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In this Local Motion, we’ll peek inside a couple of our region’s libraries to hear about the social backlash that has visited their doorsteps in recent years. From book bans, censorship and even drag time reading hour, our librarians lay out how they have traversed a cultural battleground all while prioritizing democratized reading.

Delta County School District will have three open seats on the School Board for the November 7, 2023 Coordinated Election. Friends of the River Uncompahgre (ForU) in Montrose is making a comeback the non-profit was originally formed in 2006. A program that expands access to fresh fruit and vegetables for people on food-assistance is currently underway in 25 states including Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. Farm Friday includes a report on solar farming and drought projections in the West.

As Lisa Young reported on Friday, SNAP recipients can avail themselves of the Double Up Food Bucks program. KVNF's Cassie Knust followed up with Erin Maes, the coordinator for the Montrose Farmers Market, about how community members can get more bang for their buck. A Colorado man has been charged with illegally landing a helicopter in Grand Teton National Park. Exposure and malnutrition may have killed three people found at a remote campsite in Gunnison County.

With weather forecasts showing dangerously high temperatures, KVNF's Cassie Knust spoke with Cheryl Oeltjenbruns of the Abraham Connection in Delta about the shelter’s first community cooling station. July is Disability Pride Month. KVNF’s Taya Jae spoke with Disability Rights Activist Emily Ladau, whose book, "Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally," offers a comprehensive guide to understanding accessibility and unlearning ableism.

"You can't dance to a WAV form" says Chris Wood as he discusses the completely analog recording process of the Wood Brothers new album, Heart is the Hero. Chris and Oliver Wood join Taya Jae to talk about childlike enthusiasm, age & wisdom and how necessary empathy is, right now.

In honor of Disability Pride Month, writer, speaker and disability rights activist Emily Ladau joins Taya Jae on the Pen and The Sword to discuss her book, Demystifying Disability, What to Know, What to Say and How to be an Ally.

The Delta Area Chamber of Commerce is “putting on a party," also known as Deltarado Days. Janice Wellborn is the program director for a regional access partnership between the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley. This partnership aims to fund infrastructure improvements for small nonprofits in our region.

Wildland firefighter crews are making headway in mitigation efforts in the Spring Creek Fire. Montrose County Commissioners made three decisions regarding the county owned and operated Montrose Regional Airport during its June 21 meeting.

Help is on the way for people who experienced discrimination in a federal agency’s farm loan programs. The Montrose Recreation District committed itself to helping solve local childcare shortages. Bright, explosive fireworks shows are a staple in several holiday celebrations for people across the country, especially the Fourth of July. But while most celebrations are done and gone by the end of the week, the impact felt by fireworks is still being felt even today by most local animal shelters.

Backcountry travelers are being asked to stay mindful of the unusually high snowpack this year after West Elk Mountain Rescue responded to two separate incidents in three days. CDOT began slope stabilization work this week on CO 133 along the Paonia Reservoir. Montrose County unemployment rate numbers look good, however, new business filings are down from a year ago. Historically, the penalty for stealing a car has been based on how much a stolen car is worth. Colorado has been the number one state in car thefts since 2020.