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Hikers Experience What's at Stake if Quarry Grows

Glenwood Springs Citizens Alliance and Wilderness Workshop recently hosted a hike up to the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry, north of Glenwood Springs, to show what’s at stake if the quarry is expanded. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh went along and has this report.

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Wednesday Community Calendar

By KDNK Staff • 2 hours ago

Here’s your community calendar for Wednesday, June 26th, underwritten by Sopris Liquor and Wine, offering Cerveza Sopris Mexican Lager in partnership with Roaring Fork Beer Company. Click on the headline for the list of today's events, like Glenwood Springs Summer of Music at Two Rivers Park and live broadcast on KDNK...

Dr. Jim Halverson Brings String Theory Down to Earth

By Patty Fox • 18 hours ago

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Dr. Jim Halverson is an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern University and applies his background in computation and math to study the interface between particle physics, string theory and cosmology. Interviewing him are Sharmila Day and Maxine Mellin.

Tuesday Community Calendar

By KDNK Staff • Jun 25, 2019

Here’s your community calendar for Tuesday, June 25th, underwritten by Sopris Liquor and Wine, offering Cerveza Sopris Mexican Lager in partnership with Roaring Fork Beer Company. For the list of today's events, like Roaring Fork Drawing Club on Red Hill, click on the headline.

AZYEP Presents Perspectives from Diversity Dance

By azyep • Jun 24, 2019

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The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program spoke with participants of the valley's annual alternative dance and poetry slam which celebrates youth LGBTQ+ diversity. The Word Dance takes place in April and is hosted by the Basalt High School Gay Straight Alliance and sponsored by AspenOUT.

United Way Cares Features Mountain Regional Health Alliance

By Traci Gurley-Tomashosky • Jun 24, 2019

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Cristina Gair is Executive Director for West Mountain Regional Health Alliance. Here she describes the orgnanization to Traci Gurley-Tomashosky, host of United Way Cares.

Groundwater Pumping Diminishes Streams Across The Country, Study Finds

By Luke Runyon • Jun 24, 2019

Groundwater pumping is causing rivers and small streams throughout the country to decline, according to a new study from researchers at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Arizona.

Let Them Roar Raises Funds for Sanctuary Movement with New Single

By Megan Tackett • Jun 21, 2019

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Let Them Roar created the new single, "I See My Light," to raise funds for sanctuary leaders in Colorado who are taking a stand against being separated from their families. Megan Tackett spoke with the band before debuting that single in Carbondale on Friday, June 21.

DJ Diego Felix Offers Music Production Camps with Carbondale Arts

By Megan Tackett • Jun 21, 2019

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DJ Diego Felix will be guiding workshops with Carbondale Arts this summer. He spoke with Megan Tackett on Express Yourself about his music and that project.

Kevin Nealon Talks About Youtube Series on Express Yourself

By Raleigh Burleigh • Jun 21, 2019

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Comedian Kevin Nealon, known for his time on NBC's Saturday Night Live, Weeds and films like Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer, spoke with KDNK's Raleigh Burleigh on Express Yourself prior to performing at Belly Up Aspen.

One Small Colorado Town Ran Out Of Water. How Did It Happen?

By Luke Runyon • Jun 21, 2019

One morning in mid-February, David Herz went to turn on the faucet in his farmhouse outside the small western Colorado town of Paonia, and nothing came out.

“I thought, ‘Oh, f---. We got a problem,’” Herz said.

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KDNK Seeks News Director KDNK’s mission is to provide public access radio that connects community members to one another and the world. Based in Carbondale, Colorado, KDNK reaches thousands of listeners across nine FM signals and online. We have built a reputation for funky vitality with over 100 volunteer DJs. We are a valued source for news, culture, emergency information, weather, road conditions, ski reports, river reports, lost and found pet reports, and community calendar listings. KDNK seeks an experienced journalist, open to risk-taking and innovation, who will lead editorial decision making and digital content strategy. Are you ready to get to work amplifying local voices and evoking a strong sense of place? As News Director, you will produce daily broadcast news on deadline and lead investigative coverage to make meaningful impact.