Our Living Lands - MWNB

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s campaign team announced last week that the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for 2026 has raised over $1million dollars from roughly 3,000 individual donors.

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.

TOP STORY: Last week, Montrose County commissioners rejected a proposal to add a zoning amendment addressing renewable power generation facilities, reports the Montrose Daily Press, In the end, the three person board rejected the measure 2-1 vote after hearing a string of community concerns.

FEATURE: Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands don’t have electricity. A majority of them are spread across the Navajo Nation where climate change is making it harder for families to keep cool. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel visited the reservation to learn how Navajo families are coping without power.