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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.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office maintains that former Montrose funeral director Megan Hess was appropriately sentenced for her involvement in a scheme to obtain and sell human remains without proper consent. Delta County has installed new fast-charging electric vehicle (EV) stations to support EV drivers both locally and along the West Elk Loop Scenic Byway. Montrose County announced Thursday that it would be the Case Management Agency for Long Term Care Services and Supports in Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties. To avert future disasters like the 2021 Marshall Fire, we need to rethink how homes and other structures turn into fuel. On today’s Farm Friday there’s a new inflation report showing food price inflation is slowing down to a crawl. USDA’s Gary Crawford has more.

As of Monday, Colorado has 17 new laws, most from the recent legislative session. Across the Western region, the winter has kicked off with below-average snowfall, raising concerns about a "snow drought." In Hotchkiss, trustees recently greenlit an ordinance overhaul, notably targeting pet ownership rules. Our region’s local Audubon society recently wrapped a timeless Christmas tradition…bird counting. Last month, the Colorado River Drought Task Force submitted a list of recommendations to the general assembly for consideration. Denver saw more migrant arrivals from the US-Mexico border last year, per capita than any other US city. Candidates react to Republican Lauren Boebert of Silt's announcement that she is switching districts.

Can enemies be friends? The answer may come after a walk in the woods. It's also a question that the cast of "A Walk in the Woods" focuses on in the Magic Circle Player’s newest production, which opened last week in Montrose.Economic reports for the fourth quarter of 2023 are trickling in from Colorado Mesa University’s Dr. Nathan Perry. Montrose County School District is pursuing a potential bond measure on this fall’s ballot. The state Senate’s committee on agriculture held the first bill hearings of Colorado’s 2024 legislative session today.

In this week's Crisis to Comeback podcast, Kori Stanton speaks with Mark Waltermire, owner of Thistle Whistle Farm about hotter and drier growing seasons and the future of agriculture. Mark shares his perspective on food security, community resiliency, and agrivoltaics.