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Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   PAWLET -- A Mettawee Community School sixth-grader broke into an ecstatic dance and clenched her fists in the air, as her classmates applauded. Her Physical Education teacher Janna Webb had just announced that she had moved up from training wheels to official bike rider. Another joyful example of the wildly successful week provided by Bike Smart. Bike Smart started seven years ago under the direction of Local Motion, a Burlington non-profit...

This week on Local Motion, news director Gavin Dahl speaks with reporters Dennis Webb of the Grand Junction Sentinel and Lisa Young of the Delta County Independent. From Lisa we learn more about the Hotchkiss Marshals office in hot water, the investigation into the killing of Paige Pierce by an unnamed Delta County sheriffs deputy, changes to recycling in Delta County, and Paonias plan for pot shops. From Dennis, we learn more about the next nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management, Mesa Co...

Big Tech. Big Pharma. Big E-bike? The relaunch of the Burlington area's pay-as-you-go bike rental program, Greenride Bikeshare, has reignited a debate over whether the...

This weeks Local Motion features reporter Laura Palmisanos unfiltered conversations with Republican State Senator Don Coram and Democratic State Senator Kerry Donovan about the busy legislative session, and bills theyve sponsored that the Governor has signed into law so far. Plus, news director Gavin Dahl reviews the Local Motion programs that won awards from the Colorado Broadcasters Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Listen

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Question: What possibly could electric bikes and the Brooks Memorial Library have in common? Answer: It’s the Brattleboro E-Bike Lending Library and it’s coming to the library Friday. The Brattleboro E-Bike Lending Library is an innovative effort in collaboration with the Brooks Memorial Library to provide area residents an opportunity to take home an e-bike for five full days and get a real-world sense of how an ...

This week on Local Motion, Gavin Dahl interviews three women doing public service media work in Colorado, photojournalist and educator Abby Harrison, Ouray County Plaindealer reporter Liz Teitz, and KGNU news director Shannon Young. Photojournalist and educator Abby Harrison runs a visual storytelling workshop at Paonia High School. Now shes raising funds to offer teen photojournalism storytelling workshops through The Learning Council. Liz Teitz, reporter at the Ouray County Plaindealer, refle...

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KVNF notched 12 stories on the list of 2021 Top of the Rockies winners. The contest sponsored by the Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists pits print, TV, radio, and online news organizations from four states (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming) depending on newsroom size. The nonprofit KVNF fits the definition of a small newsroom.   Kori Stanton’s Talkin Music program featuring The Reminders won for Best Arts & Entertainment Feature Gavin Dahl’s interview with Secr...

This weeks Local Motion is a 420 special featuring Kate Redmonds interview of attorney Brian Vicente and Gavin Dahls interview of journalist Leland Rucker. Nine years ago Vicente co-authored Amendment 64 which legalized marijuana and set up a framework for retail in Colorado. Rucker talks about his reporting for The News Station on evolving views of public officials and voters over the years, a study on the impacts of cannabis use on job performance, new legalization efforts in states like New...