Glenwood Canyon

On today’s Farm Friday, some schools are getting much needed help in providing healthy meals to their students. USDA’s Gary Crawford shares that story. Delta County Democrats recently held a summer fundraiser featuring several Democratic candidates. The event in Paonia is the first of many for local Democrats in the run-up to the 2024 election season.

CDOT and Colorado State Patrol are asking drivers to follow lowered speed limits on Interstate 70 after a series of crashes caused extended closures on the highway. Paonia is losing approximately 10 gallons a water per minute due to a critical water leak under nearby railroad tracks, reports the Delta County Independent. Mesa County Valley School District may close three of its schools next year due to declining enrollment, reports the Daily Sentinel. The popular school loop of the River Park Trail near the Paonia K8 was recently closed to the public in-order to protect wildlife.

What happens to student COVID testing during the two-week holiday break? KVNF's Gavin Dahl asks Montrose School District public information officer Matt Jenkins. Plus, the Environmental Protection Agency ruled the White Mesa uranium mill in Southeastern Utah can no longer accept radioactive waste from Superfund sites. KZMU's Justin Higginbottom speaks with a lawyer who fought for that decision about the mill’s future.

For our next story in our Rocky Mountain Community Radio reporting collaboration on affordable housing, KSJD’s Sofia Stuart-Rasi reports on how the only shelter in Montezuma County for people experiencing homelessness fits into the complicated housing crisis in southwest Colorado.

Mobile home residents in Austin making national newsMontrose seeks funds to upgrade pocket parkCDOT says all lanes of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon will reopen…

CORRecycling in Grand Junction caught fire MondayHops growers in Colorado navigate new business terrainSurface Creek Valley Historical Society raising…

Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in more hot waterCDOT falsely reported Independence Pass was closed on August 4th to reduce useBiologists study impact of…

Highway 50 returns to regular closures Sept 1July the hottest month ever recordedResearch shows wildfire smoke harmful to dairy cowsColorado will require…

Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters not cooperating with Secretary of State investigation, Grand Junction Sentinel calls her 'unfit' for officeAce Hardware…

CDOT says I-70 should reopen through Glenwood Canyon by Saturday nightRural Utilities Service awards $10.5M to Elevate for Pea Green, East Delta…