Join Voices of Taos producer Laura Martin Baseman as she talks with Luis Reyes, CEO of Kit Carson Electric Cooperative. A native Taoseño, Luis shares how he became CEO of KEC, why Taos has an energy coop, and the new projects KEC is investing in, including the Amalia solar array. He also talks about new sustainable energy technology, like hydrogen, and why it's a good opportunity for the Enchanted Circle. 

Join Voices of Taos producer Laura Martin Baseman as she talks with Luis Reyes, CEO of Kit Carson Electric Cooperative. A native Taoseño, Luis shares how he became CEO of KEC, why Taos has an energy coop, and the new projects KEC is investing in, including the Amalia solar array. He also talks about new sustainable energy technology, like hydrogen, and why it's a good opportunity for the Enchanted Circle.

Join us for a new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News. Every week on Saturday we'll release a new episode featuring a voice from our Taos community. We'll cover the arts, current events, and sports on different episodes hosted by our talented reporting staff.

Join us for a new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News. Every week on Saturday we'll release a new episode featuring a voice from our Taos community. We'll cover the arts, current events, and sports on different episodes hosted by our talented reporting staff.

Voices of Taos

Want to know what's happening in Taos? Tune into the new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News! Voices of Taos will inspire you with the voices of our Taos community.

Want to know what's happening in Taos? Tune into the new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News! Voices of Taos will inspire you with the voices of our Taos community.

Luis Reyes on the importance of Taos grown leaders, Kit Carson Electric's new solar array in Amalia, and the future of hydrogen energy.

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This Month on “Voices of Taos,” copy editor and reporter Emily Sender sits down for a conversation with Will Jaremko-Wright, Taos County agricultural/4-H extension agent and director of the Taos County Cooperative Extension Service. Will also writes the monthly column, Tierra y Comunidad.

Will and Emily talk about preparing for the Taos County Fair, and why it’s still important for kids to get involved. They also talk about how farmers, ranchers and even regular home gardeners are dealing with this year’s historically dry summer. Will also discusses how the drought is affecting everything from livestock to fruit trees, and even prairie dog populations in and around Taos. 

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This Month on &ldquo;Voices of Taos,&rdquo; copy editor and reporter Emily Sender sits down for a conversation with Will Jaremko-Wright, Taos County agricultural/4-H extension agent and director of the Taos County Cooperative Extension Service. Will also writes the monthly column, Tierra y Comunidad.
Will and Emily talk about preparing for the Taos County Fair, and why it&rsquo;s still important for kids to get involved. They also talk about how farmers, ranchers and even regular home gardeners are dealing with this year&rsquo;s historically dry summer. Will also discusses how the drought is affecting everything from livestock to fruit trees, and even prairie dog populations in and around Taos.&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.taosnews.com/opinion/columns/prep-for-the-county-fair-prep-for-life/article_a49b6f89-d0d2-5417-8ed2-7503cfe080dc.html">Read Will's latest column</a>

Will Jaremko-Wright on the Taos County Fair, drought and prairie dogs

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This month on Voices of Taos, reporter and copy editor Emily Sender sits down for a conversation with Joella Ann Montoya, executive director of Community Against Violence (CAV).

CAV serves an area of 27,000 square miles across seven counties, and approximately 200 people per year engage with their services. Joella and Emily talk about different types of abuse, as well as Montoya’s hopes for how the organization can help lessen the stigma of seeking support and affect cultural changes around how people talk about and recognize abuse.

In addition to their emergency shelter and the CAV Thrift Store, the organization offers a wide array of services, including education for law enforcement, violence prevention and sexual education classes for students, legal and special population advocates, as well as an intervention program for offenders and a men’s program to help teach young men in the community about emotional intelligence. 

This episode discusses domestic violence. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, stalking or other forms of abuse, help is available: Call the Taos Community Against Violence HELPline at 575-758-9888, text 575-770-2706. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or text “BEGIN” to 88788.

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This episode is brought to you by the <a href="https://www.ncrtd.org/">NCRTD Blue Bus</a>.
This month on Voices of Taos, reporter and copy editor Emily Sender sits down for a conversation with Joella Ann Montoya, executive director of Community Against Violence (CAV).
CAV serves an area of 27,000 square miles across seven counties, and approximately 200 people per year engage with their services. Joella and Emily talk about different types of abuse, as well as Montoya&rsquo;s hopes for how the organization can help lessen the stigma of seeking support and affect cultural changes around how people talk about and recognize abuse.
In addition to their emergency shelter and the CAV Thrift Store, the organization offers a wide array of services, including education for law enforcement, violence prevention and sexual education classes for students, legal and special population advocates, as well as an intervention program for offenders and a men&rsquo;s program to help teach young men in the community about emotional intelligence.&nbsp;
This episode discusses domestic violence. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, stalking or other forms of abuse, help is available: Call the Taos Community Against Violence HELPline at 575-758-9888, text 575-770-2706. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or text &ldquo;BEGIN&rdquo; to 88788.
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Joella Montoya on domestic violence and Taos CAV

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On this episode of Voices of Taos, Tempo editor Lynne Robinson sits down with Mary Domito to talk about bringing The Band of Heathens to the Sagebrush on Sunday, August 9.

After purchasing the old El Taoseño building four years ago, Domito thought about how she could not only drive more customer traffic to the new location, but also how she could bring the community together. Mary’s Place has become a popular performance space in addition to being a furniture store. 

Lynne and Mary talk about what led to choosing the Sagebrush Inn as the venue for the upcoming show, as well as for the very successful Pablo Cruise show earlier this year.

Read more about The Band of Heathens

Learn more about Mary's Place

This episode is brought to you by the <a href="https://www.ncrtd.org/">NCRTD Blue Bus</a>.
On this episode of Voices of Taos, Tempo editor Lynne Robinson sits down with Mary Domito to talk about bringing The Band of Heathens to the Sagebrush on Sunday, August 9.
After purchasing the old El Taose&ntilde;o building four years ago, Domito thought about how she could not only drive more customer traffic to the new location, but also how she could bring the community together. Mary&rsquo;s Place has become a popular performance space in addition to being a furniture store.&nbsp;
Lynne and Mary talk about what led to choosing the Sagebrush Inn as the venue for the upcoming show, as well as for the very successful Pablo Cruise show earlier this year.
<a href="https://www.taosnews.com/tempo/music/the-band-of-heathens-in-taos-and-why-live-music-matters/article_6f2cf1af-c330-5810-bdf1-0f5d761eb1b5.html">Read more about The Band of Heathens</a>
<a href="https://marysplacetaos.com/">Learn more about Mary's Place</a>

Luis Reyes on the importance of Taos grown leaders, Kit Carson Electric's new solar array in Amalia, and the future of hydrogen energy.

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