Orchard Mesa

The road crews working on Orchard Mesa must be some of the nicest people in the world. They actually take the time to wave at every passing motorist at the intersection of Unaweep and Highway 50. Then again, maybe they're trying to get your attention. Why exactly are they waving?

"Donald the Dragon Slayer" recently underwent a healthy makeover. The Donald Trump mural just south of the 5th Street bridge on Orchard Mesa has been redone following various acts of vandalism.

Have you tried driving down Highway 50 on Orchard Mesa since yesterday (Tuesday, March 22)? If you have, no doubt you experienced a 'Close Encounter of the Weird Kind.' The highway has been re-lined, and the results ultimately confuse more than they help. Take a little ride and see for yourself.

Fighting fires just became a little easier for the GJFD in the Orchard Mesa area.

What is, or more accurately, what was, that old unfinished building located on the Orchard Mesa side of the 5th Street Bridge in Grand Junction?

Today marks the grand opening of another gas station on Highway 50 in Orchard Mesa. This is great! On the other hand, it makes for several gas stations, all within a distance of less than one mile, and all on the same side of the road. Is this situation getting a bit skewed?

Some East Orchard Mesa residents can expect to be without water from 8am to 10pm on Tuesday, November 25.

It seems something is amiss on Orchard Mesa in Grand Junction. Didn't there used to be a giant building right there? Most people were aware a new business was coming to the area. Little did some of us know it would mean the departure of an O.M. landmark.

There is a very real shortage of umpires for little league baseball in Orchard Mesa and they want to know if you could help out? Little league baseball is as American as apple pie or fireworks on the 4th of July and without umpires its pretty hard to have a quality game for the kids.

The identity of the victim and suspect from Sunday morning's (July 13) homicide in Orchard Mesa have been released.