Collbran News

State Sen. Josh Penry announced Saturday that he will join a field of Republicans seeking to challenge Democratic Gov.

Robert Hadden Cherry , 75, Grand Junction, died June 27, 2009, at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado.

State legislators have been scored again, this time by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, which recently released the first of what will be annual legislative ratings.

Carol June Andrews, 66, Cedaredge, died June 19, 2009, at her home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss.

Potter's Field Ministries, featuring Michael and Pam Rozell, will perform during the 8:30 and 10 a.m. services Sunday at Calvary Chapel Grand Junction, 492 Morning Glory Lane.

The spring Open Burning Season is now over and officials are warning folks not to light up.

I have stated before, gentle readers, that writing this column each week is like writing a family letter.

It's likely that Logan Lage will spend a good deal of time in prison for the 2007 wreck that killed Lileigh Lehnen, now that a state appeals court has reinstated a variety of felony charges against Lage.

The Colorado Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that an 8 1/2-month-old fetus who died after being delivered was not a "person" under state murder laws.

Wastewater treatment plants are falling into disrepair across Mesa County. De Beque, Powderhorn, Mack and Coll- bran all face major issues.

A 40-year-old man was finally steered toward the cooler, accused of taking a hot car for a joy ride that ended in a crumpled heap in Collbran.

A man is behind bars after he stole a car overnight and then crashed it. According to Grand Junction Police the man broke into the High Desert Auto Dealership on 10th and Pitkin, grabbed a set of keys and drove off in a Subaru.

Mesa County Sheriff's deputies, the Colorado State Patrol and Collbran Marshal's Office are investigating a reported accidental shooting that happened Monday afternoon at 11259 48 1/4 Road in Mesa.

State emergeny officials are putting out a travel alert for the mountains and front range.>> read more April 16, 2009/9:57 PM By: Jhon Dzenitis The Mesa County Street Crimes Unit has arrested three people in Collbran suspected in a meth ring.>> read more CBS Video - Watch program episodes from Primetime, Latenight, New, Sports and CBS classic ...

Three people face drug-related charges after a search warrant was executed at a Collbran trailer park.

The Street Crimes Unit busts a meth ring in Collbran. Three people have been arrested for distribution of methemphetamine, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office.

Close to 450 head of cattle have been reported missing from Garfield County ranches since July 1, including 145 head in the Divide Creek area alone, according to a top agricultural official.

It looks like Collbran is going back to the future. A local high school class entering an international robotics competition with their awarda 'winning robot called Tador-Chip... Beyond trophies for sports, or good grades, there is something just as amazing rumbling at Plateau Valley High School.

Tucked away in the mountains along the Western Slope is a place Nikko Garcia never expected the find himself in.

The debate is over, the new rules are set, but their effect on the Western Slope's lifeblood industry is up in the air.