A 21 year old Grand Junction man is being held on $100,000 bond accused of shooting a man Saturday during a custody dispute. Michael Renteria, Jr. was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of Attemped First Degree Murder, First Degree Assault and other charges. Grand Junction Police say Renteria and two men armed with bats went to a home on Glen Drive. 37 year old Frank Rodriguez was shot in the leg. 3 other people were injured by the bats.
School safety is at the forefront at School District 51. A 25 person School Security and Safety Work Group is meeting weekly and listening to several proposals and expects to present findings to the school board next month. District 51 Academic Achievement Executive Director Mary Jones tells the Daily Sentinel no ideas are being turned away. The group is looking at everything from allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons, to have armed and unarmed volunteers patrol schools.
The Icon Lasik Tour of the Moon bicycle ride over the Colorado National Monument has been approved for October 5th. Last year's first Tour drew 1,700 riders. Monument Superintendent Lisa Eckert tells the Daily Sentinel officials are working on a visitor-activity and commercial-services plan for evaluating future applications for activities in the monument.
The Matriarch of Fruita's Moon family has passed away at 94. Ella Moon died at home Sunday. The popular Moon Farm has hosted thousands of Grand Valley kids over the years, including the popular Moon Farm Day Camp which ran from 1976 through 2007. The Day Camp is still open April through October. Funeral Services are Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Mesa County Sheriff's deputies have found the body believed to be 62 year old Roxanne Kostka. Kostka was reported missing Saturday afternoon. An all-day search Sunday turned up nothing. The body was found yesterday morning not too far from Kostka's home.
All four gun measures up for votes in the state House have passed and are on to the Senate. Two firearms accessory manufacturers have said they will move out of the state if a law banning the sale of high capacity magazines is passed. That bill was one of those passed out of the House yesterday.
The price of gas in Colorado continues to climb. It's up 15.4 cents a gallon in the last week. The average price Sunday is $3.49/gal. The national price is also up-- nearly 12 cents a gallon to $3.68.
Mary Jones, tells the Daily Sentinel no ideas are being turned away. The group is looking at everything from allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons, to have armed and unarmed volunteers patrol schools.
State lawmakers are looking at updating the formula for financing public schools. Making necessary changes would require a ballot question to raise new revenue, between $750 million and $1.1 billion. The Daily Sentinel says some districts rely more on property taxes that have been reduced in many counties.
The Icon Lasik Tour of the Moon bicycle ride over the Colorado National Monument has been approved for October 5th. Last year's first Tour drew 1,700 riders. Monument Superintendent Lisa Eckert tells the Daily Sentinel officials there are working on a visitor-activity and commercial-services plan for evaluating future applications for activities in the monument.
The Matriarch of Fruita's Moon family has passed away at 94. Ella Moon died at home Sunday. The popular Moon Farm has hosted thousands of Grand Valley kids over the years, including the popular Moon Farm Day Camp which ran from 1976 through 2007. The Day Camp is still open April through October. Funeral Services are Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Mesa County Sheriff's deputies have found the body believed to be 62 year old Roxanne Kostka. Kostka was reported missing Saturday afternoon. An all-day search Sunday turned up nothing. The body was found yesterday morning not too far from Kostka's home in Loma..
All four gun measures up for votes in the state House have passed and are on to the Senate. Two firearms accessory manufacturers have said they will move out of the state if a law banning the sale of high capacity magazines is passed. That bill was one of those passed out of the House yesterday.
The price of gas in Colorado continues to climb. It's up 15.4 cents a gallon in the last week. The average price Sunday is $3.49/gal. The national price is also up-- nearly 12 cents a gallon to $3.68.
