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The Colorado Board of Health has passed new penalties for abuse, neglect and preventable death cases at assisted-living facilities. Starting November 27 in Montrose, Uncompahgre Road over the South Canal near Pahgre Road will be closed for a couple of weeks. The Palisade Board of Trustees just made a big decision about sewer rates. Colorado's recycling and composting rate has been stuck at half the national average for several years. CASA of the 7th Judicial District recently requested a waiver of a land use fee with the Montrose County School District. The Bureau of Economic Analysis has new data showing the massive economic impact of the recreation economy, which is particularly pronounced in the West. When water solutions are discussed, many utility and business leaders are in the room.

2024 is almost here, and in astronomy, a lot will be happening.

Today we take a mindful look at Stillness.

On Local Motion, we celebrate Native American Indian Heritage Month. We pay a visit to the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose where KVNF's Cassie Knust meets CJ Brafford, the museum's director and care keeper. We'll explore the history of the Ute tribe in our region and what efforts the museum is making to preserve that history. A high school in our region decided to create a Navajo language class. In a special report for the Mountain West News Bureau, a journalist in our region recently spoke with her 84-year-old grandmother about her experience in U.S.-supported boarding schools. Diné photographer and artist Eugene Tapahe shares about his Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project to bring awareness to Native American causes through the healing power of the traditional Ojibwe jingle dress dancers.

KVNF's weekly call in gardening show. This is the last show for 2023. They will return for the 2024 growing season.

Colorado's 2023 fiscal year revenue exceeded expectations– so much so that taxpayers could see a larger TABOR refund. Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board will not cap the price of a life-saving medication for cystic fibrosis. The Colorado Ag Water Alliance is giving away $1 Million to Colorado farmers looking to improve their water efficiency. On today's Farm Friday, one area ranch is using the latest technology to manage cattle near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The Town of Paonia is planning on a water rate increase in order to keep up with water-related loan obligations and pivotal infrastructure needs.

Zan, Christie, Greg, Todd and Pat of Mixed Bag Jazz join Taya Jae in the studio. They talk about nostalgia, how to take a tune like Material Girl and jazzify it and and the joys of music.

In this Local Motion, we take a look at local water issues, some new infrastructure projects and conservation efforts.

Science Writer Melissa Sevigny joins Taya Jae on The Pen and The Sword to discuss her latest book, Brave the Wild River, the value of curiosity and where she finds hope about the state of water in the west.

Now its time for Rain & Shine, your weekly Regional Science update.