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TOP STORY: The uproar over a fourth grade social studies book which includes references to Governor Jared Polis’s sexual identity continued during a recent Delta County School Board meeting, reports the Delta County Independent. According to reporting, the district received over 50 written correspondences on the issue preceding the meeting, and 10 community members were able to comment in the allotted time.

Your local almanac for gardening, landscaping, and much more for your home and valley living.

Your local almanac for gardening, landscaping, and much more for your home and valley living.

The Town of Paonia has been concerned for years about the proliferation of short term rentals within town limits. Last week the Paonia Board of Trustees passed legislation to license these units. Marty Durlin reports.

Salt Lake, which flows into the dwindling Great Salt Lake, is being saved from an invasion of deep-rooted phragmites, which grew so thick that wildlife and people couldn't get near the lake. Starting in 2009, the state's agriculture department has been aerial spraying Utah Lake with the herbicide glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, which critics say can cause cancer in human beings. But now, thanks to the treatment, 70% of the lake is free from the invasives, and 100% phragmite-free is the goal. Ted Williams recounts how controversial glyphosate is, but says in the case of Utah Lake, glyphosate is safe and the only alternative.

Your local almanac for gardening, landscaping, and much more for your home and valley living.

Today we take a mindful look at consumption.

Your local almanac for gardening, landscaping, and much more for your home and valley living.

FEATURE: In some pricy corners of the Mountain West, housing has become so expensive that employers are stepping in to help their workers. In Jackson, Wyoming, a state agency has found a way to stretch limited dollars. They’re turning to MODULAR HOMES, which are built in factories. Like legos, entire sections of the house are assembled on permanent foundations. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Hanna Merzbach shadows one family from packing up to moving in.

In 2024 KSUT and the Four Corners Water Center of Fort Lewis College hosted The Tribal Water Media Fellowship in which 11 young people explored the connection to water for themselves, their communities, and their cultures.