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On today’s KVNF Farm Friday we check in with Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey for our Western Water and Snowpack Update.

The criminal trial against Tina Peters, former clerk for Mesa County, has been postponed, reports the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. The delay came after Peters fired her second set of attorneys last week. This is the second time the trial has been delayed. Peters faces numerous felony charges stemming from alleged election misconduct in 2020. A new trial date is set for July 31.

The recent closure of Integrated Insight Community Care came as a shock to nearly one hundred employees and its growing client population on the Western Slope. Over the past year, the multi-county behavioral health provider’s CEO Joel Watts came under scrutiny with the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing regarding numerous allegations over patient safety at the clinics.

A new traffic signal at the Montrose Regional Airport is in the works, reports the Montrose Daily Press. The signal will help control traffic coming onto and off of North Townsend Avenue. Currently, travelers heading south from the airport have to turn left across four lanes of traffic on U.S. 50 heading into Montrose.

Jeff Hurd is Republican Candidate for Colorado’s Third Congressional District. He will face Democrat Adam Frisch this November in the General Election. Mr. Hurd spoke with KVNF about his interest in politics, his top priorities and his stance on abortion rights.

FEATURE: We continue our candidate interviews. KVNF's Senior Reporter Lisa Young recently spoke with Delta County Commissioner Wendell Koontz who is seeking a second term. Commissioner Wendell Koontz and challenger Niko Woolf have agreed to attend a forum hosted by the Uncompahgre League of Women Voters at 9 am on September 28, 2024in Hotchkiss. Craig Fuller, District 2 Commissioner candidate, who is running unopposed will also attend the forum.

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FEATURE: Western Slope Conservation Center executive director Hannah Stevens joins KVNF for a discussion on their most recent conservation efforts.