Rocky Mountain Community Radio

The “Tenants for Turns” program offers incentives to landlords who rent to Aspen Skiing Company employees, with benefits like a free ski pass, bundle of lift tickets or $1,500 gift certificate. One landlord-tenant pair shares their experience with the program in this audio postcard.

The district’s board of education voted 3-1 on October 25, 2023 to adopt social studies standards developed by Colorado’s Department of Education in 2022. The meeting was attended by more than 100 people, most of whom were against American Birthright and highly critical of the school board’s president, Tony May.

The deadline is approaching for the Colorado River Drought Task Force to submit recommendations for state-level policy solutions to tackle the ongoing water crisis in the state. The taskforce is a result of legislation that was passed at the Colorado legislature this year.

Three out of four open seats on the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board have candidates who are running unopposed in this month’s election. A few of those candidates have said they might refuse to follow statewide education policies if they conflict with their personal values.

At last, the only town in the most remote county in the lower 48 states is getting high-speed fiber internet. Work is underway to connect the tiny town of Lake City in southwestern Colorado. For KVNF, Laura Palmisano reports on the local, regional, and state partnership that made it happen.

Having a home at the headwaters of a major Western river system does not guarantee water security for all.

The proposed merger between the country’s two largest grocery chains drew a packed house in Denver on Wednesday. U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan joined Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and members of the public for what was billed as 'a community listening session.'

Proposition II, one of two state wide ballot measures in Colorado this year, relates to the tax revenue generated by tobacco and nicotine product sales.

School board elections happen every other year in Colorado, and they're opportunities for communities to select people who will make important decisions about their local schools. However, in many school district elections, less than a third of eligible voters vote.

The cover of the magazine’s latest edition features a piece by the late Aspen artist Tom Benton, provided by the Fat City Gallery. Editor Mike Rogge said the Aspen ethos of the 1960s and 70s still resonates with mountain communities today.