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The Frank Bregar Orchestra filled the Mesa Mall air with the sounds of big-band swing as Bruce and Tanya Marvin danced in vintage outfits to the amusement of those anticipating

A proposal to expand I-70B on the west end of Ute and Pitkin Avenues to six lanes was raised again at a City Council workshop Monday after a council member

Elected officials have fielded considerable public comment during recent local meetings, but members of the Grand Junction City Council say they often connect best with the community while at a

The sharp bend where Second Street crosses Ute and Pitkin avenues in Grand Junction has been a tangle of competing interest amid planned upgrades to the Interstate 70 Business Loop, but a proposed transit hub could cut this Gordian knot. For years, Grand Junction has been interested in turning Second Street into a promenade that would incorporate wider sidewalks and landscaping for a space more friendly to pedestrians and bicycles. One concern has always been finding a solution to get those peo...

The Mesa County Hunger Alliance and the Western Colorado Community Foundation celebrated the release of the Mesa County Blueprint to End Hunger Thursday.

The city of Grand Junction has denied allegations made by the Grand Junction Peace Officers’ Association that the city and three individuals mismanaged an employee retirement fund and misled its

With a flurry of new fire stations being built in Grand Junction, one local contractor said the city’s bidding process has unfairly excluded him, but the city says it is making the best decisions it can for the taxpayers. PNCI Construction Inc. President Frank DeSantis said his company pursued the contract for Fire Station 6, which opened last November at 729 27 Road. It was the first of several new fire stations to be built in the next few years after the passage of the 2B First Responder...

The Grand Junction City Council approved a contract with FCI Construction to build the new Fire Station 3. Fire Chief Ken Watkins explained to the City Council, which was holding its first regular meeting with three new council members, why the city is replacing this station at 582 25½ Road. “This is our oldest fire station,” Watkins said. “It’s actually over 45 years old. It has a number of maintenance and capital needs. We’ve done an evaluation to determine whether...

The Grand Junction City Council held a lengthy discussion at its Monday workshop on how to move forward with developing ordinances to regulate the newly allowed marijuana businesses. One of the main topics under discussion was over how to further engage the community to get input and feedback on those regulations. Interim Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck McDaniel said he felt the council needed significant public engagement. “My strong preference is to get this matter fully vetted among the public and ...

Four Grand Junction City Council members were sworn in Monday morning for new four-year terms after winning their elections on April 6. Rick Taggart was reelected, and Abe Herman, Randall Reitz and Dennis Simpson were elected for the first time. The new council members met at City Hall in front of a small gathering, which included city staff and the three City Council members who were not up for reelection. The new council started off with a work session Monday evening, which included discussio...