Club20 is a policy advocacy organization, dubbed "the voice of Western Colorado"

Montrose Regional Airport continues to have a positive impact on our regional economy, reports the Montrose Daily Press. According to a recent Colorado Department of Aviation Division of Aeronautics, the rural airport generated $713 million dollars of the $68.9 billion in aviation business revenue for the state

Ag producers across our region are busy preparing for the upcoming planting season. During this time many participate in agricultural burning to manage crop residue, weeds, and even pests. However, those useful fires can get out of control. Delta County Emergency Manager Kris Stewart spoke with KVNF on what the community and ag producers need to keep in mind during the ‘burn season.’

Sometimes, telling a story can save you. In this episode, we speak with novelist, short story writer and journalist Charlie Jane Anders about her new book, “how writing helps us set rules, create frames, and surprise ourselves with what is possible. “Stories keep us alive,” she says. We also talk about writing and politics, writing the story you want to read, changing gears and creativity as a “saving grace.”

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As of early March, 92 percent of New Mexico was experiencing drought, with almost 30 percent of the state in severe to extreme drought, writes Laura Paskus, a longtime New Mexico journalist. That also means earlier and longer wildfire seasons. An Albuquerque tv station enlived commercial breaks during the Oscars March 2 by flashing red-flag fire warnings for much of New Mexico. Dry soil, dry air, water supplies running dry—it's a familiar litany not just in New Mexico, but in Arizona and parts of Utah, too. Climate change, Paskus writes, must be faced: We have no other choice.

Voters in Paonia will be deciding the fate of the town’s Short Term Rental Ordinance during a special election on April 1st. For KVNF Marty Durlin reports on both sides of the issue.

Indigenous musicians are using heavy metal to express their feelings about climate change and colonialism. Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding spoke with Grist reporter Taylar Stagner about some of the music that embodies that connection.

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