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KVNF Regional Newscast: May 8, 2025

Lisa Young (right) interviews Casey Dukeman, City of Delta, during this year's Cinco de Mayo celebration
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Lisa Young (right) interviews Casey Dukeman, City of Delta, during this year's Cinco de Mayo celebration

Cindo de Mayo celebration 'kicks off 'full summer season

TOP STORY: The City of Delta held its third annual Cinco de Mayo celebration last Friday night. The event drew hundreds to downtown to enjoy a night of dancing, singing and eating. KVNF Senior Reporter Lisa Young spoke with Casey Dukeman live during the celebration of Mexican culture.

FEATURE STORY: KVNF’s Brody Wilson has the details on an exciting outdoor school in Montrose called Outer Range.

REGIONAL NEWS: Economic and environmental challenges could complicate the Trump administration’s proposal to create housing on public lands. As the Mountain West News Bureau's Kaleb Roedel reports, a new analysis supports the idea, but says it is unlikely by itself to solve the affordable housing crisis.

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Lisa was born in Texas but grew up on a small farm in Olathe, Colorado and considers herself a “Colorado native after six years of age.” Lisa has nine years experience in news reporting. She began her career as a News Director for a small radio station on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Following her initial radio career, Lisa worked as a staff reporter for The Journal Advocate and South Platte Sentinel in Sterling, Colorado and then returned to the Western Slope as staff reporter for the Delta County Independent.