$2.9 million being returned to veterans fund Nearly $3 million is being returned to a fund raided five years ago to bail out the state budget.Community hopes to restore 110-year-old church in Parachute PARACHUTE — To Cindy George, nothing in particular stands out about the 110-year-old Grand Valley Christian Church.'This is a big landmark' Ken Reves couldn’t hold back the tears when his graduating son, Justin, picked him out from a sea of parents to deliver a single pink carnation.GJHS newspaper wins national honor Grand Junction High School’s The Orange & Black news publication won the “whole publication” high school category from Weekly Reader magazine, which announced its national awards Friday.R-5 helps teen fight off depression, line up future full of possibilities Wrae Ann Bradford didn’t experience the traditional teenage years attending high school in Grand Junction. Her mother was in prison, and her father was on the West Coast.Cops: Tutor sent student naked pic A 21-year-old Grand Junction man who worked as a tutor at Orchard Mesa Middle School was behind bars Friday on suspicion he sent an obscene image via cell phone to a 14-year-old student.VA director ready to ride off into the sunset After May 30, Dr. Michael Murphy will be looking for a new place to wear neckties because there is no need to look professional while riding around Mesa County on a motorcycle.Expect gas bills to rise 50 percent Add natural gas to the list of everyday commodities on the rise and pinching consumers’ pocketbooks across Colorado.Should Mesa County tell property owners to clean up their act? An abandoned trailer in the desert, a sign emblazoned on the side of a semitrailer, storage of pipes and construction supplies without a permit, junk cars. All are examples of unsightly obstructions piled along the highways and byways of Mesa County.Colorado West changes approach with new chief Glenwood Springs-based Colorado West Mental Health is reworking the way its hospital in Grand Junction operates, conceding it was ill-designed in the first place.Forecasters eye mercury over fears of flooding Mesa County officials advised residents Friday to brace for possible flooding in the coming week because a spike in temperatures could push local rivers and creeks to run at capacity or spill out of their banks.GJ woman accused of credit abuse, identity theft A Grand Junction woman faces charges of unlawfully racking up more than $18,000 in charges over three months, using credit cards under her father’s name, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department.Briefs, May 17, 2008 Fruita students win scholarships
YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES
At least one Mesa State grad celebrating early Taylor Stonehouse is having dessert before dinner. More specifically, she’s having her graduation party before graduation.Baby in I-70 crash flown to Denver hospital Fruita Rimrock Elementary School second-grader Brandy Steele aims to keep a pact with her mother to have perfect attendance this year.Four share valedictory at Grand Junction High Caleb Jordan took the idea of sharing success to its logical conclusion Thursday, splitting his valedictory with his three closest friends and some of his nearest academic achievers.Garcia sets his sights on college, but not blindly Clutching his Grand Junction High School diploma in one hand and his cane in another, Trevor Jon Garcia is ready to start learning his way around Mesa State College.100 weigh pros, cons of energy boom Shirley Adams of Battlement Mesa cringes to think how the Western Slope’s energy boom has caused an exodus of retirees from her community.Ritter: Watershed a real concern Gov. Bill Ritter testified in Washington on Thursday that it would be premature to write rules for commercial oil shale development on public lands when questions remain about the industry’s water and electricity needs and other environmental impacts.Assessment: Mine could be reopened without harm Reopening two old mines along the Colorado-Utah border can be done without causing irreparable damage, an environmental assessment concluded.Community-based program touted as residents voice air quality worries RIFLE — A community-based program might be one way of responding to concerns by Garfield County residents about the effects on air quality of oil and gas development, a state official says.Briefs, May 16, 2008 3 students receive ag scholarshipsDrilling good for wildlife? Are well pads beneficial to the environment?Burglaries leap in first 4 months of '08 Residential burglaries reported to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department jumped 25 percent in the first four months of this year compared to the same period during the previous four years, prompting officials to advise residents to take precautions to protect their homes.
