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The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to climb in Colorado, with a vast majority of patients unvaccinated; The Navajo Nation Council’s fall legislative session has adjourned, but not before it passed the Air Is Life Act this week.

Demand for soybean production for biodiesel fuels will likely ramp up in coming years. But where will the cropland come from? And a recent report indicates that the U.S. agricultural economy has generally remained strong as elevated commodity prices continue to support farm incomes.

The Colorado Secretary of State’s office says less than eleven percent of voters have returned their ballots with about a week left in this year’s election; The Attorney General’s Office in Utah is looking for help in suing the Biden administration over its decision to restore Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

A Denver judge has thrown out a lawsuit aiming to block one of Colorado’s three statewide ballot measures; After Monday, residents should return their ballots at a drop box or voting center to ensure they get counted, as opposed to mailing them.

The Montezuma County Health Department is reporting the first West Nile virus case in a County resident this year. Before the busiest season of the year for the US Postal Service, some Colorado labor organizers are concerned about the latest policy changes.

The Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 moved its schools online starting on Wednesday due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. And the Cortez City Council approved the City budget for the 2022 fiscal year this Tuesday night.

On this week's Health and Prevention Report, we're replaying an important interview about the status of the Covid-19 pandemic in Montezuma County. The Delta Variant is now making up the vast majority of the COVID-19 cases both locally and nationally, and we may be seeing the beginning of a surge in the virus. KSJD News spoke with Marc Meyer, head of infection control and vaccinations at Southwest Health System, about the situation.

Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper says he tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms; Colorado state lawmakers met Thursday to discuss how to spend hundreds of millions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on housing assistance programs; Students at Dine College have an opportunity to get free spring semester tuition this academic year.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis says the state will be ready to roll out coronavirus vaccine booster shots to thousands of residents as soon as next month; Southwest Health System in Cortez is reestablishing some pandemic safety protocols as it sees an increase in COVID-19 patients this week; Montezuma County Road G was closed due to flooding on Wednesday afternoon about six miles from the Utah state line.

At an emergency meeting on Tuesday, the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board voted five to two against a mask mandate in the district's schools.