Delta County

City of Delta voters to decide on updated charter in special election

The City of Delta will hold a special election on April 1 for voters to decide on the adoption of a new city charter. This follows the 2024 election, in which citizens approved the formation of a Charter Commission to review and update the existing charter, which was originally adopted in 1950.

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Local ranchers get wolf training from Delta County Livestock Association

There have been no reported wolf depredation of cattle or sheep in Delta County, so far, but Robbie LeValley, on behalf of the Delta Livestock Association, gave a Feb. 13 presentation to more than 130 ranchers in Hotchkiss, Colo., emphasizing how critical precise record keeping will be — should and must likely when the quiet ranching community is impacted by wolf depredation.

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On Western Slope, opioid crisis continues and sheriffs say it is leading to mental health, crime

Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell and Delta County Sheriff Mark Taylor have had  a constant battle fighting the opioid crisis in their counties since 2017, when it first started impacting western Colorado.

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