Western Colorado

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Gas compressors built four years ago without Mesa County approval

An energy company did not have approval from Mesa County when it built four natural gas compressors near Collbran four years ago. The county learned of the infraction by Larime Energy when the company that bought the site, Plains Exploration ...

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No arrests made in Glenwood bank heist

No arrests have been made in a robbery of a west Glenwood Springs bank Monday. Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson said Tuesday that the robbery occurred a few minutes before 5 p.m. Monday at Alpine Bank, 50891 U.S. Highway 6. No one ...

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Victim of 1986 slaying identified

Investigators Tuesday announced a break in a 22-year-old Mesa County homicide case, using a fingerprint match to identify a man whose body was found in a canal. Bill Ray Adkins was 54 when a railroad worker spotted his nude body floating in a ...

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Rifle man accused of murder

RIFLE — A 20-year-old Rifle man faces a first-degree murder charge after the shooting death of his older brother Monday night. Heath Johnston remained in the custody of the Garfield County Jail on Tuesday in lieu of $2 million ...

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For one GJ woman and her children, Latimer House a refuge from violence

Jamie barely recognizes herself when she looks in the mirror these days. The 32-year-old Grand Junction woman’s long hair catches the light with its glossy reddish-brown sheen. Black eyeliner frames her large blue eyes, and her ...

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Ritter looks to fill Senate seat

With Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., expected to join President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet, Gov. Bill Ritter has a weighty decision to make in picking his replacement. Not only will Salazar’s replacement jump headfirst into the ...

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Briefs: Local Sports December 16, 2008

College Football • Mesa State College kicker Jared Keating is one of three RMAC players selected to play in the Valero Cactus Bowl, it was officially announced. Fort Lewis linebacker Mark Meng and Western New Mexico wide receiver ...

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Ozone levels, ‘brown cloud’ cause concern

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Preliminary monitoring results this summer showed Garfield County ozone levels once exceeded and twice flirted with the federal action level. However, that standard is based on a three-year average, and the county has ...

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Sixty-percent in GarCo unhappy with energy firms

Sixty percent of Garfield County residents take an unfavorable view toward oil and gas development, according to a survey conducted for the county. Ninety-two percent of respondents also called for oil and gas development to pay a fee to ...

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Mesa County budget projected to grow at slow pace next year

Mesa County’s 2009 budget will be $177 million, an increase of 4.8 percent over this year’s adopted budget, but 2.8 percent lower than the county’s actual spending for 2008. Mesa County Administrator Jon Peacock presented ...

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