Delta County News

For the 10 months of 2009, the Delta County Sheriffa s Department has responded to 373 calls for service in a oethe Orchard City area,a made 24 arrests in connection with those calls, and handled an additional 49 traffic offences.

Delta Christian Church is hosting the third annual community Thanksgiving Day dinner Thursday, Nov.

The Delta County Health Department is expanding the priority groups who should receive the H1N1 vaccination.

As of two days ago, medical marijuana dispensaries planning to set up legally under state law will, for the next four and a half months, be illegal if they set up shop in the unincorporated areas of Delta County.

In the face of declining revenue streams, county administrators, department heads and employees have wrestled 2009's projected big budget deficits into submission.

Orchard City Mayor Don Suppes said he will submit a proposed ordinance to the town board that if adopted would impose a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in the town.

The Altrusans of Delta are again working their magic and transforming the gym at Bill Heddles Recreation Center into the elegant a oeSugarplum Festival.a On Friday, Nov.

In a room filled with families and friends, Delta County 4-H members and leaders were in the spotlight during the annual achievement banquet, held Saturday, Nov.

A default judgment issued by the Delta County court on a wrongful death complaint may be reversed because the defendant received improper notice of the suit.

A pair of Western Colorado timber mills are getting some much needed financial help after being granted a half a million dollars in federal stimulus funds.

Delta County treasurer Jim Ventrello is approaching the annual tax lien sale scheduled for Thursday with a sense of extra caution this year.

Over the past decade, some of the Surface Creek Valleya TMs great community organizations have been the beneficiaries of what has become an annual tradition a ' the Fritchmans Annual End of the Season Apple and Fruit Sale.

Delta County School and Public Employees Association will meet on Wednesday, Nov.

This school year 32 Delta County teachers will initiate 28 innovative teaching projects funded by the Arch Coal Foundation.

The death of a Delta County resident has been attributed to H1N1 flu virus, county public health officer Bonnie reported Monday.

In a mail ballot, Delta County voters have elected 3 school board members, approved 2 bond questions, and a de-Bruceding measure in Paonia.

The project to create a new area for cremated remains has been completed at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss.

The year is winding down for the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District, and the seasonal rush of mosquito control is through, but the board is still hard at work i ne-tuning the program and the 2010 budget.

The first blast of winter has arrived in parts of Western Colorado. Snow started falling late Tuesday morning along the Grand Mesa, making travel a bit tricky.

A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted three people for allegedly stealing $10,000 from a non-profit youth football organization.