$350,000 grant to North Fork Pool, Park, and Recreation District for the Crossroads Park Ball Field Complex, (NFPPRD) NFPPRD, in partnership with the Hotchkiss Home Plate, a program providing baseball and softball opportunities for North Fork area youth, will add four ballfields to an array of existing amenities at Crossroads…
From the Delta County Independent... Corey Wong, public service staff officer, for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG), recently received the Rocky Mountain Region Randall Karstaedt Lands Achievement Award. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the national forest lands program through leadership, efficiency,…
The 8th annual Soil Health Conference will be held Feb. 22 and 23 at the Delta Center for Performing Arts, located at 822 Grand Avenue in Delta. This conference is the premier area educational and networking event designed to educate producers, orchardists, ranchers, government officials and the broad community about…
The Engage Innovation Center in Delta will provide entrepreneurial support to help launch new businesses in Delta County with a special focus on value-added food manufacturing, energy and ag-related businesses. A $680,000 grant to fund start-up operations of the Engage Center has resulted in the hiring of Shawn Gardner as…
On Friday, December 15, Great Outdoors Colorado awarded more than $14 million to nine Colorado communities as part of the Inspire Initiative, which funnels lottery money and partner funds into parks, trails and programs that get kids and families outside. Delta County’s The Nature Connection will receive $1.7 million for programs at…
By: Lucinda Stanley – Grand Mesa Commercial Real Estate As mentioned in previous blogs I’ve written, Delta County is due for a population “mini boom”. This has just been confirmed by the state’s Demography Office as mentioned twice in the Grand Junction’s Daily Sentinel (November 8th and December 7th ,…
Jason Cleckler, CEO of Delta County Memorial Hospital, was recently recognized as one of the "Top 60 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know" in the country by Becker's Hospital Review, which will feature Cleckler and other top rural hospital CEOs in its March issue. "It is an honor to receive…
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service, has released $750,000 in project assistance funds through the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The funding is available to Colorado agricultural irrigators, dairies, greenhouses, nurseries and cold storage facilities. The deadline…
According to the Delta County Independent: For the second year in a row, Devil's Thumb Golf Club has been ranked third in the category "Best Western Slope Course." The recognition comes from Colorado Avid Golfer, which determines the winners of the awards known as CAGGYs through an online voting process.…
Land prices in Delta County have continued to drop since the 2008 bust. This caused the assessed values to plummet as well as market values affording land owners huge reductions in their property tax bills. The land prices are some of the cheapest in all of western Colorado and in…
We've had requests from various business owners and organizations in the county, to offer an attractive button that folks can embed on their own websites leading visitors to this website. Real Estate agents can use it to point prospective residents to the website to give them a quick view of our lifestyle…
The Wright Awards gathers the best and brightest stars in Colorado’s vibrant outdoor and lifestyle industries for its annual contest-slash-confab, where industry leaders will rally in a celebration of Colorado innovation and outdoor culture. The dozen finalists for the sixth annual Wright Awards reflect the depth and diversity of Colorado’s nature-loving…
