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Mesa County continues to see a number of positive economic indicators from 2022 including an increase in new business filings rolling into 2023. KVNF’s Lisa Young has the details. On May 2, the Colorado River District and the Middle Colorado Watershed Council, hosted a State of the River meeting to give an update on the condition of the Colorado River and its local tributaries.

Several Democratic West Slope Legislators held a Zoom call last week to update constituents on the conclusion of this year’s legislative session. The one hour session was co-led by Speaker of the House Representative Julie McCluskie and Senator Dylan Roberts. KVNF’s Lisa Young joined the virtual meeting and filed this report.

Delta County Board of County Commissioners met Tuesday for its regular business meeting. Among the topics at the meeting was a letter from the county to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The letter drew concern from one environmental group located in the North Fork Valley. KVNF’s Lisa Young has more.

Jeanine Renée joins Taya Jae to talk about her brand new album, Plastic Madonna, out May 25th.

A bit of good news regarding the Highway 133 closure between Paonia and Somerset. Elise Thatcher, spokesperson for CDOT, says plans are underway for temporary repairs.On today’s Farm Friday Feature we take a look at the Montrose Farmers Market open every Saturday until October. The market located at historic Centennial Plaza in the heart of downtown Montrose starts at 9:00 am and runs until 1:00 p.m. every weekend ….rain or shine.

On September 26, 2022, a NASA spacecraft ran into the asteroid Dimorphos at nearly 15,000 miles per hour. Far from being a multi-million-dollar boondoggle, this collision is precisely what astronomers had planned. The spacecraft was part of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, or DART for short. The goal: to test technology that could potentially divert a large asteroid, should we ever locate one on a collision course with Earth.

Governor Jared Polis has signed a law that moves Colorado closer to making good on a school meal program passed by voters in 2022. On today’s Farm Friday Ag markets are anxiously awaiting USDA's first forecasts for the supply and demand situation for crops now being planted. On today’s Farm Friday feature we take a look at the growing Delta County Farm to School program….literally in our backyard.

Taya Jae is joined by Director Kenny Easton and Actors Rachel Blankmeyer and Shannon Rediger to talk about their upcoming performance of The Sound of Music.

KVNF's Lisa Young interviews Jill Jurca, Western Slope Regional Director Destination Imagination, and Alisa Johnson, Instructional Coach at Garnet Mesa Elementary, about Destination Imagination, a program that offers students from elementary to college open-ended STEAM challenges designed to teach the creative process.