Rep. Matt Soper

Delta Correctional Center will remain open but, will lose roughly $153,000 due to state budget issues.

State Rep. Matt Soper is lobbying to keep the correctional facility open; the prison brings in roughly $14 million to our regional economy

Last weekend the Rocky Mountain Sled Dog Club held the "Grand Mesa Summit Challenge", at the Mesa Top Trailhead on the Grand Mesa. KVNF's Brody Wilson brings you along to the event.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor of the State of Colorado in the 2026 election.

FEATURE STORY: The recent decision by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the sentencing of Montrose Funeral Home owners Megan Hess and her mother Shirley Koch, who plead guilty to mail fraud in one of the state’s most egregious body brokering schemes, brought out rage from Colorado State Representative Matt Soper.

A trio of bills aimed to reform Colorado’s funeral industry were signed by Governor Jared Polis on May 24th. The bill signing took place at the Governor's Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver. Colorado State Representative Matt Soper, who worked on several pieces of legislation to reform the mortuary industry following the FBI raid of Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors and Donor’s Service in 2018, attended the historic bill signing.

A trio of bills aimed to reform Colorado’s funeral industry were signed by Governor Jared Polis on May 24th. The bill signing took place at the Governor's Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver. KVNF's Senior Report Lisa Young recently spoke with Colorado State Representative Matt Soper on the importance of the bills.

Delta Health was recently awarded a $650,000 Rural Provider Grant for healthcare system upgrades at the rural hospital located in Delta.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and State Representative Matt Soper recently recently toured Delta County’s Detention Center to witness the success of the county’s Jail Based Behavioral Health Services (JBBS) program.

Republican Representative Matt Soper from Delta was elected Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Legal Services. City-owned property on Cerro Summit in Montrose could be the future home of a professionally-designed mountain biking park, reports the Montrose Daily Press. Zack’s BBQ in Hotchkiss changed hands after five decades as a family business, reports the Delta County Independent. While the West is grappling with a long-running drought, activists are calling for stronger state policies on water sustainability. But a new report shows that the Mountain West is lagging behind. Small newspapers, and local reporting, can be essential to the communities they serve. Recently, a newspaper in Montrose County’s West End changed hands, but stayed in local ownership. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-O-T-O’s Gavin McGough sat down to talk with the paper’s new publisher, Regan Tuttle.