Durango Local News
Durango, Colorado Local NEWS is part of Local NEWS Network (LNN), a unique platform to produce and distribute local NEWS programming in communities across the USA. Check us out on TV @ Durango Cable Channel 15 & Purgatory Cable Channel 3, online at www.durangolocal.news or on one of our 10 digital displays around town and at the airport. News Producer - Deborah Uroda, Executive Producer - Laurie Sigillito
Episodes
Our Shared Currents is a 3-part series exploring human relationships along Southwest Colorado’s waterways. These stories of unexpected commonalities go beyond traditional boundaries and competing demands. In this first episode, we learn how water systems and local wildlife connect the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins. The San Juan-Chama Project, a major transmountain diversion originating in the South San Juans and funnel...
Greg Lopez, an unaffiliated candidate, is running for governor against Phil Weiser, a Democrat, and Victor Marx, a Republican, who was unavailable to interview.
Watch this interview and explore more election content at LNN.news/elections
By Rachel Hughes
Four La Plata County organizations are working to reach more young people. Episode 3 of “Our Kids. Our Community.” looks at the barriers between young people and youth services.
By Sadie Smith
This story was made possible by YOU, our community, through Colorado Gives, 2025.
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The Young Fables will play at the FLC Community Concert Hall on Wednesday October 21st - get your tickets at https://www.et...
James Wiley, a Republican, is running for secretary of state against Amanda Gonzalez, a Democrat.
By Rachel Hughes
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Kevin Grantham, a Republican, is running for state treasurer against Jeff Bridges, a Democrat.
By Rachel Hughes
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Moni Grushkin, the unaffiliated incumbent for La Plata County treasurer, is running for reelection against Miles Walsh, a Democrat, who was unavailable to interview. Watch Moni Grushkin's full interview.
Watch this interview and explore more elections content at LNN.news/elections
By Rachel Hughes
Cathy Seibel, a Republican, is running for La Plata County coroner against Trever Nyx, a Democrat.
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By Rachel Hughes
Trever Nyx, a Democrat, is running for La Plata County coroner against Cathy Seibel, a Republican.
By Rachel Hughes
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Carver Brewing Company turns 40 this week, volunteers are needed to restore Hermosa Creek, and the first Durango Marathon and Half Marathon takes over Santa Rita Park.
By Kate Moores
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This story is sponsored by Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and Mercy Sports Medicine.
The Young Fables will play at the FLC Community Concert Hall on Wednesday October 21st - get your tickets at https://www.eti...
La Plata County's general election is approaching. Here are key dates, drop-off locations and things to know before your ballot arrives.
By Sadie Smith
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This story is sponsored by Sky Ute Casino Resort and FASTSIGNS Durango.
Tiffany Lee, the unaffiliated incumbent for La Plata County clerk and recorder, is running unopposed this November.
By Rachel Hughes
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Cowboy poets and musicians gather for the annual Durango Cowboy Gathering. Cafe au Play hosts a Halloween Costume Exchange. And the Harvest Festival Car Show returns to Sky Ute Casino Resort with show cars, Valve Cover Races, live music, and Ignacio's Chile Fest.
By Kate Moores
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This story is sponsored by Serious Texas Bar-B-Q and Durango Gelato, Coffee & Tea.
Durango Food Bank was selected to receive 40,000 pounds of donated food from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of a nationwide initiative delivering 250 truckloads to 250 food banks across the country. Half of the donation is headed to Pagosa Springs, with the rest supporting La Plata County and partners in Silverton and at Fort Lewis College.
By Sadie Smith
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La Plata County's youth-serving organizations are working to keep up with rising demand, and the need continues to grow alongside them. Episode two of "Our Kids. Our Community." looks at what's driving that need, and what four local organizations are doing to keep up.
By Sadie Smith
This story was made possible by YOU, our community, through Colorado Gives, 2025.
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The San Juan Songwriters Festival brings Hall of Fame songwriters and rising voices downtown Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 24-27. Manna hosts its second annual Our Streets, Our Stories event on Thursday, Sept. 24, and Durango Oktoberfest returns to Buckley Park Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27 to close out the week.
By Sadie Smith
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This story is sponsored by Kroegers Ace Hardware and Freddy's Frozen Custar...
The Blacksmith Café isn't an ordinary coffee shop. One half is a café, the other half is a working forge. Nate and Jo Winkler opened the shop on Highway 160, where you can get espresso, locally sourced pastries and fresh yerba mate, and also catch live blacksmithing during open forging hours.
By Sadie Smith
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This story is sponsored by Sky Ute Casino and FASTSIGNS Durango.
The 40th Annual Chocolate Fantasia is Thursday, September 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Purgatory Resort hosts its annual Oktoberfest Saturday, September 19, from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the base area. And the Durango Autumn Arts Festival returns Sunday, September 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on East Second Avenue downtown.
By Sadie Smith
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The Fort Lewis College football team played its first home game under new stadium lights this weekend, beating Arizona Christian University 27 to 9 in front of more than 2,000 fans. The roughly $750,000 lighting project was funded by a student fee increase FLC students voted on themselves, and it's the first of three planned upgrades. The Skyhawks host New Mexico Highlands on Saturday, September 12.
By Kate Moores and Sadie Smith
This week Durango has the Durango Fall Pride, the Economic Alliance Summit and a Dolly Parton karaoke tribute at the Durango Arts Center all on the calendar.
By Sadie Smith
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This story is sponsored by Kroegers Ace Hardware and Dunkin Donuts.
Four organizations serve La Plata County's youth, each in a different way. Episode one of “Our Kids. Our Community.” introduces who they are.
By Sadie Smith.
Watch this story at LNN.news
This story was made possible by YOU, our community, through Colorado Gives, 2025.
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