Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

1 day ago | gjsentinel.com | Nathan Deal

Grand Junction U.S. Postal Service worker Dan Workman died on May 30 while completing his mail route. He was 59 years old. Workman was delivering along his route, including Elm Avenue and 21st Street, when he passed unexpectedly around 4:13 p.m.Amid online speculation that heat was a factor in his death — as temperatures locally soared to 95 degrees on the afternoon of May 30 — Mesa County Coroner Dean Havlik told The Daily Sentinel that this was not the case.

1 day ago | gjsentinel.com | Nathan Deal

1 of 13 Larry Robinson/The Daily SentinelThe colors are presented Tuesday just behind the new POW/MIA Chair of Honor (Prisoner of War, Missing in Action), dedicated by the local Steadfast Valor Foundation to save a seat for all soldiers who can’t join the Grand Junction Jackalopes and their fans this summer at Suplizio Field, as over 81,500 American service members are still unaccounted for since World War II.

2 days ago | gjsentinel.com | Adam Busack

The Colorado Special Olympics State Summer Games return to Grand Junction this weekend. The statewide games will take place Friday through Sunday, with events held both on campus at Colorado Mesa University as well as at nearby Stocker Stadium. The three-day summer games will feature athletes from across the state competing in soccer, power lifting, swimming and track and field events.

3 days ago | gjsentinel.com | Sam Klomhaus

Grand Valley Transit has received a $389,626 grant to be used for improving transportation frequency along the North Avenue Corridor. The Mesa County Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the grant contract last week. Regional Transportation Planning Office Director Dana Brosig told the County Commissioners the grant does not come without a match, so there is no monetary contribution from the county. “It’s zero match, so it’s all state funds,” Brosig said.

3 days ago | gjsentinel.com | Sam Klomhaus

The Colorado Court of appeals denied an appeal last week from a group of neighbors attempting to overturn a decision by the Grand Junction City Council granting a re-zone request for a 15-acre parcel in the Redlands. In 2022, a developer submitted a re-zone request for the parcel from R-2 residential to R-5 residential, which allows multifamily housing units, according to court documents. A virtual neighborhood meeting with the applicant and city staff was held to address comments from the public.