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The Interior Department is spending nearly 85-million-dollars to help communities in the West tackle challenges brought on by drought. According to the most recent Colorado SNOWTEL report, the Gunnison River Basin is at 139% of normal with the Yampa and White River Basin at 150% of normal. The first snow system of the new year brought in varying amounts of snow fall. Higher elevation did better with Silverton - 13.5 inches ,and Monarch Pass - 10 inches. Durango and Cedaredge reported 5 inches, and surprisingly Telluride reported only an inch and a half of snow. The 2022 mid-term elections weren’t the best for Colorado Republicans as Democrats retained top state positions and once again took the majority in both houses. In our final report from Rep. Matt Soper, he talks about the party’s losses and what that means for the upcoming legislative session which gets underway Monday.

Children love to play in mud, and scientific research from organizations like John Hopkins Medicine say the outdoor recreation isn’t just good for the immune system, but also for the soul. Suzy Conty of Miss Suzy’s Educational Services in Montrose, Colorado leans on this research in her own nontraditional classroom. The school year has come to a close. As the Class of 2023 prepares to receive their diplomas and head out into the world, Telluride took the time to celebrate them with the annual Graduation Parade down Main Street.

Montrose County Commissioner Sean Pond has announced his run for a U.S. Senate seat.

Jobless claims hit 6.6 million in today's report, doubling the grim milestone reached last week. The numbers are released weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor.

The State Department is calling for the immediate release of Siamak and Baquer Namazi and said they are "unjustly detained." Siamak is a business consultant and Baquer is a retired UNICEF official.

Highway 50 - Delta’s Main Street was closed due to an active fire that destroyed a business in downtown Delta on Wednesday. According to information released from the City of Delta, Delta County Communications received a 911 call at about 4:28 PM regarding a structure fire in the 200 block of Main Street.Main street in Delta was reopened yesterday according to Delta City Manager Elyse Casselberry in a press release. Third Street remains closed between Meeker and Main Street until further notice.

Employers looking to hire foreign workers must prove they looked for American workers first. But some immigration law firms show employers how to recruit Americans without actually hiring U.S. workers. This kind of "faux recruiting" is common knowledge in the tech industry.

The Delta County commissioners and county assessor recently performed a third-party audit of the county’s property value assessments. The Paonia Board of Trustees and Town Administrator Stefen Wynn introduced the town's capital improvement plan during the Nov. 14 Paonia Board of Trustees meeting. A dog in Ouray was recently diagnosed with a serious respiratory disease. In Montrose, recent legislation like Proposition 123 is making waves in the housing landscape, aiming to address affordability issues. Next month, the U.S. Department of Interior will release a second report as part of its ongoing investigation into federal Indian boarding schools.

The latest NPR-IBM Watson Health poll found that 29% of people said they were often angry when checking the news. Another 42% said the news sometimes made them angry.

The mayor said the settlement avoids "continuing anxiety and distraction." She said city attorneys felt going to court would ultimately prove more costly to the tax payers.