Final Wednesday Evening Farmers Market Caps Off the Season
Austin, CO · September 9, 2026
Grabbing the season's final peaches at this afternoon's market up the hill should top your to-do list before evening arrives. From hands-on indigo dyeing to municipal planning, our corner of the valley has plenty to keep you moving today.
The Lead
Delta County officials are taking the final public steps toward reshaping local development regulations as the Planning Commission convenes tonight at 5:30 PM. Following formal hearings before the Board of County Commissioners, planners are reviewing comprehensive updates to the Land Use Code targeting utility-scale battery energy storage systems and commercial natural medicine facilities. Under the proposed framework, renewable energy developers would face mandatory soil and drainage restoration requirements, strict property-line setbacks, and bonded decommissioning plans to safeguard agricultural parcels across the valley. The amendments also establish formal zoning classifications for natural medicine cultivation and healing centers operating in unincorporated areas. Tonight’s session at the county administration building in Delta gives residents another opportunity to inspect the draft guidelines before the commission forwards its final recommendations to county commissioners for formal adoption later this fall.
Local Pulse
Delta Health Names Three CEO Finalists The hospital board begins candidate interviews this month to select permanent leadership following an exhaustive nationwide executive search.
Orchard City Recruits Distribution Maintenance Worker The town seeks a qualified technician to supervise daily repairs and preventative upkeep across municipal water delivery infrastructure.
Today's Outlook
- High 90°F · Low 57°F — Overcast
- Keep light layers handy as warm afternoon cloud cover yields to a brisk evening.
What's On Around Town
Cedaredge: Children's Storytime Cedaredge Library (180 SW 6th Ave), 10:30–11:30 AM Interactive picture-book reading, sing-alongs, and sensory games for young learners.
Paonia: Coffee at the Library Paonia Library (80 Samuel Wade Rd), 10:30 AM–12:00 PM Casual morning coffee, tea, and open neighborly conversation around shared tables.
Paonia: Indigo Dye Workshop Paonia Library (80 Samuel Wade Rd), 4:00–5:30 PM Hands-on textile art class exploring resist patterns and natural indigo dye vats.
Cedaredge: Main Street Farmers Market Finale Downtown Main Street, 4:00–7:00 PM Stock up on local produce, tamales, and artisan goods for the season finale.
Spotlight & Story
- David Starr
- Operating Starr’s Guitars on Main Street since 2001, this Americana singer-songwriter and luthier co-founded the nonprofit Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center in a restored 1906 brick building. He still sets action heights on vintage acoustics between national tour dates.
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