Sgt. Chris Wilson, who spent six years in pro baseball after being drafted in 2008, joined the Grand Junction Police Department in 2015 and now patrols while using teamwork and leadership lessons from the field to guide community policing.
CHSAA released football playoff brackets and local teams earned spots: Grand Junction is No. 8 in 5A with a first-round bye and will meet the winner of Ralston Valley vs. Castle View on Friday, Nov.
6; Fruita Monument visits No. 9 Golden in round one, and Palisade is No. 3 in 3A with a bye and will play the weekend of Nov. 13-14.
Talbott Farms in Palisade donated about 15 tons of peaches this summer to the Pauline S.
Schneegas Wildlife Foundation in Silt, whose volunteers were hauling roughly 2,000 pounds a week to feed more than 30 orphaned bear cubs so they could fatten up before winter.
Connect for Health Colorado open enrollment starts today and runs through Jan.
15, 2027; 2027 plan premiums are expected to rise about 10%, and shoppers should compare plans to see if they qualify for tax credits or lower-cost coverage that would begin in February if enrolled after Dec. 15.
A Colorado Hospital Association report and local hospital leaders say mounting unpaid insurance claims and rising costs forced Montrose Regional Health to cut 77 jobs on Oct.
12 and are pushing Grand Valley hospitals to trim services and prepare for looming Medicaid cuts.
Campsite Ranger, a new website from Arvada developer Chris Dorsey, will watch recreation.gov and email or text you when federal campsite cancellations open for your dates.
It already covers Mesa County sites (Grand Mesa, Colorado National Monument) and adds weather and wildfire alerts.
The Express All Stars' Trail of Terror raised tens of thousands for the club this month by staging a 12,000 sqft haunted attraction in shipping containers at Mesa Mall, featuring 25 themed rooms built by families and a corn maze run by a local softball team.
Early donations for Colorado Gives Day begin Nov.
1, the official day is Dec. 8, and Grand Valley Gives (more than 60 local nonprofits) will appear in the Sentinel's Nov. 14 edition with its 2026 Gives Guide.
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