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Republican Representative Matt Soper from Delta was elected Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Legal Services. City-owned property on Cerro Summit in Montrose could be the future home of a professionally-designed mountain biking park, reports the Montrose Daily Press. Zack’s BBQ in Hotchkiss changed hands after five decades as a family business, reports the Delta County Independent. While the West is grappling with a long-running drought, activists are calling for stronger state policies on water sustainability. But a new report shows that the Mountain West is lagging behind. Small newspapers, and local reporting, can be essential to the communities they serve. Recently, a newspaper in Montrose County’s West End changed hands, but stayed in local ownership. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-O-T-O’s Gavin McGough sat down to talk with the paper’s new publisher, Regan Tuttle.
Colorado continued the trend of higher-than-average rates of police killings in 2022, reports the Colorado Newsline. At least 39 people were killed in confrontations with law enforcement officers between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. The city of Grand Junction is purchasing the former Bray Commercial Real Estate building for its public works department, reports the Daily Sentinel. Some Colorado school districts are on the fence when it comes to providing free school meals. Relics of the state's mining history dot Colorado's mountain landscape. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-O-T-O's Gavin McGough has a report on the backstory of one such landmark, and its isolated location.