Gunnison County /tags/gunnison-county Gunnison County en-US Copyright ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:09:21 GMT Colorado counties, towns step up to fund Forest Service workers amid federal budget cuts /news/2025-06-10/colorado-counties-towns-step-up-to-fund-forest-service-workers-amid-federal-budget-cuts Eagle, Gunnison, Pitkin and Summit direct local tax dollars toward backcountry rangers who will maintain trails, douse fires and pick up trash amid surging visitation to public lands. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:09:21 GMT /news/2025-06-10/colorado-counties-towns-step-up-to-fund-forest-service-workers-amid-federal-budget-cuts Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun USDA boosts rural broadband buildouts in parts of the Mountain West /regional-news/2022-09-27/usda-boosts-rural-broadband-buildouts-in-parts-of-the-mountain-west The Biden administration announced last week that it's giving $502 million in loans and grants to rural communities and telecommunications companies to expand high-speed internet access. The list of grantees includes projects in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:25:02 GMT /regional-news/2022-09-27/usda-boosts-rural-broadband-buildouts-in-parts-of-the-mountain-west Emma VandenEinde Farmers Swap Out Irrigation Methods To Keep The Colorado River From Growing Saltier /environment/2020-12-22/farmers-swap-out-irrigation-methods-to-keep-the-colorado-river-from-growing-saltier Changing irrigation methods is something more and more Western Slope producers are doing, from small to large. With help from federal funding, they’re able to apply less water to grow their crops and make their land more resilient to drought. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:27:09 GMT /environment/2020-12-22/farmers-swap-out-irrigation-methods-to-keep-the-colorado-river-from-growing-saltier Jodi Peterson | KVNF ‘Frustration Palpable’ As Mountain Counties Batten Down The Hatches /health/2020-04-15/frustration-palpable-as-mountain-counties-batten-down-the-hatches There was the hiker who broke his leg, then refused to put on a mask before the alpine rescue team helped him down the mountain. There were the… Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:53:56 GMT /health/2020-04-15/frustration-palpable-as-mountain-counties-batten-down-the-hatches Rae Ellen Bichell