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Brody Wilson
A special mid-year West Slope Water Summit brought together water managers and community leaders to address a dire water year. Projected inflows into Lake Powell are expected to be well below half of normal — and negotiations over the river's future remain unresolved.
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Continuing the discussion on easing the pressure off of the teaching of Lao Tzu that tells us our thoughts will eventually become our destiny. -
KVNF’s Top Spin is a spotlight on the most-played album in the past 6 weeks by our DJs. -
More than 700 students graduated across the KVNF listening area this week. The Fire Mountain Canal is finally flowing again after a month of repairs — but not before an April freeze wiped out the North Fork fruit crop. Plus travel warnings, local news briefs, and a holiday weekend send-off. -
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An interview with Nucla-Naturita EMS Chief Jeff Stephens. -
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Brad Miller, a conservative school board attorney recently hired by the Montrose School Board has drawn scrutiny across the Western Slope -
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Until recently, David Calkin was a senior scientist for the U.S. Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station. Now a wildfire consultant in Missoula, Montana, Calkin says that staff cuts in the agency have already hampered its fire-fighting ability.Under the Forest Service’s planned reorganization, Calkin says there will be even fewer skilled management teams to respond to fires. The question, he asks, is not whether the fires will come. It is whether we are still capable of responding effectively when they do.
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