COMMUNITY MATTERS
Every other Monday from 4-5 PM we talk with local leaders and organizations about happenings and relevant information for the Gunnison Valley.
Archived Episodes and Excerpts
COMMUNITY MATTERS Monday, May 31st 2023
COMMUNITY MATTERS Monday, May 15th 2023
Community Matters March 6th, 2023
Executive Director of High Country Conservation Advocates, Chad Reich, and Wilderness’s Workshops Michael Gorman talk about continued efforts to Save Red Lady and mineral withdrawal on Thompson Divide.
Gunnison County Planner Hillary Seminick discusses the county’s Three Mile Plan and what it means for future development.
And Met Rec District Manager Derrick Nehrenberg explains what Gunnison County voters get after passing 6B to fund recreation and more last fall.
Community Matters: Monday, August 22nd
Both towns of Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte recently made public draft versions of their new Master Plans, and are seeking public input. We talk with three town planners that helped to write them.
Community Matters: Monday, August 8th, 2022
Talking recycling and electrification. Featuring interviews with Crested Butte Town Council Member Jason MacMillan, Town Planner Mel Yemma, Sustainable CB VP Amy Newfield.
Community Matters: Monday July 25th
Mark Reaman, editor of the Crested Butte News; Maeve Conran, Managing Editor for RMCR, and Jesse Metzger on “What’s open for public comment?”
Community Matters: Monday July 18th.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on how Colorado will use settlement money, KBUT Exectuive Director Jackson Petito, and local geologist Amy Ellwein
Community Matters: Monday, May 16th
This episode of Community Matters featured interviews with Alex Hager, water reporter for KUNC and Rocky Mountain Community Radio; Brooke MacMillan, Artistic Director at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, and Megha Nayar, one of the writers selected to participate in the Center’s residency program.
Highway 50 construction resumes
Early Childhood Education bill passes State House
Move the Butte this weekend
And more…
Community Matters: Monday, February 28th
Ian Havlick and Zach Guy of the Crested Butte Avalanche Center, State Representatives Barbara McLachlan and Julie McCluskie, and the organizers behind ‘Move the Butte,” Crested Butte’s annual community dance showcase.
Community Matters: Monday, January 31st
Tara Shroedinger, Crested Butte general manager, talks about the worker shortage and the winter season so far.

Back-to-School in a Pandemic
A conversation with School District officials ahead of school opening on Aug. 26.

KBUT Will Host Ongoing Q&A Series with Local Officials, Experts, and Citizens.
KBUT News is exploring better ways tto keep you informed in the wake of the COVID-19 Crisis. This includes an ongoing series and Q&A sessions with local leaders, experts, and citizens.

COVID-19 in the Gunnison Valley: A Recording of our Live Q&A Session with Local Health Officials
KBUT Broadcast a live Question and Answer Session with local health officials on Monday, March 16. The event was broadcast from the ICE Lab in Gunnison.

FAQ: What Coloradans are Asking About COVID-19
Health officials have confirmed the first case of the covid-19 virus in Gunnison County. The patient is a female in her 40s who had both a recent history of travel and symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The patient is currently under isolation in her home in Gunnison. Officials are investigating others with whom she may have had contact. The state health department confirmed the case Tuesday morning and announced the news in a press conference held by Governor Jared Polis in which he declared a state of emergency in Colorado.

Get to know the candidates
KBUT will broadcast the 2019 Crested Butte News Candidates Forum LIVE from the Center for the Arts on Sunday, October 20th at 6 p.m.

Gunnison County valuations to see significant spike
Gunnison County among Western Slope communities seeing sharp rise in valuations this year.

Crested Butte considers legal action against Post Office
Town of Crested Butte considers legal action against the Post Office

Documentary film “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” comes to Majestic
KBUT caught up with executive producer Ralph Bloemers to talk about what it means to rethink the deadly wildfires across the west.

When winter comes, community heads indoors for soccer
Indoor soccer, or Futsal takes place every Tuesday and Thursday night at the Crested Butte Community.

Teen performance “She Kills Monsters” takes the stage
Teen-led performance comes to the Mallardi Theatre

Gothic study takes closer at snowmelt impacts
KBUT chats with KUNC’s Alex Hager about snowmelt in the Gunnison Valley.

Gunnison Author Shelley Read discusses her debut novel, Go As A River
Author Shelley Read and her debut novel Go As A River.

Western graduate begins study to aid older adults
Next educational Alzheimer’s and dementia meeting for interested community members is Wednesday, April 26th starting at 12:45pm.

Gunnison County man indicted by statewide grand jury
Gunnison County man indicted by statewide grand jury

Mt. Lion in Gunnison County died of avian flu
Mt. Lion in Gunnison County died of avian flu