Battlement Mesa is actually just as old as its near neighbor Parachute, though it didn’t see much development until the 1970s and ’80s. That’s when Exxon Corporation began building houses and schools ...

BATTLEMENT MESA, Colorado – As in the cinematic fables of Rocky Balboa versus Apollo Creed, or the Mighty Ducks against the Hawks, the controversy over gas drilling here is a story of underdogs ...

GRAND JUNCTION – Charlie Farr moved west from Michigan after his doctor recommended he head to a drier climate because of his mild bronchial asthma. He built his home in Battlement Mesa 20 years ago. ...

BATTLEMENT MESA — This community built to house energy workers during the 1980s oil-shale boom, which then morphed into a community for retirees seeking the western Colorado sun, is entering a new ...

PARACHUTE. Colo. – Clark’s Market will begin renovations at the building where City Market used to operate in Battlement Mesa on Aug. 1. Rand Mickelson, who is handling media relations for Clark’s ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Following the Cottonwood Flat Fire, a vegetation fire that sparked in Garfield County, water restrictions are in place for residents in the area. The Battlement Mesa Service ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The Williams gas drilling company can finish up its work at two Battlement Mesa well pads without further ado, thanks to a decision Monday by the Garfield County commissioners. The ...

PARACHUTE, Colorado – A cabin built along the banks of Parachute Creek before the start of the 20th century will be moved to a new location in Battlement Mesa. Williams Production RMT, one of the ...

BATTLEMENT MESA – Voluntary evacuations are in place for a wildfire burning 500 acres near Battlement Mesa in unincorporated Mesa County. About two dozen homes near the Housetop Mesa Estates ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP)-- A group of residents has filed a lawsuit to stop a plan to drill for natural gas near mobile homes in western Colorado. The Daily Sentinel reports that Battlement ...

Garfield County emergency dispatcher Michelle Raymond knows every time she picks up the phone it can be a life-or-death situation. On the morning of Feb. 26 she learned just how much the former can be ...