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USA Today contest has Palisade listed among best small towns in the west
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (493+ words) Wine lovers line up for booths to try various wines from local wineries around the valley and beyond during the 34th annual Colorado Winefest at Riverbend Park in Palisade on Sept. 20, 2025. Palisade is one of the top 20 small towns you ca…...
River district head: Deal between states still possible, necessary
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1453+ words) The general manager of the Colorado River District says that despite blown deadlines, a deal between states is still possible and needed to deal with the crisis regarding the river's management. But Andy Mueller says time is running short to…...
Grand Junction to face Western Slope familiar foe in Great 8
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (482+ words) Grand Junction to face Western Slope familiar foe in Great 8The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Grand Junction High School heads east this weekend to the mecca of Colorado high school basketball: the Denver Coliseum. After a pair of hard-fought wins in…...
Valley sees first blue jay in 22 years
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (276+ words) Birders in the Grand Junction area were treated to an especially rare sight this week, catching glimpses of the first confirmed blue jay seen in the region in 22 years. And while the bird may look similar to some of the…...
Colorado water officials plan for “exceedingly grim” drought forecasts, low reservoir levels
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) Hugh Carey/The Colorado Sun Fresh snow makes a temporary home in De Beque Canyon along the Colorado River, Jan. 14, 2024, near Palisade. Michelle Garrison, a state water resources specialist, saw something missing on her January drive from Oregon to Denver....
Federal bill inspired by river district, state programs
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (461+ words) Communities needing the most federal support for their water supply are often the ones who don't get it," Hickenlooper said in the release. Water project navigators will help get more projects developed, funded, and built for our rural and tribal…...
Cities, water providers across the state want seat at table in Shoshone water court case
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1069+ words) Hugh Carey/The Colorado Sun Efforts by the Colorado River District continued in 2025 to acquire the historic Shoshone hydroelectric power plant water rights in Glenwood Canyon for $99 million from Xcel Energy. The parties agreed to a purchase contract in late…...
When measles made a comeback in Mesa County
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (743+ words) It was a comeback year in 2025 in many ways, from the resurgence of "90s fashion, such as bootcut jeans and denim-on-denim, to the return of wired headphones. But 2025 also saw the revival of less desirable relics, like the measles, which infected…...
Pa. reps propose bill for castration of child predators
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) Harrisburg, Pa. " Three Republican state representatives are urging colleagues to join them in their mission to legalize the castration of convicted child sex offenders." " A memo detailing the proposal, distributed on Jan. 29, was penned by Representatives Marla Brown, Robert Leadbeter,…...
A.A. Miller enthusiastically promoted Mesa County and its resources
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1256+ words) History and Business Directory of Mesa County Colorado, courtesy of Garry Brewer Portrait of A.A. Miller when he served as Mesa County Treasurer in the mid-1880s. Cover of the 1899 pamphlet that A.A. Miller prepared for Mesa County. On January 21, 1899, the Mesa County Commissioners…...