Republican candidate Gerald Whited shares his background, policy priorities, and vision for Montezuma County in an interview with KSJD News. He discusses public safety, revenue stability, infrastructure, and community engagement.

The federal government manages the biggest dams on the Colorado River, but it hasn't been taking a forceful role in negotiations between the states on how to allocate increasingly scarce water in the basin.

ACES' annual Christmas Bird Count is wrapping up this month. ACES Naturalist Rebecca Weiss spoke about Aspen's citizen science initiative and how the bird count helps conservation efforts.

Cortez City Council candidate Charles P. Borchini Jr. responds to concerns about his business name as municipal elections move forward across Montezuma County.

The Fetcher ranch in northwest Colorado is on the frontlines this year of record-low snowpack across the West. It's adding a sense of urgency among seven states to finalize a plan for how to conserve the dwindling Colorado River.

In many of Colorado's rural mountain towns, basic services can be few and far between. This is something that especially impacts older residents. Limited social programming, or even the absence of a place to gather, can leave seniors isolated. In the tiny mountain town of Lake City, a group of locals is working to change that.

Ace of spades playing cards were left in abandoned vehicles last month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the drivers, according to a Glenwood Springs-based Latino advocacy nonprofit. The cards have historically been used as an intimidation tactic.

A yearslong effort by some local residents to remove or restrict kids' access to certain adult books from Garfield County's public libraries has been largely unsuccessful so far, but with the recent appointment of two new library trustees by the county commissioners and the library district's executive director about to retire, changes could still be coming.

Parks and Wildlife also has plans to install a new $1.3 million dip tank to improve the decontamination of boats visiting the Highline Lake, a large reservoir near Grand Junction where mussels were detected in 2022.

Republican candidate Diane Fox-Spratlen discusses public safety, county finances, transparency, and local control in KSJD’s ongoing interview series with candidates for Montezuma County Commissioner.