Editing Paonia, Colorado (section)

===Schools===
The Delta County School District Board of Education decided in February 2021 to close separate high schools in Paonia and [[Hotchkiss, Colorado]], and build a joint high school, North Fork High School, located in Hotchkiss. Both schools have been losing students as coal mines in the area have closed. Kindergarten to 8th grade education will continue in both communities.<ref name="GJS022721">{{cite news |author1=Nathan Deal |title=Hotchkiss, Paonia high schools to merge |url=https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/hotchkiss-paonia-high-schools-to-merge/article_eb3f358a-788c-11eb-a134-9fb81bfaf58c.html |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=Grand Junction Sentinel |date=February 27, 2021 |quote=“We’re going to have a kindergarten-eighth grade school in Paonia, a kindergarten-eighth grade school in Hotchkiss, and then there will be one high school in Hotchkiss next year.”}}</ref>