A Telluride man accused of assaulting two police officers during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot is being held in federal custody without bond after a hearing Friday.
would get together but he would never come to any of them. i never once saw him attend. i was so baffled how someone as upbeat and eternally happy as paige could have this grump around. but in hopes of promoting either good will, or himself, dixon joined the grand junction fire district board. and then donated a brand new fire truck. his generosity made news and locals wondering if they d misjudged him. but, soon it turned to dust. dixon got himself in charge of fire district investments, put public money in what he said was a sure thing. it wasn t. the money vanished. blew i as i recall about $750,000 in bad investments for the fire district. pete hautzinger was, at that time, the mesa county d. a. i made the decision to take that case to the grand jury and ultimately, the grand jury decided felony s stupid, but not worthy of criminal charges. then one day a repo man showed up for that shiny new fire truck dixon had donated. it turned out the fire truck was leased an
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The Mesa County Board of Commissioners named four new finalists for its county attorney position Monday, including former 21st Judicial District Attorney Pete Hautzinger, who now works as a federal prosecutor in Grand Junction.
The other three are Deputy Mesa County Attorney Jeremy Savage, Assistant 7th Judicial District Attorney Robert Zentner, and Todd Starr, who has worked as a county attorney in three Western Slope counties.
The four finalists are the result of a third attempt by county commissioners to replace former County Attorney Patrick Coleman, whose contract was not renewed in January after six years on the job.
In the first round, commissioners named two finalists, offering the job to one who later turned them down. In the second round, commissioners named former Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese as their sole finalist, but she later withdrew her application before the job was offered.
Forty Years Ago This Week: Colorado lawmakers joined over 200 state legislators at the White House for meetings with President Ronald Reagan, Vice President George Bush and counsel to the president Edwin Meese III, about proposed federal budget cuts.
House Minority Leader Federico Peña, D-Denver, was joined by Senate Majority Leader Ralph Cole, R-Littleton, Speaker of the House Carl Bledsoe, R-Hugo, House Majority Leader Ron Strahle, R-Fort Collins, Senate President Fred Anderson, R-Norwood, and Senate Minority Leader Regis Groff, D-Denver.
Upon returning, Peña told reporters that while the trip was enlightening it was also terribly disappointing.
âAlthough Reagan is keen on bolstering the economy, he doesnât understand the specifics of the proposals,â Peña said. âHe allowed David Stockman [Director of the Office of Management and Budget] and the Vice President to make the decisions.â