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Spotted on the Grand Junction calendar: Feeding Giants - Music in the Grapevines

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Good morning Grand Junction! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a four-hour SWAT standoff on Elm Drive finally ended.
  • Investigators renew plea for leads in long-running Grand Junction missing case.
  • How CMU students got 'rowdy' before classes started in Grand Junction.

Also on today's calendar: Feeding Giants - Music in the Grapevines and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a snowman that is having a temper tantrum? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 96 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 96, low: 68.
  • Wednesday: Warm; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SWAT Arrests Barricaded Suspect on Elm Drive (junctionnow.com) — A Grand Junction man was arrested after a tense four-hour SWAT standoff on Elm Drive, following reports he damaged vehicles with a baseball bat and threatened neighbors. Police, sheriff's SWAT teams, and fire crews secured the area, evacuated nearby homes, and ultimately took the suspect into custody without reported injuries to residents.
   

• 'Hopefully Addison will give me a call'; Investigator ask for help solving Grand Junction missing person case (kkco11news.com) — Mesa County investigators are renewing their call for help in the disappearance of Addison Wayne Dunn, who vanished from Grand Junction nearly five years ago and is still listed as missing. Detectives stress they're focused on confirming his safety, not old warrants, and urge anyone with information or contact with Dunn to reach out to the Sheriff's Office.
   

• Colorado Mesa University students get 'rowdy' before beginning of semester (kkco11news.com) — Colorado Mesa University students in Grand Junction spent the weekend diving into carnival games, club fairs, and mascot meetups as they geared up for the first day of fall classes. New and returning Mavericks say the Western Slope's outdoor lifestyle, scholarships, and tight-knit campus community are big reasons they chose to study and stay here.
   

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💬 Chatter

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    Vesper Starr Originally Published on June 15, 2026 We're taught that love is effortless and arrives fully formed. When our lives get messy, we… (Nextdoor Orchard)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • How low can the Colorado River go? A slow float on the 15-mile reach, Grand Valley boaters, irrigators, fish feel the impacts of drought — Heather Sackett (AspenJournalism.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver (coyotegulch.blog)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A meltdown ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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