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Emily Sinclair joins Taya Jae on this weeks show to talk about the sustainability of small, independent bookstores; why we should shop locally in a corporate world and what makes her shop, Paonia Books, unique.

Dr. Nathan Perry, assistant professor of economics at Colorado Mesa University, spoke with KVNF's Lisa Young about how Mesa, Montrose and Delta counties fared during the third quarter of 2022.

Have you ever dreamed of flight? The constellation Pegasus has long been a symbol of courage and aerial daring for humans past and present. Late fall in a dark location offers perfect viewing of this winged horse.

Darrell Scott joins Taya Jae on Talkin' Music to talk about his musical aha moment, discuss the joy of imperfection and share his most recent albums, Jaroso and Darrell Scott Sings the Blues of Hank Williams.

The LGBTQ community nationwide and in Colorado mourns another senseless shooting at a Colorado Springs night club over the weekend. A 22 year old gunman killed at least 5 patrons and wounded 25 others around midnight on Saturday. Paonia Trustees are considering three finalists for town administrator, reports the Delta County Independent. The three applicants are Guy Patterson, Evan Bolt and Melissa Fields-Allgeyer. Delta Health received its first sales tax payment in the amount of $318,000, The money was tallied nearly four months after voters approved the hospital’s 0.8% sales tax initiative. The City of Montrose saw increases in tax collections across the board during the third quarter of 2022.

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Early-season storms have left SNOW TOTALS above average throughout much of the Western U.S. Snowpack on Colorado’s Western Slope is mostly at or above average for this time of year, but the Front Range and eastern plains are just below average. Two different populations of a common bird in our region were recently listed under the Endangered Species

The Club Q attack in Colorado Springs was the 13th mass shooting in the state this year, according to information from the Colorado Sun. The city of Durango will pay just over $3,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the city of failing to properly notice an executive session and improperly denying an open records request, reports the Durango Herald. he City of Delta entertained the possibility of allowing retail marijuana in the town during a recent city council work session, reports the Delta County Independent. Four states along the Colorado River are getting closer to finalizing details of a program to pay water users to conserve.

A number of questions have been raised concerning the closure of a homeless encampment west of Delta last month. Lisa Young recently spoke with Delta City Manager Elyse Casselberry via phone about the city’s ongoing efforts to provide services to Delta’s Unhoused population. The Town of Paonia will host a meet and greet for the three town administrator finalists on Dec. 12 reports the Delta County Independent. The meeting open to the public will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. at Paonia Town Hall. The three finalists for town administrator are Guy Patterson, Evan Bolt and Melissa Fields-Allgeyer.

22-year-old Anderson Aldrich, accused of killing five people and wounding 17 others in a shooting last month at Club Q in Colorado Springs, was formally charged with 305 criminal counts, reports the Colorado Sun. Montrose City Council voted unanimously to place two historic structures on the city’s Register of Historic Places. Proposition 122 was one of the ballot measures approved by voters this year. It decriminalizes the psychedelic substance psilocybin for personal use and mental health treatment. But as KUNC’s Lucas Brady Woods reports, Coloradans won’t see clinics offering psychedelics quite yet.