This year’s school board elections in both Montrose and Delta County have major impacts on the respective communities. KVNF reached out to the candidates in both counties, however not all candidates were interviewed. Some candidates did not respond while others did not respond to our request. If we missed any candidates, we sincerely apologize.Delta County School Board President Dan Burke is running for re-election in newly drawn District 4. Burke is running against Hardy Hutto who lives in the Cedaredge area. KVNF did not hear back from Mr. Hutto at the time of this interview.This interview with Dan Burke is in addition to the interviews on our Local Motion: Meet the 2023 School Board Candidates.

In this Local Motion, we continue our coverage of the 2023 Coordinated Election taking place on November 7. We meet the 11 Montrose and Delta school board candidates…there are seven candidates in Montrose vying for four open seats, and four candidates in Delta running for three open seats.

In this Local Motion, we dive into the 2023 State Ballot Information Booklet to learn more about next month’s coordinated election.

In recognition of Latiné Heritage Month, KVNF's Cassie Knust takes a look at some of her favorite KVNF stories highlighting members of our Latiné community.

On this edition of Local Motion, Lisa Young highlights a few of her favorite stories featured on our KVNF Stories tab on our web-site.The audio journey takes listeners from a joyous story about Paonia’s Color the Town Campaign in June all the way to a heart wrenching story about families impacted by the Sunset Mesa Funeral Home as they gather at Delta's Confluence Park to release "cremains" given to them by the now defunct funeral home.Story #1 - Our first story is about how a decision last fall by the town of Paonia led numerous volunteers from The Learning Council to step up with the Color the Town With Us Campaign.Story #2 - From rainbows to balloons, we go to Confluence Park in Delta for the first inaugural 4th of July Western Sky Balloon Festival.Story #3 - While our region is known for plentiful parades and fun festivals, some folks would rather be up “in them thar hills”. That’s where I found "Richie" White, Camp Host at Ward Lake talking about his busy Friday morning in mid-July at the popular campground on Grand Mesa.Story #4 - Next up we have a story about how the North Fork Community stepped up to repair damage along the Paonia River Park trails due to flooding this spring. Story #5 - Our story comes from our KVNF Farm Friday Feature on our Friday Regional Newscasts. I share the story of one North Fork Valley family that placed its orchard in a “permanent” conservation easement.Story #6 - We wrap up this Local Motion with the heartbreaking story about several families impacted by Sunset Mesa Funeral Home body-brokering scam. Family members and friends gathered at Confluence Park in Delta recently to pay respect to loved ones and to release remains.More original reporting by KVNF's News Team can be found under our News Tab - KVNF Stories.

In this Local Motion, we take a look at local water issues, some new infrastructure projects and conservation efforts.

On this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's Lisa Young interviews Jackie Felix, administrator of the Delta County Detention Center Jail Based Behavioral Health Services program and Joel Watts, owner/founder of Integrated Insight Community Care in Delta.

On this Local Motion, Rocky Mountain Radio's Managing Editor, Maeve Conran looks at how book banning and censorship are on the rise in our region.

On this Local Motion, Rocky Mountain Radio's Managing Editor, Maeve Conran looks at Colorado’s labor history, veterans’ stories and silent movies.

Juleen Feazell is the president of the Women's Surface Creek Saddle Club. On July 29th, 2023 Juleen, accompanied by her horse Khaleesi, completed the 100 miles of the Tevis Cup, with 29 minutes to spare. Tune in the hear more.