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3-story, self-storage facility coming to Crossroads Blvd.
On the heels of Guardian Storage opening a large self-storage facility with mostly climate-controlled units earlier this year, Grand Junction is set to get a larger one next year. A large pad of concrete has been poured and framing has begun on what will be a three-story, 106,410-square-foot self-storage facility...
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Judge restricts easement use in Palisade solar dispute
A Mesa County district judge has restricted Pivot Energy and other defendants’ use of a shared private easement to access their separate properties outside of Palisade amid an ongoing dispute involving trespassing, road-safety concerns and an assault described in court filings. The easement provides access to James Sterling’s property...
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City officials and residents hash it out during first Grand Junction budget proposal workshop
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -The city of Grand Junction held its first budget workshop for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year, addressing tough choices to address a growing structural deficit in the city’s budget. A structural deficit is when spending outpaces tax revenues— which City Manager Mike Bennett said has...
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Western Slope Blue Star Mothers support military families, push for statewide recognition
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — In 2017, Cheryl Masters started the Western Slope Blue Mothers chapter after moving to Grand Junction. “So, I had a son that was serving in the Navy, and when I lived in California, I had joined a chapter there,” said Masters, president of the Western Slope Blue Star Mothers. “And I knew that we were moving here. So, when I looked and there wasn’t a chapter here, I reached out to national and found out what I could do to get one started.”
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Western Slope civic week ahead: Budgets, a data center pause and a Montrose council appointment
Budget season is underway across the Western Slope. Grand Junction City Council discusses its 2027 budget Monday afternoon, then on Wednesday considers initial approval of a data center pause, a roughly $10 million supplemental appropriation and a Highway 6 & 50 rezone. Hearings on all three are set for October 21. In Montrose, City Council is expected to fill an empty seat and cast final votes on a Locust Road annexation Tuesday night. Mesa County commissioners begin their FY2027 budget briefings Tuesday morning and will decide on $758,691 for three new paratransit buses.
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Heavy rain prompts septic system concerns on the western slope
MONTROSE, Colo. (KKCO) — Heavy rain in recent weeks could affect septic systems for homeowners across the western slope. Water can run into drain fields and create problems for septic systems, officials said. “That can inundate the area that otherwise has to accept wastewater. It can be filled up...
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West Elk coal mine is nearly four times over its VOC air pollution limit, state says
State air regulators say the West Elk coal mine near Somerset has put out nearly four times the volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that its air permit allows. Its 12-month total reached 1,723 tons in May, against a limit of 465 tons. In August, the state's Air Pollution Control Division sent the mine a compliance advisory warning that sanctions may follow, the Colorado Sun reported.
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Grand Junction hosts fifth annual Water Lights at Night
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – The City of Grand Junction will host the fifth annual Water Lights at Night event on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Butterfly Pond in Las Colonias Park. Admission to the event is free. Water Lights at Night features food,...
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Grand Junction Air Show returns, drawing thousands to the airport
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Grand Junction Air Show returned to the Grand Valley this weekend after a three-year hiatus, bringing thousands of spectators to the Grand Junction Regional Airport for the first day of the two-day event. The sold-out show featured aerial demonstrations, historic aircraft displays and interactive...
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Lost but not forgotten: Local Ute man calls for memorial to children who died at Grand Junction’s Native American boarding school
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - “I remember the Indian agents coming to the ranch and telling my father that I needed to go to school,” said Roland McCook. “So, they took me out of that area. Me and my brothers, Floyd and Lafayette, and we were sent to the Indian boarding school in Whiterocks, Utah.
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Retirees Are Quietly Settling Into This Sunny Western Colorado Town Where Golf And Orchards Come Cheap
Somewhere between the red canyon walls of western Colorado and the Utah line sits a small city that keeps showing up on retirement wish lists without much fanfare. It has public golf, fruit-growing roots, a national monument on its edge, and a pace of life that lets a Tuesday feel like a Saturday.
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Angel Vigil to perform El Vaquero tales in Grand Junction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – The Art Center of Western Colorado in Grand Junction will host “An Evening with Angel Vigil” on Oct. 10. The two-hour event will feature storytelling, history, live performance and desserts from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Historian, musician and professional performer Vigil...