Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, John Salazar, invites the public to attend town hall meetings focusing on meat processing and inspections; topics include the inspection process, facility requirements, custom exempt processing facility requirements, and marketing opportunities and assistance. “The buying local movement is a great opportunity for our producers and, while our farmers and ranchers produce [...]

Market Farming Success is a concise 138-page guide for beginners who want to grow and sell food, flowers, herbs or plants, and includes information on the costs to start a market farm business; expected earnings; the most profitable crops; tools and equipment needed; best places to sell market farm products; and record-keeping to maximize profit [...]

Colorado State University’s Delta Extension Office is now offering “So Easy to Preserve,” a complete, step-by-step guide detailing how to preserve almost anything you’d ever eat!  This 376-page book explains pressure canning, water-bath canning, dehydration, pickling and freezing, and includes recipes preserving vegetables, fruits and meats.  This is the same book used by Extension in [...]

Six area high school girls basketball teams are ranked in the top 20 in this weeks Preps Poll.  Montrose, Delta, Olathe, Paonia, Hotchkiss and Norwood all received votes this week.  To see where each team is in their Class, read below. GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS (JAN. 21ST)   Monday, January 21, 2013 – 1:05pm Not that many [...]

The 2012 Black Canyon Girls Basketball Classic runs this Thursday – Saturday at Montrose High School.  The Schedule is as follows: Thursday December 13: 4:30pm  Grand Junction vs Delta on Sunny 103 6:00pm  Fruita vs Roosevelt 7:30pm  Alamosa vs Montrose on KUBC AM 580 Friday December 14: 4:30pm  Delta vs Fruita on Sunny 103 6:00pm [...]

http://www.krextv.com/news/around-the-region/House-Fire-in-Delta-Leaves-Family-Displaced-178538801.html A house fire in Delta left a family without a home Saturday evening. Delta Fire authorities say it happened around 2:20 a.m. in the 900 block of Vine Street. Fire crews were able to douse the flames that spread from the back bedroom into the attic, but not before the home suffered significant structural [...]

The Class 4A state football playoffs get started this weekend.  Number 10-seed Mesa Ridge will play at number 7-seed Montrose Friday night at 7.  KUBC will broadcast that game.  On Saturday, Delta is at the Classical Academy in 3A playoff action on Sunny 103.  In 1A play, Monte Vista plays at Cedaredge on 94 KIX, [...]

We have 2 local high school football games on the radio tonight.  Central is here at Montrose to close out the regular season at 7 on KUBC.  The Delta Panthers travel to Steamboat Springs for their regular season finale at 7 on Sunny 103.  Tomorrow we have 3 games with Centauri at Cedaredge on Sunny [...]

The Grand Junction Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. 51-year-old James “Jim” Walker was last seen on the morning of January 21st near N. 21st St. and North Ave in a 1998 Black Chevy Suburban with Colorado license plate 709-TSP.  He is described as 5 feet 10 inches [...]

The Delta man accused of first-degree murder and fatal child abuse won’t appear in court until August after his private defense attorney withdrew. According to the Daily Press, Daven Beck was no longer able to pay for his attorney, and was appointed a public defender yesterday.  Beck, accused of repeatedly slamming his daughter down causing [...]