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Four of the five Paonia town board candidates attended a recent candidate forum hosted by the Delta County Independent. Present were Paonia Trustee Paige Smith, who is running for the mayor's office uncontested, current Trustee Kathy Swartz and citizens William Brunner and Walter Czech who are running for three open trustee seats. Write-in candidate Linda McCone was absent from the forum. All present candidates say working on water infrastructure is the top priority. The municipal election is April 2nd.

When Glen Canyon Dam blocked the mighty Colorado River in 1966, it began creating a world of mud 100 miles away, writes Dave Marston, publisher of Writers on the Range. The Southwest's San Juan River is a poster child for that event, as its load of heavy sediment settled to the river bottom over the decades. Now, when the San Juan River enters Lake Powell reservoir, its muddy water adds to a mud pancake that's 49 miles long, a mile wide in some places, and as much as 120 feet deep in the final reaches of the San Juan River. Think "mud bergs" and treacherous, ever-changing channels, though wildlife has returned to the lower San Juan River.

Delta Police Department reported a TikTok post threatening a shooting at Delta Middle School on Monday. The threat stated that a shooting would take place "sometime before the end of this school year." Later that afternoon, officers identified a juvenile responsible for the threat. Charges are pending following the completion of the investigation.

Paonia Trustees voted against purchasing the former Vo-Tech school in Paonia, reports the Delta County Independent. The decision came after a tour of the building and community comments during Tuesday night’s meeting.

The Coalition, a 501c3 non-profit, is an umbrella organization dedicated to supporting Dark Sky Places.

KVNF's weekly call-in gardening show. Special guests on this hour long Spring Drive Episode.

Benjamin and Kassie Wilson of the Americana duo Goldpine, join Taya Jae on Talkin' Music.

On today’s Farm Friday, KVNF’s Lisa Young reports on the annual Western Slope Soil Health, Food and Farm Forum held in Montrose last weekend. KVNF's Taya Jae sat down with Becky Stone, the actress and storyteller who will be portraying Rosa Parks this Sunday at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts in Paonia.

KVNF's weekly call in gardening show. With special guest Chris Sullivan from Mountain Oven Bakery.

Delta County has installed a new 24-hour ballot drop box at Crawford Town Hall. Beginning February 12, 2024 the Crawford Town Hall ballot drop box will be available to voters alongside several other 24-hour ballot drop-off locations across Delta County.