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KSJD Local Newscast - October 14, 2021

By Lucas Brady Woods

Published October 14, 2021 at 3:50 PM MDT

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The nation’s top authority on drought has released its operating plan for the next five years.
Southwest Colorado is experiencing a surge of COVID-19 infections, according to Southwest Health System’s Director of Infection Control, Marc Meyer.

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Lucas Brady Woods

Originally from Southern California, Lucas spent the last decade living in New York City, which is where he started his journalism career. He's been an audio journalism junkie for as long as he can remember, but really fell in love with reporting radio news at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he received his master's degree.

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