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55:) Megan Hess and Shirley Koch, former owners of Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, are back in the news. A federal judge ordered Hess and Koch to pay just over $436,000 in restitution to the victims of their body-sales scam, reports the Montrose Daily Press. Colorado is the first state in the country to include gender-affirming care services in its benchmark health insurance plan for essential health benefits. Colorado Snowpack report released on Wednesday, shows a decent snow pack for this time of year. The San Miguel, Dolores and Animas andSan Juan river basin leads the way with 139 percent of normal. Followed by the Gunnison River Basin at 138 percent of normal.

A controversial effort to legalize overdose prevention centers advanced at the State Capitol on Wednesday. Also called safe use sites, these facilities give people using illicit drugs a designated place to do it and supervision to avoid deadly overdoses. Delta County Commissioners voted down the most recent updates from the Delta County Planning Commission. Delta County Commissioners will host a work session on Tuesday, March 7 to discuss an Climate Action Plan from the Citizens for a Healthy Community.

Imagine being a poor 13-year old boy living in France in 1744 and observing a 6-tailed comet in the daytime. What aspirations might that have generated in a teenager?

In Part 2 of our reporting on the Delta County Land Use process, Commissioner Don Suppes talks about complaints against Delta County Planning Director Carl Holm and process for the land use code going forward. Hundreds of high school students marched on the State Capitol last Friday to demand action against gun violence. Delta High School Speech and Debate is celebrating victory over 36 schools at the 4A state championship in Colorado Springs.

The town of Paonia may purchase the former Paonia High School building while Ridgway could condemn a piece of private property to create a pathway for students to access Ridgway Secondary School from the River Park subdivision. Lawmakers across our region are searching for solutions to widespread teacher shortages.

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This month Montrose based theater company, Magic Circle Players, kicks off their second show of the season with a production of Amadeus. Actors Janel Culver, Mark Smith, Everett Gregory and Kenny Easton join Taya Jae to discuss their highlights from the show. We also hear from Magic Circle Players PR representative Lesley Hallenborg.

Former Sunset Mesa funeral home director Megan Hess has asked the U.S. District Court to delay the Jan. 3rd sentencing date by at least 90 -120 days reports the Montrose Daily Press. Search giant Google has agreed to a nearly $400 million dollar settlement with Colorado and 39 other states in connection to how the company tracked users’ locations even when they opted out, reports the Denver Post. The Police Chief told the Paonia Town Council recently that his “department is currently responding to a mental health/suicide call for service approximately every other week”. Delta County Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement with the town of Orchard City for police coverage.

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One of the most-watched Senate races this election season is right here in Colorado. Republican Joe O’Dea is challenging incumbent-Senator Michael Bennet. Lucas Brady Woods, Rocky Mountain Community Radio, interviewed O’Dea about his campaign platform.