Western Colorado

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Northwest industrial zone backed

A severe shortage of industrial land in the Grand Valley that developers and real estate agents say has hamstrung businesses looking to expand or move here could be alleviated in northwest Grand Junction. But it will come at the expense of ...

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Company increases drilling near Silt

A Denver energy company is proposing to expand on its drilling program between New Castle and Silt by putting in nearly 200 wells over four to seven years. Orion Energy Partners has submitted a master development plan with the U.S. Bureau of ...

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Collbran ranch owner charged after feral hogs destroyed

The owner of Little Creek Ranch in Collbran, the ranch at the center of a November quarantine that resulted in the seizure of 16 feral hogs being transported to the property, has been cited by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Ranch owner ...

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Groups sue EPA, say drillers polluting GarCo

Two environmental groups point to air quality concerns in Garfield County in support of a lawsuit they filed Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding pollution from oil and gas drilling. WildEarth Guardians and the ...

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Dominguez wilderness bill advances

A plan to set aside nearly 276,000 acres of land in Mesa, Delta and Montrose counties as wilderness and conservation areas overwhelmingly passed the U.S. Senate during a Thursday morning vote. The Senate voted 73-21 — with both ...

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Second-longest tenured councilman wants another shot

When Reford Theobold joined the Grand Junction City Council in 1985, the Grand Valley was mired in an economic crisis brought on by the oil-shale bust. Property values plummeted and foreclosures soared. Fast-forward nearly 25 years, and while ...

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Boy, 14, faces charge in Montrose school slashing

MONTROSE — After a two-month wait, prosecutors Wednesday charged a Montrose boy as a juvenile for the part they allege he played in a throat-slashing incident at Montrose High School. The 14-year-old boy, who had been housed at Grand ...

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Briefs: Mobile Junction January 15, 2009

Ex-teacher now learning about dinosaurs • For eight years, Raymond Bley was an elementary school teacher. For 30 years after that, he was an elementary school principal. Now, at the age of 76, he’s well into a career as an ...

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Xcel to test solar generation at Cameo

Instead of burning coal to produce steam to create electricity, Xcel Energy’s Cameo Generating Station may one day use the burning sun to generate power. Xcel said Wednesday its Cameo plant would be the company’s first trial ...

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GJ choir to perform at Carnegie Hall

In a small rehearsal room, on the quiet Mesa State College campus, a special rehearsal took place Thursday. Nearly 30 people, who are either a college choir member or member of the Western Colorado Chorale, spent four hours practicing in ...

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