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Invasive, fast-reproducing zebra mussels found in Colorado River near Grand Junction
Voracious zebra mussels appear to be spreading into the Colorado River near Grand Junction and infesting the Government Highline canal watering Mesa County farms, less than two years after the invasive species first appeared in a Western Slope lake, wildlife officials said Tuesday. Western Slope officials called the news “devastating,”...
9 Places Western Colorado Would Build A Drive-In Theatre
Colorado's love affair with Drive-In movie theatres began as it did for most of the country after WWII. Wiki says More than 4000 of these theatres existed at one time, and they remained popular into the 1970s and 1980s. You can still find photos of Grand Junction's Drive-In Theatres at...
Grand Rivers Humane Society Receives Lifesaving Grant for Local Cats and Dogs.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Grand Rivers Humane Society was awarded a grant of $2,500 from the Western Colorado Community Foundation (WCCF) to support life-saving treatment and care for local rescued cats and dogs. Awarded funding will aim to help the organization further serve its’ vital mission, “Saving Mesa...
Concerns about Japanese Beetle spreading to Western Slope
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is funding efforts to stop the spread of the Japanese beetle in western Colorado. The invasive pest was first spotted in Grand Junction in July 2022 likely brought to the Western Slope from the Front Range where 11 counties are "partially or completely infested." Maeve...
Local Colorado native shares historic quilt with the town of Palisade
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) – Flora Anderson’s daughter Robin McCain states, “I think she’d be amazed if she can hear what people think about this now and just, she would be so pleased.”. In the heart of downtown Palisade, there is a piece of art displayed to...
GJ airport, other local entities have seen “minimal” impact worldwide outages
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Grand Junction Regional Airport has experienced “minimal” impact from the global outages, according to Executive Director Angela Padalecki. Worldwide, several agencies — such as banks, airports and health systems — have experienced outages affecting Microsoft projects caused by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company....
&Company kicks of summer rendition of “Chicago” the musical tonight
FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) — &Company starts its 2024 summer musical “Chicago” in Fruita on Friday night. This afternoon Lana Rogal, Matt Doty and Kelsey McCarty joined WesternSlopeNow to give us a sneak peak. Rogal is the musical’s director, choreographer and plays the lead role as Velma Kelly....
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