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Last week Region 10, Montrose County, and supporting partners celebrated the grand opening of the Olathe Innovation Center. KVNF’s Lisa Young attended the event to bring us this report. Latino health care activist Julissa Soto joined Cassie Knust for a conversation around the lack of equity in latino healthcare. Here’s a preview of that Local Motion conversation.

What does equity in healthcare look like for Latinos? The question may seem big and abstract, but Julissa Soto has dedicated more than two decades to accomplishing equity in latino communities. KVNF's Cassie Knust hosts this Local Motion centered around the Latino community.

We continue our conversation with seniors Jack Flowers, Montrose High School’s student body president, and Rachel Roebuck, a student council representative at MHS, about their expectations for candidates in this year's election. In Crawford, Jim Figora and Elise Wages are converting a two-acre property into a community center, named Grateful Flats. The City of Montrose is inviting public participation in the redesign and construction plans for Centennial Plaza. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has secured a one-year agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for the reintroduction of up to 10 gray wolves, beginning in December.

On today’s newscast we hear how ballots with queried signatures need to be addressed by July 3. A new report says the federal government needs to change its program for farmers in the Colorado River basin states due to the ongoing drought. And the need to have Pride events in rural Colorado.

Today’s regional newscast covers multi-hour closures on US 550, a recent mudslide near Ridgway, fire damage at Fiesta Guadalajara, and concerns over National Park Service funding. Plus, author Craig Childs shares reflections on darkness and his new book The Wild Dark.

Western Slope author Craig Childs joins Local Motion to discuss his new book The Wild Dark — an exploration of dark skies, light pollution, and what we lose when we can no longer see the Milky Way. Filmmaker Ben Clark also joins to discuss Preserved, his documentary about a half-million-acre conservation landmark in northern New Mexico.

More than 700 students graduated across the KVNF listening area this week. The Fire Mountain Canal is finally flowing again after a month of repairs — but not before an April freeze wiped out the North Fork fruit crop. Plus travel warnings, local news briefs, and a holiday weekend send-off.

Today's KVNF Regional Newscast covers

Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was in touch with former President Trump's top aide after the 2020 presidential election and pursued efforts to overturn the results.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NFL playoffs and the Australian Open.