Delta News

Al Gold, the executive director of the Colorado Rural Housing Development Corporation said he was disappointed in the city council's decision July 8 to deny a zoning change for a migrant housing project, but ...

Jonas Landes grew up on Redlands Mesa and went to school in Delta. That personal history has given him a keen interest in seeing the historic stone pillars at the entrance to the Delta County Fairgrounds saved.

A 93-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter were hurt after kids rolled a car tire down a hill and it crashed into their sliding glass door and sprayed them with flying glass.

The town of Snowmass Village invites citizens to be a part of the sustainability solution.

The Carbondale Mountain Fair is signing up volunteers for the 2008 Carbondale Mountain Fair, held July 25-27. People are needed to man the Green Team, Peace Patrol and Outer Limits ; help with numerous other ...

Laura Peck and friends will be singing and signing at the Chapel of the Cross Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. If you heard their concert last season then you know how much fun it is.

The Vision Home and Community Program and Delta County Joint School District #50 have agreed to a three-year contract which will maintain the working relationship between the two entities.

Delta is gearing up for the 73rd annual Deltarado Days, set for Thursday through Sunday, July 17-20. Kicking things off is the farmer-rancher appreciation luncheon at the Delta Sales Yard at 700 W. 5th.

The spring frost in Colorado has left some growers short on fruit this year. Skip Dennis, salesman for Talbott Farms Inc., Palisade, Colo., said his company has seen some frost damage to its cherry crop.

Nancy and Ross Kirkham, who have been fighting the landfill next to their ranch since it opened more than a decade ago, have now taken their fight to the state health department.

The Board of County Commissioners on June 30 asked Rob Fiedler, emergency preparedness coordinator, to compile a report on stream bank damage caused in Delta County from this spring's high runoff water.

With the support of animal control organizations and at the urging of two county law enforcement agencies, the Board of County Commissioners is considering another look at a countywide animal control program.

Our nation's independence will be celebrated with spectacular fireworks displays in both Delta and Paonia.

The Vision division of the Delta County Joint School District is interested in offering Montessori classes in the fall.

A watershed is a region of land where water from rain and snowmelt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, wetland, sea or ocean.

The first annual Kids Safety Day was a great success. About 112 kids and their parents showed up for the event.

More than 2,700 Mesa County residents who might be eligible to receive one of the federal government's economic stimulus checks have not yet applied, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday.

Soaps, Lotions, Music, Crafts, and Other Arts Offered RIDGWAY - ' Last weekend, Ridgway's first farmers market of the season ushered in the summer with the promise of fresh fruits, vegetables and much more.

One of the greatest perks to living in the Grand Valley is that it's not hard to drive a few hours or even a few minutes to escape civilization.

The Delta Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for the 2008 Deltarado Kid - a boy or girl between the ages of 8 and 12 to lead the Deltarado Days parade on Saturday, July 20.