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As peak respiratory virus season winds down, our disease surveillance team is analyzing trends from the season.

Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Bobbie Gross shares her teenage foster care experience and touches on the importance of mentorship, financial literacy, and the path to self-sufficiency.

Mesa County Fairgrounds Manager, Kyle Carstens, gives a departmental presentation and overview, focusing on the Fairground’s events and accomplishments throughout 2023 and its plans on the horizon for 2024.

Following the Compost Facility Expansion and Rate Assessment Contract approval, the commissioners approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction, in which each entity will pay 50% of the $139,185 Rate Assessment to evaluate the feasibility of expanding the Mesa County Organic Materials Composting Facility to widen its range of compostable items.

Mesa County has signed a ​$697,376.30 contract to enhance roads in the Independence Valley​ subdivision and Orchard Mesa.

In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Mesa County Board of Commissioners and county personnel planted a Pinwheel Garden at the old Mesa County Courthouse, 544 Rood Ave. The vibrant garden symbolizes hope and awareness, emphasizing Mesa County’s commitment to fostering a supportive environment for families, thereby preventing crises before they escalate.