KVNF Regional Newscast: March 18, 2022

Published March 18, 2022 at 10:28 AM MDT

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• Congress passed the omnibus spending bill this week, including funds for Montrose Courthouse renovation, a new urgent care clinic in Palisade, water treatment upgrades in Hotchkiss, fire suppression, and much more
• Montrose 6-year old Amelia Fishering and her mom Sarah are launching Sunflowers for Ukraine, with a printmaking workshop at Mosaic on Saturday from 1 to 4
• We hear a clip of the latest Rain & Shine from Calla Rose Ostrander about iconic sandhill cranes
• CPW is studying sandhill cranes to better understand their changing migration patterns, including 4000 or so now wintering around Escalante Wildlife Area near Delta
• Ashley Ahearn reports for Mountain West News Bureau on a ranching family inspired by wolves to rethink the way they manage their land, in part one of a three part series