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Back when our beloved western cities were still young and their skies still dark, customers waited weeks or even months for basic household items to reach their local mercantile shelves.

A trio of senator-sponsored bills could expand rural healthcare access in Colorado by giving providers new opportunities and more modern employment arrangements. One of the three bills representing Montrose County could change the relationship between physician assistants and doctors, according to the Montrose Daily Press.

On this Local Motion, Cassie Knust and Taya Jae dive into local theater. Specifically, how the arts bolster our rural communities and how they’re adapting to survive in the wake of the pandemic. You’ll hear from the Egyptian Theater board president ahead of the Delta theater’s first live opera performance. That opens Saturday, March 25. Later on, you’ll hear from Taya Jae as she interviews two Magic Circle Players and the production’s director for their upcoming production of “Lost and Found in Ikea,” opening March 17.

Delta Health is warning residents and patients of a new telephone scam circulating the area. The hospital press release notes that the calls, also called spoofing, indicate on caller ID that Delta Health is calling. East Middle School in Grand Junction will close its doors for good once this semester ends, reports the Daily Sentinel. Due to the threat of fentanyl poisoning throughout the state, harm reduction groups are making the medication Naloxone hydrochloride more accessible. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-D-N-K’s Hattison Rensberry asks Maggie Seldeen who runs the Roaring Fork-based non-profit High Rockies Harm Reduction about some common misconceptions about Naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan.

Delta Health is undergoing a change in CEO leadership from current sitting CEO Matt Heyn to Chief Legal Officer Julie Huffman. Huffman was appointed as interim CEO during the transition, according to a hospital news release.

A yearslong push to increase the number of classes Ridgway Secondary School students can take to earn both high school and college credit is paying off, reports the Ouray Plaindealer.

Anaïs Mitchell of the band Bonny Light Horseman joins Taya Jae to talk about art, ladnscape and the relationship between the bands first album, Bonny Light Horseman and their latest release, Rolling Golden Holy.

KVNF's weekly call-in gardening show.

The Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes are world famous, but there’s another space observatory that’s contributing greatly to astronomy: The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia Mission.

Montrose County School District is amongst a slew of districts across the country seeking to hold four major social media giants accountable. The district is entering a class action lawsuit against platforms like Facebook and Youtube. Just after the midway point of the Colorado State Legislative session, a number of West Slope Legislators teamed up for a virtual bi-partisan town hall meeting.