- When it comes to coronavirus in Colorado, Mesa County earns high marks for low numbers. The county with the largest population center on the Western Slope appears to be doing better than many Colorado places at keeping the virus at bay.
- Nurse Practitioner Lisa Merck noticed coronavirus symptoms in mid-February. She spent two months in home quarantine but says she's ready to get back to a more normal life after recent tests showed she's virus-free.
- An estimated half of the North Fork valley’s peach crop froze in mid-April and in the Grand Valley orchards around Palisade, the fruit tree buds were further along and suffered even worse damage. Many growers there lost the majority of their peach crop.
- There are five peaks in Colorado proposed for name changes or a new name.
- Abel Antonio Chavez grew up the son of undocumented parents in Denver. After travelling the world, he's paying it forward at Western Colorado University in Gunnison.
- Steve Baskis of Montrose runs a non-profit called Blind Endeavors.
- Red chile-infused cocktail! Ancho chile-marinated turkey breast! Brussels sprouts with bell peppers and corn muffins with red pepper jam! And ... dessert.
- The ruins of ancient, multi-story stone buildings stand near Farmington, New Mexico. It’s called Aztec Ruins National Monument, although it’s a misnomer. Ancestral Puebloans built these about 900 years ago. The largest of these buildings consists of more than 400 masonry rooms. And on the ceilings — there’s graffiti.
- The choice of an office location for the new headquarters ratcheted up the move's controversy Friday. In its new office space, the BLM will share space in an office building with oil and gas companies as well as with the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission.
- Colorado Mesa University has drawn Pacific Islanders to the Western Slope for decades.
- The Western Colorado University historian will start his 58th year of classes in the fall.
- Grand Junction, a blossoming city at the intersection of two rivers, is hitting its stride.
- Terry Nash is an award-winning cowboy poet who draws from his own experience as a rancher on the Western Slope.
- Iola has been deep underwater since the reservoir was built and filled in the 1960s. Drought has brought it back to the surface, for now.
