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Local news from around the KVNF listening area.
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    Hotchkiss Town Attorney Bo Nerlin is working on changes to the town’s parking ordinances, reports the Delta County Independent. Nerlin brought up the two-hour limit for parking on Bridge Street between the hours of 8am and 5pm. He also pointed out illegal parking on Bridge Street including trailers, ATVs and go-karts and suggested doubling fees for parking violations.
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    the Delta County Sheriff's Office is advising the community about a phone scam in the area. They say citizens are receiving calls from someone pretending to be a Deputy or Sergeant stating they missed a jury summons and have a warrant for their arrest. Citizens are then told to come to the Sheriff's Office with a card to pay to squash the warrant.
  • On this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's Lisa Young explores the rise of violence in the rural healthcare setting. Our special guests from Delta Health are Jacque Davis, Marketing and Communication Director and Melissa Palmer, Executive Director of Nursing.
  • Colorado House Bill 24-1066, introduced earlier this legislative session, addresses many issues related to an increase in assaults against healthcare workers across the state. Rural hospitals like Delta Health are finding ways to address the alarming issue now.
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  • Paonia Trustees voted against purchasing the former Vo-Tech school in Paonia, reports the Delta County Independent. The decision came after a tour of the building and community comments during Tuesday night’s meeting.
  • Delta Police Department reported a TikTok post threatening a shooting at Delta Middle School on Monday. The threat stated that a shooting would take place "sometime before the end of this school year." Later that afternoon, officers identified a juvenile responsible for the threat. Charges are pending following the completion of the investigation.
  • The latest All Points Transit route from Montrose to Ouray called Our-Way hit the road last week. The new bus service is the result of a 2022 state grant obtained by Ouray City officials.
  • Colorado Author Laura Pritchett joins Taya Jae on The Pen and The Sword to discuss latest book, Playing with (Wild) Fire, out now from Torrey House Press.
  • Four of the five Paonia town board candidates attended a recent candidate forum hosted by the Delta County Independent. Present were Paonia Trustee Paige Smith, who is running for the mayor's office uncontested, current Trustee Kathy Swartz and citizens William Brunner and Walter Czech who are running for three open trustee seats. Write-in candidate Linda McCone was absent from the forum. All present candidates say working on water infrastructure is the top priority. The municipal election is April 2nd.
  • On today’s KVNF Farm Friday we check in with Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey for our Western Water and Snowpack Update.
  • Super Tuesday proved a bit interesting as Nikki Haley picked up 33.4 percent of the Colorado Republican and or Unaffilated vote. Donald Trump, the party’s frontrunner, took the contest with 63.2 percent of the vote.