/tags/longmont-observer Longmont Observer en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:10:39 GMT /news/2019-08-05/as-news-deserts-encroach-one-city-looks-at-a-new-way-to-fund-local-journalism Many parts of the Mountain West are news deserts -- and it’s getting worse. More than 20 counties in our region have no local newspaper. The ones that are… Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:10:39 GMT /news/2019-08-05/as-news-deserts-encroach-one-city-looks-at-a-new-way-to-fund-local-journalism Rae Ellen Bichell