announced Tuesday. The city and its partners at the state level reached an agreement to maintain the ...

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Report: Man had 5 shots before crash

A 21-year-old Fruita man accused of killing his friend in a drunken-driving crash early Sunday morning had been partying at the Cactus Canyon nightclub, where he had about five shots of alcohol in about 30 minutes, according to an affidavit ...

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Some Mesa State programs could be phased out in stages

Some of Mesa State College’s academic programs could be phased out over time under recommendations released Monday to the campus. A 22-member group of faculty and students, tasked in May by the Mesa State Board of Trustees, held 16 ...

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School lunch prices may rise

School District 51 nutrition services has requested it be allowed to increase school meal prices for the first time in five years. Nutrition Services Director Dan Sharp told the Board of Education on Monday the increase is necessary for the ...

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Ex-GJ man accused of sex assault; bond set in another case

•  A former Grand Junction man was arrested on suspicion he sexually assaulted children more than a decade ago, starting when he was about 12 years old, according to his arrest affidavit. Jens Petersen, 26, was handed a $25,000 ...

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Divide Creek seep should halt drilling in area, citizen says

A resident says a recent problem with a natural gas well points to a need to halt drilling again in the West Divide Creek area south of Silt. Lisa Bracken is calling on Garfield County commissioners to ask the state to reinstitute a drilling ...

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Documents turned over in Blagg murder case

Representatives from an eye care clinic and Mesa State College, two agencies under subpoena, handed over documents Tuesday to the Mesa County District Court about a woman on the jury that convicted Michael Blagg of murder. Colorado public ...

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Obama shines light on solar energy

The spotlight on renewable energy couldn’t have been trained on a better target when President Obama signed his stimulus bill into law, said a Grand Junction man who has long been involved in solar energy. “It was significant for ...

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