Wes Adams
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Why Colorado's Million Dollar Highway Still Looks This Way (opens the original)
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To Colorado natives, the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) probably makes perfect sense. It’s a no-nonsense mountain highway that was dangerous and difficult to build, and it will always be a little dangerous to drive on. This is part of life in the Centennial State, and part of what it means to cross the mountain passes of the American West. Transplants, tourists, and even locals are often shocked by the highway’s hairpin turns, sheer drop-offs, wildlife on the road, and sections with no guardrai
Fruita, Colorado's COOP Tower Has Two New Stories To Tell (opens the original)
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If you drive into Fruita on I-70, you’ve probably noticed the changes at the COOP Tower. The banners serve as our town’s visual welcome signs for eastbound and westbound travelers, but that view changed in September as the city unveiled two new large-scale artworks. Congratulations to local artist Andrea Downs, who designed the new banners celebrating the Western Slopes outdoor landscape and featuring Grrreta, our familiar downtown dinosaur. The city of Fruita unveiled the new banners on Septemb
What Grand Junction Restaurant Inspectors Found May Surprise You (opens the original)
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Keeping an eye on Mesa County’s routine health inspections can show you a lot about what is happening behind kitchen doors. Inspections took place in September at several Grand Junction restaurants and facilities, including Goat & Clover on Main Street, Berna B’s, and the Bread Mine Baking Co. in Fruita. The good news is that none of the businesses had to close following their inspection period (September 3 through 16, 2026), and some with violations had already corrected them days later during
Little Book Cliffs Horses Are Caught in Colorado’s Bigger Fight (opens the original)
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In Western Colorado, we hike with wild mustangs. Our Little Book Cliffs horses number nearly 120 to 130, living on nearly 40,000 acres. These animals have put our state back in the national spotlight following a Bureau of Land Management report and a “New York Times investigation” into what happens when federally protected horses are removed from public lands. Read More: Colorado's Wild Horse Controversy Is Heating Up Quickly According to the Bureau of Land Management, a 2026 helicopter roundup
Colorado Is Putting $99 Million Into One Very Important River (opens the original)
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Grand Junction may not be ground zero for the state’s biggest water negotiations, but one of Colorado’s most expensive deals being considered today is directly connected to the Grand Valley. The Colorado River District is working to acquire the historic Shoshone water rights to the hydroelectric plant in Glenwood Canyon for $99 million. These rights would protect Western Slope water flows while the plant continues to provide power. The deal is expected to benefit agriculture, recreation, communi
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