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This week on Local Motion, KGNU news director Shannon Young looks into the growing problem of drug overdoses. More than a dozen overdose deaths this year in Boulder County were caused by fentanyl. She speaks to Colorado Sun journalists Jennifer Brown and Olivia Prentzel who published an investigative series about the drug in November. Plus CU-Denver professor Marty Otanez is project coordinator of Naloxone Champions.

Six months have passed since Delta County Commissioners began the project to refurbish a building they bought, to turn into a new library in Delta. Kate Redmond reports the project just got more expensive. Plus, climate change is having an impact on the state’s agricultural sector, including the fruit grown here on the Western Slope. KUNC's Rae Solomon has the story.

Montrose County Clerk & Recorder Tressa Guynes invited KVNF's Gavin Dahl to her office in the County Courthouse building this week. They talked about her efforts to build confidence in local election systems. Plus, she explained what her team found during the recount, required because of a close race for Montrose school board.

"This weeks Rain & Shine covers the scintillating topic of stars and many of the questions you may have asked yourself while lying in a hot spring on a cold, clear and dark winter night. Paonia resident Jez Wain helps us to answer these musings.”

City of Montrose public information officer William Woody stops by Studio M to recap some of the biggest capital projects underway or completed in 2021. He discusses the brand new Montrose Rotary Amphitheater, the new public safety complex, and the Sunset Mesa water tank. He also explains some pandemic impacts on the Public Works Department and shares an overview of the new comprehensive plan adopted by Montrose City Council.

The bright star Sirius in the constellation Canis Major gave rise to the concept of "dog days," referring to summer's heat, but the depth of winter is the perfect time to observe it.

Gov. Jared Polis says the state is ramping up coronavirus testing and vaccine clinics. Plus, Kate Redmond speaks to Colorado West Land Trust about a new agreement between a ditch company in Crawford and the Bureau of Reclamation. It’s the first time a conservation easement has been put in place in exchange for habitat credit.

Affordable housing in Paonia is an urgent need. But the Board of Trustees put off a preliminary grant application to address it because of even more urgent issues. Kate Redmond speaks with Mayor Mary Bachran to learn more. Plus, the next story in our Rocky Mountain Community Radio reporting collaborative on the transition away from fossil fuels comes from Kyle Mackie at KHOL. Construction is underway in Wyoming on what will be the country’s largest wind farm, but a federal agency is stalling a key aspect of the development.

What does fish food have in common with methane flaring? More than you’d think, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. KZMU’s Justin Higginbottom spoke with a researcher about a novel use for methane in the West. Plus, we listen back to a conversation with Park Ranger Paul Zaenger, referred to affectionately as the ambassador for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. He retired in October after 40 years at the national park service.

Looking at drought maps in 2021 it was striking to see that the areas in Colorado and in California that are under the most intensive tillage also were suffering from the most extreme drought. Could there be a relationship?