This week on Local Motion, you’ll hear interviews with Tiny Desk Radio hosts Anamaria Sayre and Robin Hilton as well as local musicians Logan Wise, Jason Coover and Rai Omri who have submitted to the Tiny Desk Contest in the past. You’ll also hear samples of their submissions. This years contest is open for submissions until 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 9, 2026.

This week on Local Motion we feature a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio

This week on Local Motion we feature a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio

KVNF DJ Norm Simmer Interviews Derrick Dove & the Peacekeepers ahead of their performance at the 2025 Montrose Summer Music Series.

The cost of housing is rising across the mountain west. It’s forcing people to relocate, to downsize, and to leave jobs, even in small towns like Parachute and Battlement Mesa in Western Colorado. Tune in to the Regional Roundup on Tuesday's at 5pm and Saturday's at 10am to hear how one developer is working with local leaders to turn an old motel into workforce housing.

A collection of KVNF Stories that ran in our KVNF Regional Newscast in 2025

A collection of KVNF Stories that ran in our KVNF Regional Newscast in 2025

This week on Local Motion, Randal Palmer of the Technical College of the Rockies explains how short-term credentials are meeting workforce needs on the Western Slope, followed by a conversation with physician’s assistant Bob Downs, who just completed his sixth medical mission delivering care in Ukraine.

The Wood Brothers join KVNF’s Live Sessions for an intimate conversation on creativity, trust, and mindful music-making, plus live performances from their new album Puff of Smoke.

Diné elder Lupita McClanahan shares stories from Canyon de Chelly, the Long Walk, and the “beauty way,” followed by a visit with Paonia Books’ nonprofit, the Paonia Literary Project, where we explore ho books, stories, and community events can, expand our perspectives, enrichen our lives, and fight loneliness in rural Colorado.