KVNF Regional Newscast

• The Pine Gulch Fire is expected to continued growing
• Montrose County School District releases in-person learning details
• A hiker named Larry Vangelder died on the Box Canyon Trail in Ouray
• New law means Cedaredge residents must control mosquitoes, rodents on their property
• Big Sky Conference postpones college football until Spring 2021
• Part One: Noah Glick reports on the eviction crisis

• North Fork Valley Skatepark gets new funding from Delta County
• EPA settles first Gold King lawsuit
• Census now visiting households that still haven't responded 
• Tracking data shows Texans most active in San Juan Basin
• A renewed effort is underway to rename some geographic features in Colorado

• Delta County Schools release Restart Plan for upcoming school year
• Colorado Mesa University and Technical College of the Rockies release fall plans
• KSJD Reporter Austin Cope shares personal COVID-19 story
• New study says reopening colleges will need to do a lot of testing
• Jodi Peterson speaks with Ouray mayor Greg Nelson and Ridgway mayor John Clark about their town economies

• The Pine Gulch Fire was at 9,200 acres as of Wednesday afternoon and only 5% contained
• A new report finds the worst of the COVID-19 recession may be over for Colorado
• COGCC voted Tuesday to raise mill levy for oil & gas companies
• Colorado voters may see as many as 11 statewide ballot questions in November
• Public health officers across the country keep quitting

• 4 Delta County Sheriff's office staff tested positive for COVID-19, recovered, and are back to work
• Colorado Division of Insurance anticipates 2021 individual health plans will cost less thanks to the reinsurance program
• New report: coal mine reclamation could create thousands of jobs
• 2 Colorado ballot initiatives on oil and gas have been pulled
• Communities of color are vulnerable

• Mesa County School District unveils plans for re-opening, plus online-only option
• Cutthroat Trout could be protected by new water right in San Juan River Basin
• Local National Forests chosen to contribute the Capitol Christmas tree this year
• Republican state lawmakers ask Gov. Polis to call a special session, he declines
• As COVID-19 hits Indigenous communities hard, what about data sovereignty?

• Montrose Memorial Hospital receives two new grants to help offset revenue drop
• 12 Mesa County residents became U.S. citizens on Monday
• Body of missing man, Conrad Earnest, found deceased by search and rescue crew on Miracle Rock Trail
• June was a record month for housing sales, reports Mountain West News Bureau
• U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet introduced new rural infrastructure legislation called the RESILIENT Act today

On today's regional newscast we air another double feature from the new collaboration between Mountain West News Bureau and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation looking at how the border closing between the U.S. and Canada impacts local communities. MWNB's Nate Hegyi reports from Eureka, Montana. Then CBC's Bob Keating files from Nelson, British Columbia. 

On today's regional newscast we air a double feature from the new collaboration between Mountain West News Bureau and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation looking at how the border closing between the U.S. and Canada impacts local communities. MWNB's Nate Hegyi brings us to a struggling community in Montana. Then CBC's Bob Keating heads to Fernie, British Columbia. 

• Updated county COVID-19 case numbers in Mesa, Delta, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel
• More people are getting tested, and the percentage of positive cases is going down
• City of Delta chooses a new City Manager
• KVNF's Gavin Dahl interviews Montrose County Republican Party chairman Ray Langston 

• Montrose Memorial Hospital recognized as #1 rural hospital in Colorado
• City of Grand Junction reports May sales tax was down 8.6 percent from last year
• Over 600 outbreak specialists are urgently calling for a bigger role for the CDC
• The president's nominee to head the BLM is facing renewed pushback
• Changes to the BLM's September oil and gas lease sale are still possible

• School district guidelines released by Colorado education officials
• Mask mandate may not be enforced in some Western Slope counties
• Governor Polis announces rental assistance fund to help lower eviction rates
• Wait times for COVID-19 test results are getting longer as rates increase
• Republican governors are losing support over their handling of the pandemic
• Domestic abuse hotlines are seeing an uptick in calls
• Crews are removing weeks' worth of vandalism at the State Capitol
• In July, 3 oil and gas pipelines have shut down

• Governor Polis issues statewide mask order effective Friday, July 17
• Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission resumes hearings on SB-181
• U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada and 11 other Senators want support for the outdoor recreation industry in future recovery legislation
• Colorado conservationists are voicing opposition to William Perry Pendley's nomination as director of the BLM
• U.S. Senator Michael Bennet tells KVNF's Gavin Dahl that he hopes a new bipartisan COVID relief package is possible in the next three weeks

• Delta-Montrose Electrical Association switches to Guzman Energy for its power supply, plans more renewables
• Delta County School District deciding on plans for fall learning
• Oregon Hotshot crew arrives to help fight Western Slope wildfires
• RV and trailer sales climb as more people turn to camping during the pandemic

• Green Meadows fire burning northwest of Telluride
• Telluride-based software company expanding to Montrose, Grand Junction
• COVID-19 testing delays and shortages hit communities
• National Park Service is re-evaluating how it manages Yellowstone bison
• Churches weigh how to best offer religious services during pandemic

• Ridgway named third "Dark Sky Community" in Colorado
• Wildfire smoke in summer leads to more flu outbreaks in winter, says new study
• Bureau of Land Management struggles to fill headquarters jobs after moving to Grand Junction

• Fire restrictions in place across Western Slope
• Western utility looks to scale up its renewable power capacity
• Majority of Mountain West residents think Trump is not handling the pandemic well
• Lake Powell is essential to millions of people, but its water supply is declining sharply

• New tool from CU-Boulder measures coronavirus transmission risk
• Debunking the myth that the Irish were the most enslaved people in the U.S.
• Colorado's rate of COVID-19 is climbing;  Western Slope case numbers
• Interview with public health director about COVID-19 spike in Mineral County

• Gov. Jared Polis visits Grand Junction, signs several bills into law
• Violin vigil held in Grand Junction for victims of police brutality
• Delta County extends state of emergency until August 5
• Small business owners have until August 8 to apply for loans
• Lake Powell filled for the first time 40 years ago this summer

• Preliminary results from Tuesday's primary election
• Gov. Polis urges Coloradans to avoid large 4th of July gatherings, closes bars and nightclubs for 30 days
• Video games may help relieve stress

• Federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic has kept poverty rate from skyrocketing
• Most Americans think the government should do more to reduce climate change impacts
• Drought deepens across the West and Colorado
• The pandemic has increased telehealth access -- will it continue?