KOTO Community Radio News

- A Gondola Graduation

- County Social Services sees a spike in applications for food and medical assistance

- State primary election approaches

San Miguel County Commissioner Lance Waring shares news on the positive progress the County has made fighting the coronavirus and what it will look like to cautiously move forward. Claudia Garcia Curzio from the San Miguel Resource Center provides Spanish translation.

- Town Council moves forward with Main Street closure

- Telluride looks to allow alcohol consumption outside of liquor establishments

- Village Market in Mountain Village reopens

Lindsay Wright, a marriage and family therapist and part of the behavioral health team at the Telluride Medical Center, talks about staying mentally healthy during COVID and provides tips and techniques for staying grounded when things get tough.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is normally in April, but that's Off Season for the Telluride area, so the region observes it in May. In honor of SAAM 2020, Claudia Garcia Curzio and Marissa Lampe from the San Miguel Resource Center come on to talk about sexual assault, consent, and healthy relationships. They also provide a playlist filled with songs about positive love.

More and more people are using outdoor areas as a way to get some relief during the coronavirus pandemic. KOTO looks at trail etiquette and ways to be prepared for first-time and experienced outdoorspeople. Guests include Heidi Lauterbach (Director of the Telluride Mountain Club), Max Cooper (Director of the San Miguel Bike Alliance) and Paul Koski (Board Member of the West End Trails Alliance).

- Remembering Shandy Strand

- Norwood School District changes leadership structure

- SMART plans for public transit in the “new normal”

- Mask donation makes San Miguel Strong

- Telluride celebrates graduating seniors with parade down Main Street

- Colorado Flights Alliance expects 50% drop in air travel this summer

San Miguel County is starting to reopen. Dr. Sharon Grundy, County Medical Officer and Director of Primary Care at the Telluride Medical Center, talks about what reopening will look like. She also touches on how the Med Center plans to move forward with testing, treatment, and care in the coming months and years.

Claudia Garcia Curzió provides Spanish interpretation.

- Telluride continues discussions on possible Mainstreet closures

- Budget cuts loom for Telluride School District

- West End group organizes for economic recovery