School is Back in Session!

School is Back in Session!

Author: LNN Durango, Colorado August 19, 2025 Duration: 3:05
The Durango Education Foundation invites school-age children and their families to connect with local resources and youth programs. The Four Corners region’s first tattoo convention comes to Ignacio this August. Colorado enacted a new law outlining when drivers must stop for school buses and a new way it’s enforced. Watch for details! By Rachel Hughes. Watch this story at www.durangolocal.news/newsstories/school-is-back-in-session This story is sponsored by Tafoya Barrett & As...

Tune into Durango Local News for the stories that matter right here in southwest Colorado. This daily podcast from LNN Durango, Colorado brings you the essential updates, from city council decisions and business openings to cultural events and community conversations, all delivered with a focus on our unique mountain town. You’ll hear directly from the people shaping life in Durango and La Plata County, with reporting that digs into the local economy, the arts scene, and the issues affecting our neighbors. Produced by Deborah Uroda and executive producer Laurie Sigillito, this audio edition of our broader Local News Network (LNN) coverage is crafted for your ears, whether you're commuting over Molas Pass or walking the Animas River Trail. It’s the same trusted, ground-level reporting you might catch on Durango Cable Channel 15, but packaged for on-demand listening. Each episode of this podcast aims to connect you more deeply to the rhythm and reality of our community, offering clarity and context beyond the headlines. For those who live, work, and care about Durango, it’s a direct line to the pulse of the place we call home.
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Ebb and Flow: Art Along the Animas [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:51
Durango artist Matt Clark of Little Bud Designs and mural artist Parker Ledford created Ebb and Flow — a public mural along the Animas River trail pulling from Clark's collage and illustration work. Clark says he wanted…
A Pillar of Montezuma County Agriculture [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:11
Cortez Livestock has served Montezuma County since 1959, providing a place for local ranchers and Native American producers to buy, sell, and trade livestock. As family farms and ranches continue to decline, this longtim…
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of March 17, 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:58
On Friday, March 20th, local artist Shanda Akin invites the community to a free evening of art and conversation at Four Leaves Winery starting at 6 p.m. — drinks, light bites, and an artist talk are all included. Also op…
Durango's Forest Faces Climate Change Challenges [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:58
Durango wasn't always the tree-lined community it is today — in the late 19th century, the landscape was largely barren — but now, climate change and rapid development are threatening the 12,000-plus trees that define it…
Durango Follows Global Bird Migration [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:27
What happens when one woman's curiosity about disappearing birds grows into a global movement? For Kelly Miller, founder of Follow the Birds, a simple question about winter silence along the Animas River trails became a…
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of March 10, 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47
This week on Local NEWS Network, we're rounding up three events happening in Durango between March 11th and 17th. Rocky Mountain PBS brings its Mini-Film Fest to Fort Lewis College on Wednesday night — a free screening o…
Durango's New Dance Hub Builds Community One Swing at a Time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:56
West Coast Swing is more than a dance style — it's a lifestyle for members of West Slope Westies, Durango's nonprofit swing dance community. Known for its fluid, elastic movement and ability to complement almost any genr…
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of Mar. 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:20
Durango has a full lineup of events this March. Our Own Lives presents its Second Annual Disability Art Show at the Durango Arts Center, featuring more than 30 artists. The McDonald’s Cardboard Derby returns to Purgatory…
Durango Film Festival Turns 21 This Year [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:34
The Durango Independent Film Festival is celebrating its 21st year with the tagline "We're Legal," bringing independent films from over 50 countries to southwest Colorado from March 4–8, 2026. Known as a "Filmmaker's Fes…
Southwest Colorado Rocks Honors Community Impact [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:50
A longtime Durango tradition is evolving. Southwest Colorado Rocks celebrates community leaders, organizations, and businesses making a difference across the region. Formerly known as Durango Rocks, the event expanded th…