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🌱 How deputies tracked a stolen truck to Loma and made arrests
Loma, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Loma! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How deputies tracked a stolen truck to Loma and made arrests
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Colorado Mule Deer Association Annual Banquet and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 60.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two teens arrested in Mesa County after allegedly stealing a truck (kkco11news.com) — Deputies recovered a stolen truck after tracking it to the Loma area near M and 12 Roads, where two teenagers were arrested and the vehicle returned to its owner. The theft was first reported near 29 and D 1/2 Roads in Mesa County, and authorities say the suspects’ identities are being withheld because they are minors. 
📸 Around Loma
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Free 1st Fridays at Museum of the West →
Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado, Grand Junction
10:00 am
Friday June 5
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Other local events
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2026 Colorado Mule Deer Association Annual Banquet →
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand Junction, 743 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction
5:00 pm -
Roswell Invaders vs Grand Junction →
Suplizio Field, 1315 North Ave, Grand Junction
6:30 pm -
Thursday Night Concert Series →
Civic Center Park and Pavilion, 325 E Aspen Ave, Fruita
7:30 pm
Saturday June 6
Thursday June 25
📣 Loma Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Geology of the Monument
Colorado National Park 1750 Rim Rock Drive, Fruita, CO 81521
9:30 am -
Up Close and Personal
Colorado National Park 1750 Rim Rock Drive, Fruita, CO 81521
1:30 pm -
Ambassador Committee
Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce Fruita Civic Center (2nd Floor FWorks meeting room) 325 E Aspen Ave. Fruita, CO 81521
9:30 am -
Individual Tech Help - Fruita Branch Library
Fruita Branch Library Fruita Branch
9:15 am -
Family Storytime - Fruita Branch
Fruita Branch Library Fruita Branch
10:00 am -
Fruita Book Club - "Island of the Sea Women" by Lisa See
Fruita Branch Library Fruita Branch
2:00 pm -
Creating this Monument
Colorado National Park 1750 Rim Rock Drive, Fruita, CO 81521
8:00 am -
Business After Hours-Our Lady of Perpetual Motion
Fruita Fall Festival Our Lady of Perpetual Motion 503 E Aspen St Fruita, CO 81521
5:30 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
Thursday June 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Champion Foods LLC is recalling certain batches of Motor City Pizza Co.
5 Cheese Bread. This action follows California Dairies’ recall of dry milk powder, an ingredient used in the seasoning products. There are concerns… (Nextdoor )
- Family Health West posted a job opening for Medical Office Specialist - Foot & Ankle (FT) in Fruita. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Fruita. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Loma here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grand Junction
- Get a coffee, help an animal: Human Bean to donate profits to animal shelter Monday (kjct8.com)
- Grand Junction police search for tire slashing suspects (kkco11news.com)
- Grand Junction man accused of sexually assaulting child, held on $500k bond (kjct8.com)
Orchard Mesa
- E Road Phase 3 project advances toward construction (einpresswire.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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