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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.

Montrose police are investigating a homicide on Sherwood Drive, the Montrose Police Department reported in a news release Monday morning. Police were dispatched to the 1200 Block around 2:20 AM on January 23, where they found one male party deceased. A suspect is in custody and police noted no ongoing threat to the public. The Delta Egyptian Theatre is hosting the BANFF (BAN-F) Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour on February 23, reports the Delta County Independent. The event will showcase storytelling around outdoor adventures in North America.

Last year, there were more than 13,000 midwives in the United States, according to the American Midwifery Certification Board. The profession is female dominated. The board’s most recent demographic report finds that less than one percent of midwives in the U.S. are male. That figure holds true in Colorado. State data, from February of this year shows, there are currently four men certified as nurse-midwives here. This week on Local Motion, we’ll meet one of those midwives: Adrian Medina. He was born in the Philippines and grew up on Guam. He was trained on Guam as a midwife by the island’s only male midwife at the time. Last year, Medina moved to Colorado with his family to work at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction where he’s the only male nurse-midwife on staff.

The body of Wayne Phillips, a missing duck hunter, was found earlier this week, reports the Delta County Independent. Two backcountry skiers were caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche near Vallecito Reservoir reports, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Delta is now home to a nonprofit dedicated to connecting children with foster families, according to the Delta County Independent. Hope and Home has been in Colorado for 25 years. States in the upper Colorado River Basin are asking the federal government to stop sending water downstream from a major reservoir to prop up Lake Powell.

Professional Storyteller and Teaching Artist, Katie Knutson joins Taya Jae on the Pen and The Sword to share the art of storytelling.

Australian singer-songwriter Natalie D Napoleon joins Taya Jae from her home in Fremantle to talk about her new album, You Wanted To Be The Shore But Instead Your Were The Sea.