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2023 is almost here, and astronomically a lot will be happening. The coming year features a “ring-of-fire” eclipse, meteor showers under dark skies, high solar activity, auroras, eye-catching planetary conjunctions, a possibly bright comet, and important milestones in space science.

A number of questions have been raised concerning the closure of a homeless encampment west of Delta. Lisa Young recently spoke with Delta City Manager Elyse Casselberry via phone to get some answers. Today is the final day to participate in Colorado Gives Day 2022. Colorado Gives Day has grown to be Colorado's largest 24-hour giving event, raising more than $362 million for nonprofits across the state since it began, according to ColoradoGives.org.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day is observed on the third Monday of January. King was born on January 15, 1929. Avian Influenza or (Bird Flu) has been detected in the geese population at Confluence Park in Delta according to the Colorado Department of Wildlife. Angry voices filled the meeting room last week during a public hearing by the Delta County Planning Commission. Across the west, bighorn sheep are at risk of catching: pneumonia. The illness can kill off herds and throw off entire ecosystems. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-H-O-L’s Hanna Merzbach reports.

A bill drafted by three Colorado Democrats that would ban the purchase of so-called “assault weapons'' could be introduced this legislative session, reports Colorado Public Radio. The bill would not require people to give up legally owned guns.t he death of a 29-year-old man at Powderhorn Ski Resort,two weeks ago, has been ruled an accident by the Mesa County Coroner. The man's name will not be released at the request of the family. Montrose Regional Health recently received an “A” Grade on the Lown Institute Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility. The index is the first ranking to measure social responsibility of more than 36 hundred U.S. hospitals nationwide.

Today we take a mindful look at the difference between a goal and an intention.

City of Delta residents recently received a public water notice in their water bills regarding a "failure to test backflow prevention devices," reports the Delta County Independent. According to city staff, the notice was required by new state regulations, but the city's water is still presumed safe. As the Town of Paonia reaches the third anniversary of its water moratorium, Interim Town Administrator Leslie Klusmire continues to look for direction from the town board on language contained in the 2020 ordinance.

Host Jill Spears is joined by Jere Lowe from Earth Friendly Supply Company to talk about how to prepare for the gardening season ahead.Email questions anytime to worm@kvnf.org, or call during the program at 1-866-KVNF-NOW.

Four people have died in avalanches since December 26 and there is more snow forecast for Colorado this week, reports the Colorado Avalanche Center. “Dangerous avalanche conditions will last through the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.” said Ethan Greene, Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Applications for Colorado’s Centennial Farms & Ranches 2023 program's deadline for applications is May 1, 2023. To apply or learn more, visit h-co.org/CentennialFarms. Supporters of a planned lithium mine in Northern Nevada say it would provide essential materials to build electric vehicles and address the climate crisis. But a coalition of Native American tribes is fighting against it. K-U-N-R’s Bert Johnson reports.

Nashville based musician Brian Ashley Jones wondered into KVNF while visiting Paonia and ended up sitting down for a fun-filler, inspiring interview.

Joy. Bonnie, Emma and Eva of the Colorado based band Big Richard join Taya Jae on this weeks Talkin' Music.