Local Motion: Delta Police Chief Robert Thomas
The fatal shooting of 18 year old Michael Brown and the choking death of Eric Garner by Police officers has sparked a national debate about law enforcement's relationship with African Americans, use of...
View ArticleTalkin Music: Joe Cocker
We dug into our archives for some great interviews Joe did at KVNF through out the years. Joe's good friends and snooker club also share stories about their friendship and history with this legendary...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Forest Service Seeks To Address Spruce Beetle, Aspen Decline In...
Over the past decade spruce beetles have been causing a big problem in southwest Colorado. And it’s getting worse. The beetle is devouring mature spruce forests and turning them into expanses primed...
View ArticleDelta County Commissioner's Report: Doug Atchely
Ali Lightfoot speaks with District 1 Commissioner Doug Atchley.
View ArticleLocal Motion: V-Day
The Blue Sage in Paonia presented a new play by Eve Ensler in February called “A Memory, A Rant, A Monologue and A Prayer” – a collection of short stories and poems about women and men who struggle...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Addressing The Needs, Wants Of Colorado's Growing Senior Community
In 2010, 10 percent of Colorado’s population was over the age of 65.The state ranked fourth lowest in the nation for people in this demographic. However, this age group is rapidly growing according to...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Food Culture Shifts
This week, food culture. There are a lot of new trends and models when it comes to how we look at food. There have been broad shifts towards local and organic food, but there’s also specific,...
View ArticleLocal Motion: New Source For News
This week, three founders of The San Juan Independent sit down with KVNF's Jake Ryan to discuss their new venture, journalism on the Western Slope, and the future of the new online news source....
View ArticleLocal Motion: Carla and Floy
Carla and Floy met during apple pickin' season in the 1970's. They were both working at the same orchard and became good friends. After that, they partnered up to run Wildwood Ranch on Stucker Mesa...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Judy and Claudia
Judy Livingston and Claudia King are best friends with deep roots in the North Fork Valley. They've lived in Paonia their whole lives and met in school over 70 years ago. As part of the Local Motion...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Autism Awareness
April is National Autism Awareness Month. In observation of this, KVNF's Laura Palmisano interviewed Temple Grandin, a well-known advocate for people with autism and a professor of animal sciences at...
View ArticlePaonia Students Raise Funds For School Improvements
The Flight of the Eagle project is a collaboration between the Delta County School District, students and the community to raise money for a new track and field at Paonia High School.
View ArticleDelta County Commissioner's Report: Doug Atchely
In the April 2015 edition Ali Lightfoot speaks with district 1 commissioner Doug Atchley about new efforts to provide broadband, the local economy and a surge in robberies in Delta county.
View ArticlePaonia Students Clean Up Riverside On Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day on Wednesday, a group of middle schools students in Paonia volunteered to clean up trash along the river. Armed with black trash bags and work gloves more than 20 seventh and...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Reporting On Immigrant Issues
This episode of Local Motion is a reporter's notebook from Atlanta. KVNF's Laura Palmisano traveled there last month for fellowship training. She is one of 15 journalists from across the U.S. selected...
View ArticleLocal Motion: dZi Foundation - Nepal
The dZi Foundation is a Ridgway-based non-profit helping Nepal's most remote communities recover from the devastating earthquakes. Jim Nowak, dZi president and co-founder, joined KVNF's Ali Lightfoot...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Seed Libraries, Seed Saving
This week on Local Motion, we'll learn about seed libraries and seed saving.
View ArticleTown Hall Update: Paonia
Paonia Town Manager Jane Berryexplains the current situation with the Paonia police department and the lawsuit against former Town Finance Officer and convicted embezzler, Kristin Chesnik. She also...
View ArticleHigh Schools Gear Up For Football Finals
Amid the cold and the snow, Colorado high schools are finishing their football season.
View ArticleLocal Motion: Rocky Mountain Community Radio
KVNF is part of Rocky Mountain Community Radio, a 16-member coalition of community radio stations in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico that share content. Last week, KVNF participated in a the RMCR...
View ArticlePaonia Eagles To Defend Championship
High school football State Championships will be starting soon.
View ArticlePaonia Back To Back State Champs
Football fans packed into Paonia Town Park last weekend for the Division 1A championship. Paul Gibb gives us a rundown of what happened.Produced by Jake Ryan.
View ArticleLocal Motion: New Ideas
On this show we’re looking at new ideas about new beginnings. Leaving a job for a new career, starting with a fresh beginning, or just expanding out in new ways, transitioning can be challenging....
View ArticleWestern Slope Habitat For Humanity Chapters Merge
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit that helps people build affordable housing. Two chapters of the organization on the Western Slope recently merged.
View ArticleHomeless Shelter Close To Having Its Own Home
For five years, the Abraham Connection, a homeless shelter in Delta, has been providing overnight stays from November until May.
View ArticleLocal Motion: Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 70 fish hatcheries across the country.In Colorado there are two of these facilities. One is in Leadville. And, the other is outside of the town of Hotchkiss along...
View ArticleLocal Motion: The Learning Council
Ali Lightfoot speaks with Alicia Michelson and Gabe Vest of The Learning Council. The council provides educational opportunities in the North Fork with a focus on community-building and cultivating...
View ArticleLocal Motion: Art Partners
Art Partners is a program where area youth, who are interested in art, are matched with a mentor from the community. Julianne Johnson, who is an Art Partners case manager in Delta county and her...
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