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CD 3, CD4, some state and local ballot measures remain undecided; Montrose County gives update on ballot count; Moab 240 cancelled mid-race

CD 3, CD4, some state and local ballot measures remain undecided; Cindee Williams appointed to vacant Montrose City Council seat; Body found on floor of Black Canyon of the Gunnison; A new show on motherhood

Flooding hits southwest Colorado again, with La Plata County roads closed and evacuations Sunday. Montrose County moves to oppose two Parks and Wildlife petitions, Montrose and Ouray counties work to fix their shared line, and Delta Health names a CEO. Plus, Montrose's mayor and a councilmember on finding common ground.

Bodies of two experienced hikers found after pair went missing on hiking trip; 2026's particularly bad wildfire seas; Delta County School Board passed a ban on transgender students participating on sports teams aligned with their gender identity

Body of missing Montrose man recovered in Gunnison; Colorado Department of Transportation requests millions in federal emergency relief funding to repair highways damaged by last week's flooding in Southwest Colorado; Ouray County faces weighs cost of road repairs amid budget crisis; League of Women Voters hosts presentations about state ballot measures

6000 Road in Montrose County closed indefinitely due to flooding; Colorado farmers and ranchers looking to hire extra help next year could qualify for up to five thousand dollars in state funding; Tina Peters' travel raises questions about parole; The list of states authorizing the storage of carbon dioxide thousands of feet underground is growing; Miss Shirley brings story hour to Gunnison

Montrose County focused on next year's budget; Montrose Police Department searching for missing manInside the 2026 Uncompahgre Powwow

Delta County School Board bans transgender students from participating in sports that align with their gender identity; Montrose pastor arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse; Taking farmland out of production can impact wildfire mitigation; Flower dyeing at the Mountain Harvest Festival

North Fork Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards; Paonia residents could soon have free curbside recycling; The case for proposed Montrose City Charter amendments

Pediatric care on the Western Slope does not match demand; Montrose Regional Health CEO answers questions from Montrose City Council; Saturday in Montrose: No Kings, Flag Rally, and Powwow

Valley Symphony Orchestra presents fall concert; New map tracks data center proposals on Western public lands; Delta homeless task force celebrates a year of the Riverbend Resource Center; The art of bookbinding

Delta County School Board to consider new policies, Suppes mentions the possibility of subsequent litigation; EPA faces lawsuit over Atrazine use; Charter Issues Committee on why Montrose residents should vote against proposed charter amendments

Lighthouse Shelter closes, Shepherd's Hand steps up to provide winter shelter; Trump administration's effort to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah blocked; Sergeant Garrett Henderson promoted to new Paonia police chief; Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante lawsuit reopened

PERA switches retirees' health insurance plan; no impact for Montrose Regional Health patients; Lutheran High School faces allegations of racism at football games; Montrose still plans to play the school next week; Film celebrating American suffragettes comes to Paonia; Paonia hosts its first PorchFest

Ouray Emergency Services budget report leaves commissioners hesitant about merger with Ridgway Fire; Delta County encourages residents to test for radon, offers free test kits; New report shows voting inequity for Native Americans; MRH layoffs impact Montrose residents

PERA switches retirees to a health insurance plan no longer accepted by Montrose Regional Health; Charitable Women's Group in Delta finds new home at The Grove; Stefan Wynn withdraws application for Cedaredge Town Administrator, leaving Michelle Wingfield as the sole candidate; New programs provides access to free birth control; The art of basket weaving highlighted at Mountain Harvest Festival

Montrose Regional Hospital terminate 77 positions; For 126 years, a Native American girl who died at a Pennsylvania boarding school remained separated from her family in Nevada; Denver makes up for reservoir lows with Western Slope water; Marx and Weiser appeared together last weekend

Ted Valerio resigns from Montrose School Board; Federal judge rejects argument that two men have rights to public land near Mancos due to the spelling of historical documents; Planned Parenthood in Glenwood Springs reopens; Telluride cancels FLOCK camera contract

Montrose County takes a first step toward an ordinance aimed at wolf reintroduction. Delta County county weighs CAFO setbacks. Ouray County is negotiation a policing deal with the the City of Ouray. Plus, Montrose High School's neighbors ask for permitted parking. The City of Montrose's wastewater plant upgrade, and a poll in CD 3 shows support for public lands, and the Blue Corn Harvest.

Montrose City Council moves Adam Woodden into District 4 and opens his at-large seat to applicants from across the city. Plus, Paonia's draft short-term rental rules and its search for a town administrator, prescribed burns near Nucla, Ridgway and Norwood, and Hinsdale County EMS's new interim director.

Montrose County's free flu clinic includes a drive-through, and Ouray County's ambulance handoff to Ridgway Fire hits a budget gap. Plus, the Delta school board amends the Paonia Energy Tech sale, the Senate passes the Crystal Reservoir transfer above Ouray, Farm to School Meal Month, and part one of a ballot-measure conversation with the Colorado Capital News Alliance.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears Boulder's climate lawsuit against two oil companies. Plus, a former Vista Charter School counselor is arrested, Delta County's veterans office tallies back benefits received locally, ballots go out in Delta and Montrose counties, The Dog Stars comes to Paonia, and the West Elk mine's air pollution violations.

Montrose City Council plans to move a sitting councilor into its vacant District 4 seat. Plus, Ouray County's new fire recovery manager, a Montrose police session on license plate readers, a National Merit honor at Montrose High School, and why Montrose County doesn't track West Nile mosquitoes.

Ouray County Commissioner offers to take 10% salary reduction amid budget crisis; DIA sued over passenger death caused by man who was struck by plane after evading security; Paonia teen wins honorable mention from NPR