Wildfire mitigation will be coming to Grand Mesa, thanks to new federal funding. The Daily Sentinel reports that the critical mitigation work will be a joint effort with GMUG's Valley Ranger District, Colorado State Forest and Mesa and Delta counties. The Denver Post reports that Winter Park will see its earliest opening day… in its 82-year history.The price of health insurance in Colorado is expected to rise next year, the “cost hike” contradicts a promise made by the Polis Administration. The invasive Japanese Beetle was discovered in Grand Junction, over the summer. Adult beetles feed on more than 300 species of plants impacting the Western Slope's agricultural economy.