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KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Across Western Colorado there are many counties and small communities that lack easy access to medical specialists, Dr. Mark Deutchman at the University of Colorado Anschutz is trying to change that. Dr. Deutchman directs the Rural Program at the University’s School of Medicine. It’s his goal to fill the care gap in so many small towns across the state. Two of his students, Joslin Blair and Aidan Sokup, are getting a hands-on education at Valley View in Glenwood Springs. This episode covers their unique insights on healthcare access in rural areas and the unique challenges and privileges in the Roaring Fork Valley

This week on the Regional Roundup, we hear from Colorado State University professor Michael Childers about how ski resorts may need to adapt to increasingly dry winters. We visit Salida, to hear about Monarch Mountain ski resort’s expansion during a historically dry season. Then we travel to the small mountain town of Nederland, where a low-snow winter is raising climate concerns among residents and local businesses. We hear the latest on avalanche danger in the backcountry, and we round out the show with a conversation with Park City, Utah, resident Tom Bickner, father of Team USA ski jumper Kevin Bickner, about what it takes to be an Olympic ski jumper. Tune into the Regional Roundup on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4:30 pm.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

This month on Shifting Gears, a living world conversation with Cheryl Page. The founder of Aikido awakened to the potential of transforming conflict into harmony by blending with aggressive energy and creating a collaborative relationship through redirecting the attack into a place of neutrality. Listen to Shifting Gears on KDNK on the first Monday of each month at 4pm.

Charlie Chacos of Bonfire Coffee chats about their new instant coffee offering and an expanded roasting facility opening in Glenwood Springs. Tune in to Everything Under the Sun on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4pm.

This week on Express Yourself, step right up and hear all about this year's Fashion Show by Carbondale Arts coming up in 2 weeks; then a conversation with Lara Whitley, program lead of Aspen Public Arts; and a visit from the Valley's hottest local jam band, Typical Ghost, ahead of their performance at the Ute Theatre. Listen to Express Yourself on KDNK.org every Friday at 4pm.

This month on Shifting Gears, continuing the conversation with Cheryl Page. She explains we were educated to look in a binary way – it is either right or wrong – we do not have room for another option. There is only on or off – but if you install a dimmer switch there is more play. Listen to Shifting Gears on KDNK on the first Monday of each month at 4pm.