Next week, elections for the Empire Electric Association’s two open board seats will wrap up. Kent Lindsay is a resident of Cortez, and an incumbent running against Elise Goggin for the open board of directors seat in the utility cooperative’s fifth district, which includes parts of Cortez and Towaoc. Lindsay says he and the rest of the board have helped add three new solar energy fields to the area, which he says could have an impact on utility rates for the community. And Colorado is taking new steps to expand treatment for eating disorders. Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera signed two bills into law Tuesday.
Chris Clements is a former news reporter for KSJD. He had previously covered literary arts as a reporter for The Chautauquan Daily in Chautauqua, New York, and graduated with a degree in English from Arizona State University. At KSJD, Chris has collaborated with KUNC (northern Colorado NPR) on water conservation stories, and had his spots regularly featured on NPR's national newscasts.