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In many of Colorado’s rural mountain towns, basic services can be few and far between. This is something that especially impacts older residents. Limited social programming, or even the absence of a place to gather, can leave seniors isolated. In the tiny mountain town of Lake City, a group of locals is working to change that.
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Lake City group works on making space for local senior citizens.
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Your local almanac for gardening, landscaping, and much more for your home and valley living.
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The Olathe community recently honored the Gray family for their longtime commitment to the sport of wrestling.
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This week on Local Motion, you’ll hear interviews with Tiny Desk Radio hosts Anamaria Sayre and Robin Hilton as well as local musicians Logan Wise, Jason Coover and Rai Omri who have submitted to the Tiny Desk Contest in the past. You’ll also hear samples of their submissions. This years contest is open for submissions until 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 9, 2026.
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Grand County, in southeast Utah, experienced a uranium boom during the Cold War, leaving behind many health crises. Since then, the county’s Moab area has become an international destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Now, that economy is threatened because the federal Energy Department has targeted Grand County as the perfect place to store highly reactive nuclear waste, writes Zak Podmore, who lives in the area.What’s alarming is that the Biden administration awarded $2 million to two, pro-nuclear groups in California, including Mothers for Nuclear, to help persuade Utah locals that nuclear waste is not only safe but also the basis for something it calls “nuclear tourism.”
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“I was acutely aware of not feeling part of the club,” says Alia Hanna Habib, now a leading literary agent. “As I started to become an insider, I saw other people feel that same way.” In this episode Habib talks about writing her book, Take It From Me: An Agent’s Guide to Building a Nonfiction Writing Career from Scratch, and offers ideas for where to start writing your book, how having talented friends might both inspire and intimidate you, how to choose a topic, and why she now finds ways–with her book and her work–to open the door for other creatives.
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Paonia K-8 students are beginning 2026 with significant academic achievements
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There is nothing more humbling than becoming a parent.
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Who doesn’t like a pretty cloud in the sky? As familiar as the Sun and the Moon, clouds assume a wide array of shapes and sizes—from ominous cumulonimbus to cottony altocumulus, feathery cirrus to leaden stratus, and various hybrids in-between. We see them year-round worldwide, boding fair and foul weather alike.
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