Western Colorado

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Scenic supporters celebrate school being open another year

Today could have been the last day of school forever for Scenic Elementary. Closing the school or one of a handful of other School District 51 buildings was first discussed nearly a year ago as a potential way to save $1.2 million. District ...

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Lunch prices going up for district schools

School District 51 elementary school lunches will cost $2.35 beginning this fall, up from the current price of $2. The Federal Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires schools that receive federal reimbursements for free or reduced-price ...

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Palisade starting work on its new fire station today

The town of Palisade will break ground today on its long-awaited fire station, a project that will be part-new construction, part-remodel and marks the next phase of a redevelopment of the old Palisade High School. Town trustees agreed ...

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More highway detours on 6&50

Traffic through the cone zone of U.S. Highway 6&50 is about to be thrown for a loop. Or at least a detour. The intersection of the highway and 25 Road will close for three weeks at 8 p.m. Tuesday, shunting traffic away from the center of ...

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Court arguments focus on process behind Roan leasing

DENVER—A federal judge Tuesday drilled down into some core legal questions surrounding the Bureau of Land Management’s 2008 leasing of 55,000 acres on the Roan Plateau for oil and gas development. Judge Marcia Krieger of the U.S. ...

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Early fire ban enacted

In one of their earliest-ever moves aimed at preventing destructive blazes, Mesa County and federal authorities on Tuesday announced a ban on fires on public lands and urged residents to be cautious elsewhere with fire. The ban, which goes ...

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Patrol: Brake failure caused tanker crash

Authorities said an investigation showed brakes failed on a tanker truck Monday on Colorado Highway 139, causing the driver to crash and dump 200 gallons of diesel fuel into a stream. William Downing, 44, of Wyoming, was hauling approximately ...

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Candidate: Otto rock hurtful to Jews

A rock carved in 1915 by the trailblazer of Colorado National Monument is hurtful to homosexuals and Jews because of the dominant symbol etched on it, a swastika, a candidate for the Mesa County Commission said. The “John Otto mystery ...

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Services for seniors could receive boost

Colorado seniors soon may see increased funding for several services benefiting the elderly, but state officials don’t know how much. That’s because the funding depends on richer seniors who qualify for the homestead property tax ...

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GJ sets ninth record high of spring

Grand Junction’s sizzling spring continued Tuesday, as the city’s high reached 94 degrees, tying a record for the date. The thermometer at Grand Junction Regional Airport hit 94 at 2 p.m., equaling the high in 1995, according to ...

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