Good Morning, Colorado, you’re listening to the Daily Sun-Up with the Colorado Sun. It’s Friday, August 27th.

 

Today - Some school districts in Routt County are using a state grant to incorporate agriculture into the school curriculum. 

 

But before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

 

Today, we take you back to August 27th, 1942 when the first group of Japanese Americans arrived in the Prowers County town of Granada. They were coming from Southern California, and their involuntary migration to Colorado reflected the nation’s paranoia during WWII. Colorado’s camp, called Amache, held more than 7,500 people as prisoners.

 

Now, our feature story.

 

Two school districts in Routt County are using a state grant to incorporate agriculture into every grade, pre-K through high school.

 

Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown recently spoke with district officials about the program.

 

Brown speaks with fellow Sun reporter Daniel Ducassi about what she learned.

 

To read Jennifer’s story go to coloradosun.com

 

And Before we go, here are a few stories that you should know about today:

 

Colorado likely will receive about $400 million from the massive national OxyContin settlement and on Thursday, Attorney General Phil Weiser began laying the groundwork for how it may be spent. About 60% of the money will be spread between 19 geographic regions that will have local governing councils to oversee how their share is spent. Local governments would receive 20% of the money and 10% would flow into projects including building drug treatment centers. The remaining 10% would be spent by Weiser’s office on strategies to deal with the opioid crisis. The plan still needs the blessing of local governments, though it is backed by officials in Denver, Adams, Logan and Pueblo counties.

Mesa County officials want their clerk to come home. The commissioners on Tuesday sent the message to embattled GOP clerk Tina Peters, whose whereabouts have been unknown since she became the focus of a criminal election security investigation. “Call Tina, tell her to come out of hiding and come home,” Republican Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis told the audience. During the two hour meeting, the commissioners also approved a contract for new elections equipment from Dominion Voting Systems. The county’s gear was ordered to be trashed after images containing passwords to the system as well as copies of its hard drive were posted online, allegedly with assistance of Peters.

 

People curious about emissions from the Suncor refinery in Commerce City now can view data online. The Canadian company on Wednesday began posting data from its voluntary air pollution monitoring at ccnd-air.com and will add reports from mobile vans next week. Suncor, which manufactures gasoline and jet fuel, was fined $9 million in 2020 for emissions violations in prior years. The company says the monitors are not part of that settlement, but were added in response to community concerns that same year.

 

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. And don’t forget to tune in again on Monday. Now, a quick message from our editor.





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Good Morning, Colorado, you&rsquo;re listening to the Daily Sun-Up with the Colorado Sun. It&rsquo;s Friday, August 27th.
&nbsp;
Today - Some school districts in Routt County are using a state grant to incorporate agriculture into the school curriculum.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
But before we begin, let&rsquo;s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
&nbsp;
Today, we take you back to August 27th, 1942 when the first group of Japanese Americans arrived in the Prowers County town of Granada. They were coming from Southern California, and their involuntary migration to Colorado reflected the nation&rsquo;s paranoia during WWII. Colorado&rsquo;s camp, called Amache, held more than 7,500 people as prisoners.
&nbsp;
Now, our feature story.
&nbsp;
Two school districts in Routt County are using a state grant to incorporate agriculture into every grade, pre-K through high school.
&nbsp;
Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown recently spoke with district officials about the program.
&nbsp;
Brown speaks with fellow Sun reporter Daniel Ducassi about what she learned.
&nbsp;
To read Jennifer&rsquo;s story go to coloradosun.com
&nbsp;
And Before we go, here are a few stories that you should know about today:
&nbsp;
Colorado likely will receive about $400 million from the massive national OxyContin settlement and on Thursday, Attorney General Phil Weiser began laying the groundwork for how it may be spent. About 60% of the money will be spread between 19 geographic regions that will have local governing councils to oversee how their share is spent. Local governments would receive 20% of the money and 10% would flow into projects including building drug treatment centers. The remaining 10% would be spent by Weiser&rsquo;s office on strategies to deal with the opioid crisis. The plan still needs the blessing of local governments, though it is backed by officials in Denver, Adams, Logan and Pueblo counties.
Mesa County officials want their clerk to come home. The commissioners on Tuesday sent the message to embattled GOP clerk Tina Peters, whose whereabouts have been unknown since she became the focus of a criminal election security investigation. &ldquo;Call Tina, tell her to come out of hiding and come home,&rdquo; Republican Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis told the audience. During the two hour meeting, the commissioners also approved a contract for new elections equipment from Dominion Voting Systems. The county&rsquo;s gear was ordered to be trashed after images containing passwords to the system as well as copies of its hard drive were posted online, allegedly with assistance of Peters.
&nbsp;
People curious about emissions from the Suncor refinery in Commerce City now can view data online. The Canadian company on Wednesday began posting data from its voluntary air pollution monitoring at ccnd-air.com and will add reports from mobile vans next week. Suncor, which manufactures gasoline and jet fuel, was fined $9 million in 2020 for emissions violations in prior years. The company says the monitors are not part of that settlement, but were added in response to community concerns that same year.
&nbsp;
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. And don&rsquo;t forget to tune in again on Monday. Now, a quick message from our editor.
 See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

The Daily Sun-Up

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

Our intro music is by Matt Skellenger Group: https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission 

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we&rsquo;re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at <a href="https://coloradosun.com/">https://coloradosun.com/</a>.
Our intro music is by Matt Skellenger Group: <a href="https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission">https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission</a>&nbsp;