This week in pics, Jan. 8
Dan Caris of Mesa County Public Works stands in front of the new Community Hospital Building Thursday. He was there with Darrell Bay, chief building official, for a meeting with contractors. Public...
View ArticleThis week in pics, Jan. 15
Just a few pictures from around Mesa County government this week (and a reminder that many Mesa County offices are closed Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day holiday.) From...
View ArticleVideos document emergency response to West Salt Creek Landslide
Mesa County this week released a series of videos documenting the emergency response to the May 25, 2014, landslide on the Grand Mesa. The videos were produced to help others who may need to respond to...
View ArticleMesa County Commissioners meet with U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
Commissioner John Justman, left, and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton talk Wednesday. Clockwise from bottom left: John Justman, Scott Tipton, Scott McInnis, a representative from Tipton's office, Pete Baier and...
View ArticleThis week in pics, Jan. 22, 2016
Mesa County government is a busy place. Here are a few photos from around the county this week.A rural area deputy with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office responded to a downed plane crash on Glade Park...
View ArticleRaising Awareness of Human Trafficking
The Mesa County Commissioners this morning devoted time to the issue of human trafficking.The Board read a proclamation that stated they ... "wish to raise awareness about the signs and consequences of...
View ArticleBuckskin Hill Road to be rebuilt, thanks to state grant
The Mesa County Commissioners this morning gave the go-ahead for the Public Works Department to accept grant money from the state's Department of Local Affairs, ensuring Buckskin Hill Road will be...
View ArticleCounty says goodbye to Heather Benjamin
Mesa County officials, Public Information Officers and others gathered today in the training room at the Mesa County Sheriff's Office to bid farewell to Heather Benjamin.Benjamin, who has been the...
View ArticleThis week in pics, Jan. 29, 2016
Mesa County is a busy place. Here are some pictures from around the county government this week.Teresa Nees, left, and Courtney Campbell of Mesa County Noxious Weed and Pest, at the Palisade Insectary...
View ArticleCounty offices closed today, Feb. 1, 2016
Because of the snow accumulation overnight, all non-public safety Mesa County offices are closed today.The Commissioners hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. has been canceled.
View ArticleMesa County announces spring Inside Mesa County class
Mesa County is now accepting applications for its spring 2016 Inside Mesa County course.Inside Mesa County gives participants an up-close look at county government, its departments and functions. The...
View ArticleThis week in pics, Feb. 5, 2016
Mesa County Treasurer Janice Rich's staff showing their Bronco love. Department of Human Services clerical employees, from left: Paula Trujillo, Bea Madrid and Holly Peterson. Go, Broncos! Sheriff Matt...
View ArticlePugliese chosen as chair of General Government Committee of Colorado Counties...
Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese was unanimously elected chairwoman of the General Government Committee of Colorado Counties, Inc., at last week's CCI meeting in Denver.Commissioners from more...
View ArticleCommissioners approve grant that will fund Bosley Wash detention pond
The Mesa County Commissioners this morning unanimously approved a grant agreement that will fund construction of a detention pond in Bosley Wash.The grant agreement is between Mesa County and the State...
View ArticleMany Mesa County offices closed Monday, Feb. 15
Many Mesa County offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15, in observance of Presidents’ Day. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Records Division will be closed in honor of fallen Deputy Derek Geer.These...
View ArticleThis week in pics, Feb. 12
This week in pictures is dedicated to the life of Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Geer. Your service and sacrifice will not be forgotten.Flags flew at half mast throughout the valley in honor Deputy...
View ArticleThis week in pics, Feb. 19
The following four pictures were taken at the Mesa County Department of Human Services on Monday evening. Staff and their friends and families applied thin blue lines to 65 cars. They raised almost...
View ArticleCity, county win award for road work
The City of Grand Junction and Mesa County have won an award from the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA). The work was done in 2015 by United Companies and is for the "D Road Widening &...
View ArticleUnited Way thanks Mesa County for 'leadership, service, integrity'
From left, Commissioner John Justman, Joe Higgins (United Way board member), Lindy Hodges (United Way's resource development manager), Matthew Breman (United Way board member) and Commissioner Scott...
View ArticleMesa County Library updates Commissioners
Joseph Sanchez, director of the Mesa County Libraries, spoke to the Mesa County Commissioners this morning.His update on the library included these facts:The Mesa County Library district has 75,000...
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