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Did you know that June is Adult Protection Awareness Month? At the June 18 Board of County Commissioners public hearing, Joe Kellerby, the Director of Child Welfare and Adult Protection with the Mesa County Department of Human Services (MCDHS), briefed the Board on the importance of adult protection in Mesa County.

Today is Primary Election Day! Make sure you turn in your ballot to a 24-hour Ballot Drop Box Location or Voter Service and Polling Center by 7 p.m. tonight, June 25, 2024, to make your vote count.

Mesa County Department of Human Services will hold a resource fair this Saturday, June 29th along with community partners. Please join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Orchard Mesa Lions Park (2770 US-50) to learn about resources available for foster, kinship and adoptive families.

The Mesa County Behavioral Health (MCBH) Director, Lisa Mills, presented a departmental overview at the Board of Commissioners' June 18 administrative public hearing. The update included an explanation of Behavioral Health’s mission and duties and a departmental progress report.

During the June 18 public hearing, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners ratified a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with comments regarding an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a multi-year wild horse gather plan in the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range (LBCWHR). The LBCWHR is a 36,113-acre Herd Management Area (HMA) located about 8 miles northeast of Grand Junction.

Herbicide treatments along Mesa County roadways are starting soon, and property owners wishing to opt out must join the "No Spray" list.