Colorado Parks and Wildlife just released five gray wolves in Grand County, despite facing some legal challenges from livestock industry groups in the state. They are trying to establish a self-sustaining wolf population, as directed by voter approval.
The wolves were captured in Oregon, assessed for age and health, fitted with GPS collars, and flown to Colorado for release.
CPW plans to reintroduce 10-15 wolves by mid-March 2024, and eventually have 30-50 wolves over three to five years.
These wolves are part of CPW's restoration program and are designated as an experimental population under the Endangered Species Act. It's all part of a comprehensive management plan for wolf restoration in Colorado.
There is a new resale shop in Delta run by Humberto Velasquez, who also owns Mr. Concrete. He had been thinking about opening the shop for a while and finally went for it in October.
According to the Delta County Independent, Velasquez noticed that tenants in his buildings were moving closer inside city limits, so he decided to use the space for a business.
He used to work in flea markets and had always wanted to start a resale shop. Velasquez buys pallets of returned items from other stores, so the inventory will always be different. If you have items to sell, the shop will buy them from you.
A new bill known as "Bill C" in Ouray County might change property taxes for vacation homeowners. If it passes, they could end up paying way more in taxes, reports the Ouray Plaindealer.
The bill would classify short-term rentals as lodging properties and charge higher taxes. Right now, the average short-term rental in Ouray was occupied for 195 nights in 2022. If the new tax rates are applied, owners might have to pay around $16,500 in property taxes per year.
Downtown Paonia could get an additional retail marijuana shop if all goes well at an upcoming hearing for the proposed business. KVNF’s Lisa Young has more.
Montrose County School District has opted for a more proactive, rather than reactive, approach to students’ mental health. Over the last few years, the district has focused efforts on building safety and wellness teams, incorporating a community-wide system designed to help a student in distress before it’s too late.
Recently, that paid off in a big way.
KVNF's Cassie Knust sat down with district RN Amanda Nokes and lead nurse Cyndle Sinclair, to learn more.
To protect the student’s privacy, identifying information was kept anonymous during this conversation.
