On this episode of Valley Voices, KDNK's Katalina Villarreal spoke with Carbondale Mayor Erica Sparhawk about the Town of Carbondale's stance on certain issues on Colorado's midterm election ballot. Villarreal also spoke with two members of Mountain Action Indivisible, Debbie Bruell and George Wear, on early voting.

Local rancher Tony Vagneur and naturalist Delia Malone join Valley Voices host Marilyn Gleason and event producer Chip Comins for a lively talk about wolves and agriculture ahead of an event in Aspen.

This year, drought and starving bears are taking some of the sweetness out of cultivating a traditional agricultural product. Colorado Mountain Honey owner and beekeeper Derrick Maness talks to KDNK's Marilyn Gleason.

Sam Feuerborn joins Watershed Council's fire mitigation arm, discusses strategies.

On this episode of Valley Voices, Katalina Villarreal talks with Will Grandbois, the general manager of the Crystal Theatre Alliance, about the ever-changing film industry and what local community movie theatres have to offer.

On this episode of Valley Voices, we hear from a familiar voice on KDNK airwaves. Former news director Raleigh Burleigh shares a report from the U.S. border near Mexico, where he joined a volunteer search and rescue group in early June.

On today's Valley Voices, we highlight a recent episode of Purplish from the Colorado Capital News Alliance on domestic violence. A bill advancing through Colorado's statehouse would require law enforcement officers to ask a set of 11 questions — 11 very specific questions, meant to measure someone’s risk of dying at the hands of their abuser. Backers say the change is especially urgent now, because even though homicides in Colorado have gone down in recent years, domestic violence killings have gone up.

The Soldner Center for the Arts and Innovation was founded to honor Paul and Ginny Soldner, Stephanie's own parents. The center is comprised of five unique buildings, handcrafted by Paul and Ginny over forty years, and showcases a variety of works and practices. Later this month, the Soldner Center will host its very first music therapy for veterans event.

Last year, President Trump signed an executive order that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting stop allocating federal money to NPR, PBS, and their local member stations like KDNK. In response, NPR and several Colorado stations including Aspen Public Radio took the order to court, and last month, brought home a landmark victory.

The six lawmakers tasked with writing Colorado’s budget have an excruciating job this year — they must find about $1.5 billion in savings to keep the budget in balance, and understand that many of their cuts will have direct, human consequences. That’s because the state's Medicaid program, which provides health coverage to low-income Coloradans, accounts for a significant part of Colorado’s budget, and costs have ballooned in recent years.