KVNF's Brody Wilson talks with Rancher Glenn Elzinga during this year's Roots of Renewal Conference

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The Creamery Arts Center in Hotchikiss has hired Malanie Hoshiko as its Executive Director

Mallory Martin a Democrat from Palisade is running for House District 54

Slim Woodruff has an ax to grind when it comes to bottled water that has been treated with a myriad of flavors, mined from halfway across the world, or that boasts of being “pure” and “natural.”"A character in the book True Grit proclaimed that he once drank water from a muddy hoof print and was glad to get it. While I might not go that far,” Woodruff writes, "I have drunk from a lot of questionable sources, and I’m still here to tell the tale. You might want to try the tap.”

There's a new trail system for Nordic skiers between Montrose and Gunnison near the Blue Mesa Reservoir.

There's a new trail system for Nordic skiers on top of the Alpine Plateau in the Cimarron Mountains near Blue Mesa Reservoir.

Our country's epidemic of school shootings left many families with real fear and uncertainty. Western Slope schools are working to prevent violence early—before a situation reaches a breaking point. In this episode, local educators explain the Salem-Keizer threat assessment model, how Safe2Tell fits in, and why early mental health and basic-needs support can change a student’s trajectory.

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