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Montrose falls just short of the 4A football title game, CDOT lowers speeds on a crash-prone stretch of Highway 550, and Colorado’s open enrollment deadline approaches. Plus, Western governors grapple with soaring energy demand and the rapid growth of AI data centers.

Mindfulness teaches us that a way to a more peaceful happy life is to be intentionally present in the moment we are in.

KVNF Farm Friday: virtual fencing in Wyoming

Your weekly Regional Science Update.

Delta County School District Policy Committee recently worked on a policy that would make it more difficult for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to remove students or students' families from the district and obtain pertinent information.

Kirstin Copeland sworn in as Montrose County Commissioner following recall of Scott Mijares

This week's Regional Roundup takes a look at how one Colorado family struggled with the loss of SNAP benefits during the recent government shutdown, the impact of immigrant detention on a Wyoming family, a Utah rancher shares her experiences of six decades of running cattle in her new memoir, and how the loss of federal funding is impacting public and community radio stations across the country.

Kira Cordova was a student at Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado, when her professor told the class that if they wanted to graduate and then work in the outdoors as a seasonal: “Get out of my classroom.” Seasonal work didn’t require a degree, he said, a degree is what you need after you’ve burned out in 5 to 7 years.Cordova took his advice, but burned out in only 3 years. She tells how she learned to adapt fast and flourish, but also offers advice on how to cope with everything from jobs falling through to finding yourself homeless between jobs: great advice from a seasonal pro.