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"I've always said Music is the great healer."

Grief counseling is being offered to Cedaredge Elementary School students in Delta County following the death of two local children in Routt County on Saturday. Coloradans receiving their Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) refunds will not be taxed this filing season. A heated debate unfolded during a Cedaredge Board of Trustees meeting over approving a liquor license for a new establishment, "The Liquor Vault.” People continue to gather across the region to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Glenda Strong Robinson, an associate minister and historian for the Second Baptist Church in Boulder, has very personal memories of Dr. King. The Colorado Republican Party endorsed Donald Trump for president this past weekend before the Iowa caucus.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is leading a coalition of state attorneys general calling on the federal government to roll back its drug classification of cannabis. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking people to be mindful of seasonal closures meant to protect mule deer and elk during their winter range activities. The state legislature reconvened last Wednesday and, by Friday, lawmakers had already introduced over a hundred and thirty bills. Homelessness is a growing issue in both urban and rural areas across the state.

On today’s KVNF Farm Friday, Lisa Young speaks with Penelope Powell, Executive Director of Valley Food Partnership and acting Chair for the upcoming Western Colorado Soil Health, Food and Farm Forum.A groundbreaking ceremony took place at Delta High School on Monday, for a bond project approved by voters on last year’s ballot.Governor Jared Polis gave his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the state legislature Thursday. Residents in San Miguel County have the opportunity to provide input regarding community mental and behavioral health needs. The Montrose County historic courthouse is getting a makeover at a guaranteed price of less than $14.8 million. One person was killed in an avalanche this week at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort.

Due to legislative changes in the state, several counties, including those in our region, will be delaying tax roll certification until January 24. The Colorado Dept of Education released its high school graduation and drop out statistics on Tuesday. The victim of a homicide that transpired in Delta last week was found buried on his own property. Lawmakers returned to the State Capitol yesterday for Colorado’s 2024 legislative session. The much anticipated co-working space at the Delta Library is now open with plans to open the maker space in the next few months.

Lawmakers are returning to the State Capitol today for Colorado’s 2024 legislative session. Delta County’s District 3 Commissioner Wendall Koontz announced that he’s running for reelection. A federal judge dismissed former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters' case, where she sought to block District Attorney Dan Rubinstein from prosecuting her in state court. Marisela Ballesteros is the first Cora Indian and Indigenous person elected to the Gunnison City Council.

Denver saw a record number of migrant arrivals from the US-Mexico border last month. Late last week, Delta County law enforcement responded to a reported shooting at a ranch near Austin. A new temporary traffic signal at the Montrose Regional Airport is on the way. The first conventional uranium mining done in the U.S. in eight years is underway at three mines in Utah and Arizona. The new year is getting off to a rocky start for one local mental health care provider due to ongoing Medicaid billing issues with Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

Colorado’s 2024 legislative session starts next week and Democratic party leadership is focused on legislation to address the state’s housing crisis. The Montrose Police Department is asking residents with security cameras to join a voluntary surveillance camera registry. A trio of nonprofits in our region are looking to fill energy workforce gaps. Small nonfarm businesses in 16 Colorado counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. On today’s Farm Friday, KVNF’s Lisa Young takes us to a unique and somewhat mysterious farm south of Montrose on highway 550.

Coloradans can now get thirty percent off the price of electric lawn and garden equipment. The first benefits will be distributed to Colorado workers next week from the state’s new paid leave initiative. After some months of uncertainty, plans for a bus service linking the Montrose and Ouray communities are back on the table. Megan Sandoval, a Delta County Human Services Child Welfare Caseworker, was recently awarded Colorado's Caseworker of the Year for 2023. December 30 was the two year anniversary of the Marshall Fire, which burned more than a thousand homes in Boulder County.

What if I told you that you could travel through time with a telescope? No, a telescope cannot take you back to 1955 to fix your parent’s relationship. However, through a telescope, the possibilities to discover events that happened eons ago are opened by gazing at the colossal night sky.