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Colorado has the sixth highest suicide death rate in the nation, according to the most recent data from the CDC. But the process of finding resources to improve your mental wellness is complicated and often stigmatized. In this week’s health and prevention report, KSJD’s Tay Glass looks at Mancos United, an up-and-coming nonprofit that wants to make the process of finding help a bit more streamlined.

Electric farm vehicles may be problematic for farmers, possible collusion among the big four meat packers, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the USDA will commit to expanding meat and poultry processing.

The Kwiyagat Community Academy in Towaoc held an event on Thursday to mark the first six weeks of the school’s inaugural academic year; Southwest Health System in Cortez held a clinic on Thursday offering booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer.

How much does animal agriculture contribute to greenhouse gas emissions? Also, fertilizer prices may impact U.S. corn production, and a look at the link between obesity and USDA budgets.

The Intensive Care Unit at Southwest Health System in Cortez is full due to COVID-19. And according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, only 4% of Intensive Care Unit beds are open in the Southwest Colorado Region.

A year after Colorado took the historic step of voting to reintroduce grey wolves, the state just got a possible road map for the project after months of public meetings; the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners announced it will vote on next year’s budget for the county at its meeting on December 7.

Wheat futures prices rise to their highest level in nine years, a survey of rural bank CEOs yields interesting results, and Bob's annual look at the price of a typical Thanksgiving meal.

The humpback chub, an important fish species in the Colorado River basin, moved off the endangered list last week, and is now considered threatened; A $25 million road project has been approved by the Navajo Nation Council for the Shiprock, NM area.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis says he is not considering a statewide mask mandate despite Denver and several other highly populated areas adopting their own during the latest surge of the virus; The Colorado Department of Transportation says drivers should expect heavier than normal traffic this week as people begin traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.

As the cost of living skyrockets, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep a hold on stable housing … so, how does the only shelter in Montezuma County, Colorado for people experiencing homelessness fit into the complicated housing crisis?