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.

On this Local Motion, we take a look at early childhood education in our community. The state of Colorado has just rolled out a new universal preschool program, but there are not enough providers in our community. Unified Montrose is a partnership between the city of Montrose and Unified America, aiming to solve local issues through community collaboration.

On this edition of Local Motion KVNF's Lisa Young talks with Dr. Nathan Perry, Associate Professor of Economics at Colorado Mesa University, about 2023 second quarter economic numbers for Mesa, Montrose and Delta Counties.

On this Local Motion, Maeve Conran, the Rocky Mountain Radio Coalition’s managing editor, returns to look at the pressure high school students feel to succeed academically. Among this episode's features, Conran shares a report on why the family of a teen, killed in Parkland, FL in 2018, is touring the country with an anti-gun violence message, as well as a report on how a teen production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee persevered.

This regional roundup with Maeve Conran takes a look at dryland farming and indigenous crops.

KVNF's Lisa Young interviews Natasha Leger, Executive Director for Citizens for a Healthy Community located in Paonia, Colorado and Lea Linse , Conservation Programs Manager for Ecoflight, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and advocating for the protection of remaining wild lands and wildlife habitat using small aircraft.

In this Local Motion, we’ll peek inside a couple of our region’s libraries to hear about the social backlash that has visited their doorsteps in recent years. From book bans, censorship and even drag time reading hour, our librarians lay out how they have traversed a cultural battleground all while prioritizing democratized reading.

On this Local Motion, we’re discussing permaculture. Permaculture focuses on using land, resources, people and the environment in a way that doesn't produce any waste. You’ll hear from two permaculturists: Wind Clearwater of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, and Elizabeth Agee of Moon Hill Dairy, a cheese manufacturer near Steamboat Springs. Dairy is also the Just Good Food manager for the Colorado Farm and Food Alliance.

On this Local Motion, Rocky Mountain Radio's Managing Editor, Maeve Conran looks to the skies. This regional roundup report looks at a recent AstroFest in southeast Utah, as well as discussions around trauma from school shootings, COVID and climate change. Later, hear from DACA recipients as they read excerpts of their monologues from the Motus Theater troupe.