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Looking back through the episodes of Western Slopes Skies since 2015, I realized that I’ve written features for the end of the year numerous times. I enjoy taking stock of the year – and celebrating all that has happened. -Art Trevena

Western Colorado is fortunate to be surrounded by a variety of talented musicians. Today on the show we highlight some of those local voices both in conversation and song. Tune in to hear Bracken Creek, David Starr, Hillery McCalister, Bill O'Brien, Ben Bentele and Mama Lingua.

The Navajo Nation Police Department has received numerous missing persons reports that they have traced to addiction treatment centers in Arizona. Now they are warning tribal communities about recruiters. Voters in Paonia, Colorado narrowly passed a citizen initiated water moratorium in early 2020. The decision to cease selling domestic water taps came one year after the town ran dry in the winter of 2019. The crisis created a state of emergency for the town’s 1,400 residents and associated water companies.

Today we continue the second-part of our four-part series on Consumption.

Last Saturday, Lisa Young joined the holiday festivities at Crossroads Senior Living in Delta. It was a special time for residents, staff and their families to enjoy time together around brightly decorated tables for a special meal and conversation. On Monday, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged his colleagues to act on the agricultural workforce labor crisis affecting family farms and ranches in Colorado and across the nation. Federal climate experts published an interactive map looking at the probabilities of where it might be snowing–or not–on Christmas Day. Coloradans can now testify before lawmakers without hours of travel or leaving the comfort of their homes.

A Montrose man is accused of fatally shooting an older man at a Sherwood Drive home early on Monday, reported the Montrose Daily Press. Elijah James Johnson, 25, is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of a 59-year-old man. Montrose County School District elementary schools now have a set of student bikes, along with teacher bikes and helmets, according to the district. Delta police encouraged community members to begin a neighborhood watch in a town hall earlier this month, reports the Delta County Independent.

Megan Hess and Shirley Koch, co-owners of Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors and Donor Services, intend to appeal their prison terms imposed on them for mail fraud in U.S District Court, reports the Montrose Daily Press. The City of Montrose will go to a Single-Stream Recycling Program effective immediately. The change will limit the type of recyclable plastics that are accepted. The city will collect only plastic items marked with 1, 2, 4, and 5 recycling symbols. KVNF'S Laura Palmisano interviews two History Colorado officials about a statewide survey of Green Book sites used to guide Black Americans as they traveled across the U.S.

The nation's organic food industry will soon be operating under a new set of USDA rules and regulations. You can find more information on the new organic food industry rules and when they will go into effect at USDA dot org. Vehicles are cutting the lives of animals short as they move across roadways, however, researchers have found one possible solution help them live longer.

For decades the town of Paonia struggled to maintain its complex water system. In February 2019 the town ran completely dry in what state and federal agencies called a "perfect storm." Following the water crisis, a number of Paonia citizens decided to take matters into their own hands.

Host Jill Spears is joined by Gardener, Author and founder of the Cheyanne Botanic Gardens, Shane Smith.