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The invasive Japanese beetles are back

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Japanese beetles threaten more than 300 varieties of plants and cost an estimated $80 million dollars in damage to local crops every year. Mesa County has seen success in past years to eradicate the pests, but the beetles are still in the grand valley. Early spring is when Mesa County […]

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Meet the new face in the county commissioner race

While incumbent Cody Davis (R) seeks re-election, political newcomer Tom Acker is hunting for an upset.

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Grand Junction's crime report for 2023

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — According to Grand Junction’s Police Department, their new report shows most crime in Mesa County fell in 2022 compared to 2023. Crimes like car break-ins are down 2.7% and rape is down 15.7% from 2022 to 2023. However, GJPD has also reported crimes like robbery being up 12.2% since 2022. […]

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Foster's donate children's book to D51 schools

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — The Foster’s, who wrote the newly published children’s book, ‘Jett Goes to Work with Dad’ will be donating two copies of their book to every D51 elementary school in the area.

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MCSO teams up with HSI to combat child exploitation

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — Several investigators with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office received official credentials from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in an attempt to make fighting child exploitation and human trafficking easier in Mesa County. The local HSI’s Resident Agent In Charge, Leonard Haran, presented the credentials to MCSO investigators on Wednesday with the […]

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Mesa County Libraries holds annual poetry contest

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — Mesa County Libraries is holding a poetry contest. Who can enter: Adults aged 18 and older, and teens in grades 6-12. Those who enter the contest must have a library card to enter. How to enter: Submit an original poem online by Sunday, April 14, at 8 p.m. Prizes: The […]

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Mesa County Sheriff's Office investigating Palisade death

Officials with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office and East Orchard Mesa Fire Department responded to the area of D and Upland Roads in Palisade after a passing cyclist reported seeing an unconscious person. When deputies arrived, they discovered the person to be a deceased male.

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Man arrested for child sex charges

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — A Montrose man is facing several child sex charges in Mesa County. 37-year-old Matthew Dunham was arrested Saturday on a warrant. Mesa County Sheriff’s Officials believe Dunham committed unlawful sexual and physical acts with minors between January 2018 and July 2023 in Mesa County. Dunham is being held in the […]

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Mesa County offering tax filing assistance

A tax outreach specialist will be stationed in the lobby of the Health and Human Services building every Monday until April 15, the tax filing deadline.

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Mesa County hiring criminal justice officers

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — The Mesa County Workforce Center is hosting a hiring event this week to recruit criminal justice officer positions. The event is happening at the Mesa County Workforce Center – Business Center on Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mesa County officials encourage anyone interested to apply before […]

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