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In a recent decision the U.S. Postal Service says it will proceed with a controversial plan affecting thousands of customers and postal workers on Colorado’s Western Slope.Prior to the changes, the Postal service hosted a public hearing in Grand Junction with roughly 200 persons in attendance.

FEATURE: For many parts of the rural Rocky Mountain West, public transit just doesn't exist, meaning locals and visitors are dependent on cars to get around. The Roaring Fork Valley 's local public transit system, RFTA , is the largest rural transit system in the U.S. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, Caroline Llanes looks at reasons residents take the bus, and how RFTA is trying to make its service even better.

On today’s KVNF Farm Friday: The United State Department of Agriculture is doling out direct payments to minority ag producers that the government had previously discriminated against. Eric Galatas reports that some advocates are hoping for improvements in the program.Also, The USDA's Farm Service Agency's Farm Loan Programs are making changes designed to improve borrower financial flexibility. USDA's Rod Bain looks at these proposed changes on today's “Agriculture USA”.

FEATURE: Montrose County School Board members will vote next Tuesday ( August 27, 2024) on whether to place a bond measure on the November ballot to fund a new high school in Montrose.

The Delta County School District held a mid-day groundbreaking ceremony at North Fork High School in Hotchkiss earlier this week. District officials, contractors, design management, stakeholders, students and the media met in the gymnasium for a presentation by District Superintendent Caryn Gibson.

Senator Michael Bennet has recently introduced two pieces of major land protection legislation to further protect lands across the KVNF listening area. The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, or GORP Act, adds many protections within the Gunnison watershed, including the North Fork. He’s also working on the CORE act, which adds new protections and expands wilderness protections to 420,000 acres across Western CO, much of which is also in the KVNF listening area. KNVF's Brody Wilson had a chance to speak with Senator Bennet at the Crystal Reservoir Dam.

Montrose Mayor Barbara Bynum has dropped out of Colorado’s Senate District 5 race. Bynum made the announcement on her Facebook Page.

FEATURE: The Colorado River doesn’t have enough water for all of the farms and 40 million people who depend on it. But other parts of the country have water in abundance. So why can’t we just solve the Southwest’s water crisis by piping in more from the East? KUNC’s Alex Hager has the answer.

Delta Health is keeping the doors open despite Medicaid cuts

Two large wildfires continue to burn in our region, prompting evacuations