Pride Celebrations and Fire Fears in the Mountain West

  • June 23, 2026
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Tuesday, June 23: Pride celebrations and fire and drought preparation in the Mountain West with another Rocky Mountain Community Radio Regional Roundup. Plus, all-ages venue The Beehive is in need of a new space to host the variety of programming it offers the community. 

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  • June 23: Primary Election Day! | Ballots must be in the hands of county election officials by 8 PM today. If you haven't mailed in your ballot, take it to a vote center near you by 8 PM today. A ballot with a USPS postmark of today is no longer valid. Voters may register in-person on Election Day with two forms of valid ID. 

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  • June 27-28: SLC Pride | 400 N 400 W, SLC. FREE TO ALL. "2026 SLC Pride theme 'At the Intersection of...'. We chose this theme to highlight the different ways in which discrimination affects each of us, as individuals and as groups. Understanding intersectionality gives us a roadmap to combat hate, build a truly inclusive community, and express and share all the positive ways our complex intersection of identities can be used to build something incredible! SLC Pride: By Community, For Community. What does your intersection look like?" 

All-Ages Venue The Beehive Facing Looming Changes

The Beehive has been a staple in all-ages music world of Salt Lake since 2015. With the closing of the restaurant Mark of the Beastro inside the venue and rising rent costs, RJ Walker and Andrew Earley are looking how to keep their vital programming going in spite of having to find a new space to hold them. 


Rocky Mountain Community Radio Regional Roundup

On this week's Regional Roundup, we bring you voices from Pride celebrations across the Rocky Mountain West. We also hear about a new app that connects LGBTQIA+ community members with volunteer opportunities in Utah and beyond.As drought conditions persist across the region, Trout Unlimited is urging anglers to give stressed fish a break by reducing fishing on rivers with low flows and warm water temperatures. We also hear from southwest Colorado, where dry conditions are affecting irrigators, growers and gardeners. With drought comes increased wildfire risk. We visit a firehouse in Salida that is looking to lessons from past fire seasons as they prepare for what could be another challenging summer. And in south-central Colorado, we visit a jazz group that is building community through music.
  • A report from Montrose Pride. (KVNF)
  • A report from Pikes Peak Pride in Colorado Springs. (KGNU)
  • A report from Boulder Pride. (KGNU)
  • An interview on the new VolunQueer app that connects members of the LGBTQIA+ community with volunteer opportunities in Utah and beyond.
  •  A two way with Kirk Klancke of Trout Unlimited about educating fishers and anglers on the threats to fisheries due to low flow in rivers. (KGNU)
  • A feature on reduced releases from McPhee reservoir in southwest Colorado and the impact on irrigators. (KSJD)
  • A feature on a new jazz group that is creating community in south central Colorado. (KLZR)


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