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Today we take a mindful look at our expectations for our meditation and mindfulness practices.

KVNF recently spoke with Tressa Guynes, the clerk and recorder for Montrose County, on how voter turnout is typically lower in city and county elections. In the upcoming November 7 election in Ouray County, voters will decide on a Ridgway lodging tax increase. The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation conducted a three-day search in Nucla based on a tip related to a missing persons case dating back to 1999. Avery MacCracken, a San Miguel County resident, pled guilty to one felony count of obstructing law enforcement officers during the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Four people are under arrest for allegedly stealing and exporting over $1 million dollars of dinosaur bones from public lands in Southeastern Utah.

On this edition of Local Motion, Lisa Young highlights a few of her favorite stories featured on our KVNF Stories tab on our web-site.The audio journey takes listeners from a joyous story about Paonia’s Color the Town Campaign in June all the way to a heart wrenching story about families impacted by the Sunset Mesa Funeral Home as they gather at Delta's Confluence Park to release "cremains" given to them by the now defunct funeral home.Story #1 - Our first story is about how a decision last fall by the town of Paonia led numerous volunteers from The Learning Council to step up with the Color the Town With Us Campaign.Story #2 - From rainbows to balloons, we go to Confluence Park in Delta for the first inaugural 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival.Story #3 - While our region is known for plentiful parades and fun festivals, some folks would rather be up “in them thar hills”. That’s where I found "Richie" White, Camp Host at Ward Lake talking about his busy Friday morning in mid-July at the popular campground on Grand Mesa.Story #4 - Next up we have a story about how the North Fork Community stepped up to repair damage along the Paonia River Park trails due to flooding this spring. Story #5 - Our story comes from our KVNF Farm Friday Feature on our Friday Regional Newscasts. I share the story of one North Fork Valley family that placed its orchard in a “permanent” conservation easement.Story #6 - We wrap up this Local Motion with the heartbreaking story about several families impacted by Sunset Mesa Funeral Home body-brokering scam. Family members and friends gathered at Confluence Park in Delta recently to pay respect to loved ones and to release remains.More original reporting by KVNF's News Team can be found under our News Tab - KVNF Stories.

Folks from around the region gathered for the Second Annual Delta Pride event to support the LGBTQ+ community, allies and families. No citations will be issued in the accident that left a Montrose High School student severely injured on Sept. 18. If you love skiing or snowboarding in our region, you might be looking to see what areas get snow first.

Family members of several victims of the body brokering scam conducted by Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose met last Friday at Confluence Park. They gathered to release materials they received from the now-defunct funeral home. Montrose High School celebrated homecoming with an exciting football victory, defeating Lutheran 36-14.

Recent state funding is set to address homelessness in Montrose and Delta counties. Paonia secured a right-of-way access from a small property owned by the Delta County School District. Magic Circle Player's production of Little Shop of Horrors kicks off this Friday. The Republican primary race for Congressional District 3 is taking shape.

School board seats are up for grabs in next month’s coordinated election, including in Montrose. Two student representatives in Montrose say their peers are concerned about a number of things, from limited college fair representation and the removal of shortened Wednesday schedules. Keep it Colorado, a conservation group working with local land trusts, has received an additional $1 million grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to protect farmlands and other privately-owned lands from future development.

We continue our conversation with seniors Jack Flowers, Montrose High School’s student body president, and Rachel Roebuck, a student council representative at MHS, about their expectations for candidates in this year's election. In Crawford, Jim Figora and Elise Wages are converting a two-acre property into a community center, named Grateful Flats. The City of Montrose is inviting public participation in the redesign and construction plans for Centennial Plaza. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has secured a one-year agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for the reintroduction of up to 10 gray wolves, beginning in December.

A special 2023 Fall Drive episode of KVNF's weekly call-in gardening show.

KVNF's weekly call-in gardening show.