Every two weeks, we sit down with community leaders, and ask our listeners to send in their questions.

We want you to join the conversation. Email your questions to [email protected].

Community Matters airs every other Monday at 6pm. Archived episodes are below.

Coming up on Community Matters

KBUT Newscast: March 8, 2021

Gunnison County looks back on 1 year of Covid response
Covid variant in Buena Vista
Indigenous knowledge as trial evidence?
And more…

On the Next Community Matters…

Next on Community Matters: Red Lady, COVID variants, and Backcountry Update.

KBUT Newscast: Friday, March 4th

Highway 50 construction resumes
Early Childhood Education bill passes State House
Move the Butte this weekend
And more…

Archived Episodes and Excerpts

Community Matters March 6th, 2023

by Kelley Dole | Mallardi Theatre Spring Programs, Crested Butte Avalanche Center Outlook, Majestic Theatre Saved and Running!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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