Battlement Mesa News

Two ballot questions posed by special districts in Garfield County failed in mail ballot voting in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial final election results released by the Garfield County Clerk's Office.

For the month of September, Garfield County reported a total of 61 real estate transactions.

When did it become "Hitlerian" for law enforcement officers to ask a person for I.D. or "papers" as one voice named them? Some immigrants or foreign visitors may have "papers" but most citizens have a driver's license or other picture I.D. First, there are strict guidelines for officers that are designed to prevent accusations of profiling or ...

Garfield County has begun the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan and the first set of public meetings will be held concurrently during the week of Nov.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario explained his reasoning behind the changes in the volunteer application process in an e-mail message - in the form of a newsletter - addressed to several community members, Sheriff's Office staff, Sheriff's Auxiliary members, and current volunteers.

Lynne Miller, left, director of nutritional services, and Elisha Harvey, catering supervisor, oversee the menu and food preparation at Grand River Hospital District's Grand River Cafe off Airport Road in Rifle.

A 60-year-old man who spent Saturday night outdoors after failing to return to a hunting camp was found without injuries by searchers Sunday morning, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Department.

Ellen Jordan, 86, Rogers Mesa, died Oct. 13, 2009, at Paonia Care Center. Services are pending with Taylor Funeral Service.

More than 400 people have signed a petition calling for an independent health study before oil and gas drilling in the Battlement Mesa community is approved.

A stand of aspens near the Meadow Creek trail stand out against Peak One and a blue autumn sky.

Real estate sales in Garfield County continued to slide in August 2009, both in terms of prices of homes and the numbers sold, according to a report prepared by the Land Title Guarantee Co.

The Grand Valley Quilt Show happens today, Sept. 26th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Sept.

The historic Thomas Glover Cabin was moved from its original site on Parachute Creek to a new home on Battlement Mesa this week, thanks to a joint project of the Grand Valley Historical Society and the Williams gas company.

Administrators didn't expect students to fill the new Grand Valley Middle School to the brim when the doors first opened this school year.

For more than one hundred years a log cabin has stood along Parachute Creek, near County Road 215.

Grand River Hospital District knows the importance of keeping its staff and others healthy.

The best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated, but good health habits can also provide protection against the flu.

A 19-year-old Battlement Mesa man was not injured when the GMC pickup he was driving crashed into a retaining wall Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Colorado Highway 13 and Rio Blanco Road 5. The man appeared to have fallen asleep while heading east on County Road 5. He failed to stop his pickup at the intersection with Highway 13 and ...

Amber Graby has been with Grand River Medical Center's physical therapy unit for nearly two years.

A natural-gas company that has been drilling wells inside the Battlement Mesa PUD without the proper permits may have a harder time clearing its slate than it once thought.