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Good day Grand Junction! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See who was booked into the Mesa County jail last week.
  • Weekend arrests in Grand Junction and Clifton you may have missed
  • How Grand Junction volunteers are helping serve 30,000 meals a day

Also on today's calendar: Colorado Archaeological Society Monthly Meeting and Free Lecture and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Weekly Jail Bookings for 9/6/26 to 9/12/26 (junctionnow.com) — Grand Junction residents can now see the full list of people booked into the Mesa County Detention Center from September 6–12, including charges ranging from probation violations and DUI to assault and drug offenses. The report stresses that bookings and charges may stem from older cases or transfers, so they don't always reflect new incidents in your neighborhood.
   

2. Grand Junction man arrested after assault on at-risk person (westernslopenow.com) — Law enforcement responded to an assault and robbery involving an at-risk person on Huffer Lane in Grand Junction, leading to the arrest of a 47-year-old local man. Deputies also handled several other weekend cases across Mesa County, including domestic violence, DUI with a child in the vehicle, protection order violations, and arrests on outstanding warrants affecting Grand Junction and Clifton residents.
   

3. Food Bank of the Rockies gathers volunteers to address food insecurity on the Western Slope (kjct8.com) — Volunteers in Grand Junction are stepping up at Food Bank of the Rockies to fight rising hunger across Mesa County, where many families and children face food insecurity. The local warehouse is distributing about 30,000 meals a day across 12 Western Slope counties and offers frequent family volunteer nights plus daily volunteer opportunities for residents who want to help.
   

4. Meet Blick, an adventurous pup ready for adoption (kkco11news.com) — If you're looking for a new four-legged friend in Grand Junction, the Grand Rivers Humane Society is highlighting Blick, a one-year-old pup who loves both adventure and couch time. Staff say he gets along well with other dogs and could do well with kids, and adoption details are available online for interested local families.
   

5. Gunnison River anglers question feds' plan to reduce Blue Mesa releases (gunnisontimes.com) — Water managers meeting in Grand Junction plan to cut releases from Blue Mesa Reservoir to as low as 200 cubic feet per second this winter, a move critics say will hurt the Gunnison River's prized trout fishery and recreation economy. The article details how anglers, outfitters and farmers are clashing over scarce water, hydropower needs and who should bear the brunt of drought-driven shortages.
   

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💬 Chatter

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Ok Grand Junction! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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