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Today on the North Fork and Knife we’re talking about Beer. Adam Smith relaxes with two home brewers; Ashley Krest visits a local brewery owner and Taya Jae chats with two women who are revitalizing a small Colorado town, with beer.

Last week’s car accident on Hwy 133 between Hotchkiss and Paonia left two local high school students dead. The driver, an 18 year old male and a younger passenger were also injured. The week of October 16th thru the 22nd is National Teen Driver Safety Week. The Colorado State Patrol is alerting parents and caregivers to the seven “red flags” that could determine if their teen is being unsafe behind the wheel. KVNF recently interviewed Democrat Kevin Kuns who is challenging incumbent Republican Marc Catlin for House District 58.

Today we take a mindful look into creating ease in our lives.

DJs, friends, and family came together for a Stop Time Tribute show to celebrate the legacy of Felix Belmont. You can hear them share stories, play music and remember the fantastic memories Felix instilled in each person he came across.

Delta County Democrats hosted a number of candidates in Hotchkiss on Tuesday afternoon. Among those “stumping” in the North Fork was Aspen Businessman Adam Frisch who is looking to unseat incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert for the third Congressional District (CD-3) in Colorado. President Joe Biden designated the Camp Hale — Continental Divide National Monument on Wednesday. The Colorado Sun reports that the Biden administration simultaneously moved to block mining and oil and gas drilling on over 200 thousand acres of Colorado’s Thompson Divide.

If you’ve ever frequented a Paonia restaurant or food cart around lunchtime on a weekday it's quite possible you’ve encountered Bill O’Brien and his guitar. While John Prine may have popularized the idea of the Singing Mailman Bill O'brien has brought us a different spin – the singing UPS man. Today Bill spends his lunch break at the KVNF studio in Paonia joining Taya Jae on Talkin’ Music.

Delta County Assessor Debbie Griffith. The Colorado Assessors’ Association honored Griffith as the 2022 Colorado Assessor of the Year at its annual conference held earlier this month. Delta-Montrose Electric Association has appointed Jack Johnston as the cooperative’s new CEO. The Montrose Municipal Court located on South Cascade Avenue will be temporarily relocating to the Montrose Public Safety Complex at 434 South First Street for up to three months due to renovations. State and federal officials are warning horse owners not to feed their animals Top of the Rockies brand alfalfa cubes after nearly 100 horses developed neurologic illnesses. The Colorado River is in crisis. Forty million people depend on its water, and the supply is shrinking due to climate change. Policymakers met in Las Vegas last week to discuss its future, but didn’t emerge with any new commitments to significantly cut back demand. That leaves hydropower facilities in jeopardy at the nation’s largest reservoirs, and a murky picture of the river’s future.

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.