Colorado River Reporting

Montrose County economic report shows a modest increase in sales taxes

Chris La Tray, a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa, is the author of Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home.

Gunnison Gorge Anglers works to conserve the air, water, and land

Time is running out for Colorado River negotiators

Indivisible activists have organized a march and rally in Montrose this Saturday.

Republican Representative Jeff Hurd took questions from constituents across the political spectrum on the second amendment, cuts to Medicaid, and foreign policy at a tele-town hall Tuesday night.

Paonia Police Chief Matt Laiminger presented an update to the Paonia Board of Trustees during the January 14th council meeting, reports the Delta County Independent.

FEATURE: States that use the Colorado River just wrapped up annual meetings in Las Vegas. It provided a rare look behind the curtain of tense negotiations about how to share the river’s shrinking water supply. But as KUNC’s Alex Hager reports, state negotiators are still deeply divided heading into uncertain political times.

FEATURE: On today’s Farm Friday, we highlight the Mountain Harvest Festival held last weekend Paonia. The three day event celebrates local music, art, farms, food and spirits. The event is organized by the North Fork Valley Creative Coalition, a local nonprofit organization.

Delta County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing the proposed Dolores Canyon Monument during its June 4th meeting. Although the proposed monument is in Mesa and Montrose Counties, the three Republican Commissioners sided with its neighboring counties to oppose any such designation.