KDNK's Weekly News Reel takes a look at the week's top local and regional news stories aired on KDNK between Monday and Friday. This week’s news included protests in Rifle and Paonia, COVID-19 spikes in Garfield, Eagle, and Pitkin counties, and more.

Author Gary Ferguson and Dr. Mary Clare talk about Ferguson's new book The 8 Master Lessons of Nature and their joint venture Full Ecology.

William Perry Pendley has been acting director of the agency for close to a year. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has more.

Jennifer Johnson calls herself a song and dance girl, but she is an inspiration to kids and adults alike. Here she speaks with Luke Nestler on Express Yourself about conducting a Sing Camp during quarantine, creating compelling radio theatre with very motivated kids, and how she has found her creativity and her positivity during this difficult time.

Reina Katzenberger and Andrew Roberts-Gray were selected to create a mural at the entryway of the new City Marked in Carbondale. Here the two artists describe their work and what's behind it with KDNK's Abby Gierke.

The Carbondale Pool and Rec Center have both reopened this month, though there’s been some rearranging due to COVID-19. KDNK’s Kathleen Shannon visited both facilities to learn more. Here's Community Center and Recreation Programs Manager Jessi Rochel.

On Wednesday, June 24, 350 Colorado hosted a webinar to discuss trends in regenerative agriculture with researchers Nicole Civita of the University of Colorado Boulder and Dr. Dawn Thilmany of Colorado State University. Wendy Peters Moschetti, director of strategic initiatives for LiveWell Colorado, also spoke about her organization's rebranding and the Colorado Farm and Food System Response Team.

For his final Booked program on KDNK, station manager Gavin Dahl thanks 50+ guests on the program over the past year, and speaks with KZMU Moab station manager Serah Mead about serving the public during a pandemic, new music discovery, and the uniqueness of freeform radio.

More than 900,000 Colorado workers soon will have access to a retirement savings plan through their workplace. Senate Bill 200 recently cleared the Colorado Legislature. Kelli Fritts, associate state director of advocacy for AARP Colorado, said the measure will help the state avoid what she called a retirement crisis.

Garfield County health officials have seen a spike in new cases of COVID-19? in the past week, which could put the County’s variance from the state in jeopardy. The county is now at 244 cases since the pandemic began, with 44 diagnosed between June 8th and the 21st.