MAY 6 - 13, 2026
VOLUME 33, ISSUE 19
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Intermountain plans to build primary-care clinic in Fruita Tim Harty
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ntermountain Health plans to build a primary-care clinic in Fruita, according to a “General Project Report for IMH MGWC Fruita Primary Care Clinic” that it submitted to the City of Fruita in 2025. The report’s Major Site Plan summarized Intermountain Health’s plans “to construct a 15,500-squarefoot medical office building located at 502/524 Kokopelli Boulevard in Fruita, Colorado.” The adjoining lots are vacant, and the Mesa County Assessor’s website shows Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System Inc. (SCL Health) purchased each lot in February 2023, paying $550,000 for the 1.47 acres at 502 Kokopelli Blvd. and $1,500,000 for the 1.43 acres at 524 Kokopelli Blvd. Each sale was recorded by the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder on Feb. 9, 2023. SCL Health merged with Intermountain Healthcare in 2022 and formed Intermountain Health, which operates Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction. See story Page 5
How much watering do lawns actually need?
Local landscaper says overwatering is unnecessary and can weaken lawns. — See Page 2
This sprinkler is part of a residential irrigation system in the Grand Valley, which is coming off an extremely warm and dry winter while being in the midst of an extreme drought. Area water and irrigation agencies are asking residents to limit their irrigation-water usage this year. Photo by Tim Harty.
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