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This week on Local Motion, Taya Jae interviews five candidates for two seats on the KVNF board of directors. The candidates are Gloria Crank, Robin Doss, Greg Krush, Greg Stunder and Brody Wilson. Information, candidate bios and ballots are available here.

Delta-Montrose Electric Association and Elevate will provide free internet service to qualifying families in Montrose County School District, reports the Montrose Daily Press. The service is available to students who receive free and reduced lunch. Sales activity held steady for the town of Ouray during August. Sales tax revenue for August is up nearly 55% over August 2019. Two tax-related measures are on Colorado ballots this year.State ballot Proposition 121 asks voters if they would like to decrease the state income tax rate while, Prop GG would add a table to all income tax-related ballot measures in an effort to clarify how tax measures will affect different socioeconomic groups.

Over the summer, the invasive Japanese Beetle was detected in Grand Junction. The adult beetle feeds on more than 300 species of plants including those that are a major part of Western Slope's agricultural economy such as sweet corn, peaches, and grapes. The invasive insect already plagues some communities on the Front Range. For KVNF, Laura Palmisano interviews Rich Guggenheim, Plant Health Certification Program Manager for the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

KVNF's weekly call-in gardening show.

KVNF's weekly call-in gardening show.

KVNF's weekly call-in gardening show. Hour Long Fall Pledge Drive Special

Family and friends gathered last Friday to mourn and remember 18 year old North Fork High school student Edwardo “Eddie” Carrillo. Carrillo and 17 year old Alexi Armendariz, a Delta High School student, were killed last week in a car crash on Hwy 133. A formal petition with 56 signatures was presented to the Paonia Town of Trustees at the Oct. 13 meeting. The petition dated Oct. 10 requested “the immediate resignation/removal of Trustee Thomas Markle based on his unprofessional actions and abusive behaviors.

Colorado State Representative Hugh McKean, the leader of the Republican caucus, died of an apparent heart attack over the weekend. Republicans will select a new leader on Nov. 10, following the midterm election. Four school districts in Colorado are getting almost three million dollars from the federal government for electric school buses. Beth Hendrix, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Colorado, reminds us of the importance of voting on or before November 8th. Boulder area organizations launched efforts this year to reduce waste from holiday celebrations, including repurposing Halloween costumes.

Delta County Commissioners approved an estimated $1 million dollars to upgrade the county’s 9-1-1 communication system. A preliminary permit for Xcel Energy was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ahead of a feasibility study for a hydropower facility in Unaweep Canyon. The 2022 midterm elections are coming up on Tuesday, November 8th. A Native political organization is endorsing thirty one native candidates running for office. Despite the rise in health insurance costs, some Coloradans will still be able to get financial assistance to lower the price they pay. Some states in our region and around the U-S are restricting abortions. Now, efforts are underway to connect women with abortion medications – a dose of two pills that can be taken at home. A mobile clinic is operating along Colorado’s border, so women from out-of-state can pick up the pills

In keeping with our election coverage, KVNF spoke with Delta County School District 50-J on Ballot Initiative 5B. Voters in Delta, Gunnison, Montrose and Mesa Counties are eligible to vote since the school district includes those counties.Advocates for people experiencing homelessness in Colorado continue to forge innovative new solutions. Eric Galatas with Colorado News Connection reports.KVNF Regional Newscasts air Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 a.m and 5:50 p.m. News tips and information can be sent to news@kvnf.org