Author name: Lindy Browning

The irony of Colorado obtaining gray wolves from British Columbia

While Colorado wildlife managers have been trying to figure out where to get the next crop of 10 to 15 wolves to import into Colorado, British Columbia, Canada, has been trying to cull their population of wolves because of the predation of caribou that led to the endangerment of the herds.

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Mesa County commissioners updated on pretrial and corrections services programs

Matt Lewis, a former Mesa County sheriff and current Justice Services Director for the county, updated Mesa County commissioners on the status of their Pretrial Services (PTS) program and the County Community Corrections Services program on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

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Western Colorado ranchers bracing for impact of the next release of wolves

Sen. Perry Will told his constituents in a social media post โ€œBrace yourselves, Garfield County,โ€ after Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced that they will begin phase two of their wolf reintroduction program, adding insult to injury to western Colorado ranchers who have already seen the devastating impact on livestock on their northern neighbors.

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‘CDOT is going to have to answer some hard questions’: Former, current congressmen want answers on failures

Former State Sen. Ray Scott has been trying to hold the Colorado Department of Transportation accountable for more than a decade, and even after his term expired, he has stayed focused on the issue at the request of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.

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Northwest Colorado open to prospect of nuclear power generation, survey says

With the impending closure of the Craig and Hayden Power Stations, the closing of the coal mines in Northwest Colorado and the state and federal push to rid the area of traditional fossil fuel base load generation,ย  Rio Blanco, Moffat, and Routt county governments are trying to figure out how to replace the imminent job loss, revenue loss and tax loss that are certain to devastate their local governments and the residents in those communities that have relied on a fossil fuel economy for decades.

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In Grand Junction, City Council debates role in homeless solution, problem shelter

After months of appealing to the Grand Junction City Council to do something about the criminal element that has worsened since the Homeless Day Center was located in their neighborhood, business owners and downtown residents are beginning to see progress.

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