A student at Western Colorado University's research focuses on the effects of a specialized rehabilitation program on functional stability in women swimmers.
For one local Grand Junction man he was given a new lease on life after his mom decided to become a living donor and give one of her kidneys to her son.
Since the start of the rescue, operations have quickly grown, offering kids an opportunity to learn how to care for horses while in turn teaching the horses how to trust people again.
The center has a full-time therapist working on staff, there is a therapeutic riding program for individuals with disabilities, and the center has a veteran program available.
Nala has been going to the Montrose Regional Airport since she was four months old. Her owner, Jamie Mawhorter, saw how well Nala got along with everyone and how much of an impact she had on people from a very early age.
Johnson was born in Denver on March 12, 1924. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and after he graduated high school in June of ‘42 he enlisted in the Navy where he served in World War II and was later discharged in January 1946.
In 2023 Donor Alliance awarded its 2023 DMV Appreciation Award to Heather Moncy, an employee at the Grand Junction Driver License Office. Every year Donor Alliance recognizes a Colorado driver license team member from each region of the state for their dedication of spreading awareness of organ and tissue donation.
At 14 months old Alice Williams was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Shortly before Christmas in 2023 Alice passed away, leaving behind her classmates, mom, and brother. In the wake of Alice’s passing her mom and teacher have pushed to collect money for adaptive equipment at Alice’s old school Broadway Elementary.
Hannah Hickman takes on one of her greatest challenges yet, identifying football teams just from their logo. Sports Director Garrett Brown did not make it easy.
HPI had an annual Gathering where people involved in the supernatural and paranormal could come together in one area and cater to the people of Western Colorado.
A new non-profit is working to restore the old Union Depot in Grand Junction. That building is over 100 years old, and keeping the project on track, is no easy task.
Each year artists from around the country travel to western Colorado to paint. The Colorado National Monument Association holds a plein air painting event around the beginning of October.
Before the grand opening, however; Sean Cwalinski the regional branch manager for Mesa County Libraries said the new place has provided a sense of community for those in and around the Clifton community.
A product called kratom hits the same receptors as an opioid does, and in many states, anyone can get their hands on it. “It can be a dangerous substance because there is no clear dosing for it,” said Dr. Thomas Tobin, Chief Medical Officer at Community Hospital in Grand Junction.
