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Delta resident William Tedrow recently announced his candidacy for Colorado’s House District 54 for the 2026 election. The Republican is seeking to replace term-limited Rep. Matt Soper, who served the district since 2018.

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

Utility rates for Delta customers are going up this year, according to reporting in the Delta County Independent. City council unanimously approved the overall 7.7 percent hike during the regularly scheduled January 7, 2025 meeting.

Northern Lights, silence, calm and the brilliant stars of dark nights—these are just a few of the benefits of winter darkness in Alaska, writes Tim Lydon. And now, researchers have found that just as climate change increases the heat and length of summer, dark winters are vital for the health of trees, wildlife and even us.

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

Delta County Administrator Robbie LeValley and Lindsey Mitchell, the county's Public Information Officer, talk with us about the updated land use code and new infrastructure projects.

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

For those of us living away from our larger cities and towns, the West Slopearea from Grand Junction south to Cortez is one of the darkest places onEarth where people live. We know that by experience but that darkness hasbeen measured by satellites.

From May to September in southern Colorado, Rick Freimuth's searches the Four Corners area from a fire tower perched at 9,624 feet, his day not the official 8 hours but more like 12 when the sun shines. He and his wife Linda love the job and miss it when winter closes in.