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Local NEWS Network (LNN) is dedicated to revitalizing the local news industry that has been decimated by Google, Facebook and other low quality, online sources of local news. Additionally, LNN is dedicated to creating meaningful, long shelf life news and information that celebrates the communities where we operate, and NOT producing hyper-sensationalized short lived headlines. Listen in today for awesome news about:
* Durango, CO
* Farmington, NM
* Telluride, CO
* Montezuma County, NM
Episodes
159 episodes
The Players Behind La Plata's Youth Safety Net
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
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of Sept. 1, 2026
The Four Corners Motorcycle Rally celebrates its 33rd anniversary Thursday through Sunday, September 3 to 6, with a packed schedule of events. On Friday, September 4, Durango's Fall Gallery ...
Interview With Farmington City Manager Shaña Reeves
Farmington City Manager Shaña Reeves shares her hometown pride and goals for Farmington. Reeves grew up in Farmington, graduated from Farmington High School in 1999 and left on a full-ride...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of Aug. 25, 2026
This weekend, Durango has the San Juan Brewfest, the Mountain States Cup Downhill Series Finale at Purgatory Resort...
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Main Street Businesses: Farmington Commercial Space Turned Into Multi-Sport Complex
A former Farmington grocery store has become a hub for local youth sports, thanks to the Pennington family. The Penningtons have owned the building since the 1980s and began converting it into practice space for their children's volleyball and ...
Cortez Museum Connects Montezuma County History to America’s 250th
The Montezuma Heritage Museum in Cortez is marking America's 250th anniversary and Colorado's 150th with two special exhibits. “Moments That Made Us” explores how local Montezuma County history connects...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of Aug. 18, 2026
On Wednesday, August, 19 EsoTerra Arboretum hosts Vinyasa and Vines, an all-levels yoga class paired with wine and cheese from 6 to 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, August 22,
Host Families Turn Ballplayers Into Family for Life
For more than 60 years, Farmington has hosted the Connie Mack World Series, one of the nation's top amateur baseball tournaments for players ages 16 to 18. Many of th...
New Colorado Law Cracks Down on People Who Attract Bears
Colorado's "Negligently Luring Bears" law, House Bill 1342, cracks down on people who attract wild bears. The law lowers the legal standard from "intentional" to "knowing" behavior, removes...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of Aug. 11, 2026
Durango Nordic and Durango DEVO host the city's first ever mountain bike biathlon on Saturday, August 15, at Animas High School. The
Aztec Riverside BMX Track Breaks Ground This Fall
Aztec Riverside BMX aims to break ground this October on a two-acre, city-owned lot for a new BMX track, giving local children a home course instead of long drives to Durango or Albuquerque to ra...
Main Street Businesses: As Durango's Landfill Fills Up, One Business Has a Solution
Table to Farm Compost is a Durango based climate activist business that has been turning food scraps into compost since 2016. Co-owner Monique DiGiorgio was recently named the 2025 Entrepreneur of t...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of Aug. 4, 2026
The La Plata County Fair runs Wednesday to Sunday, August 5 through 9, at the fairgrounds. Durango Nursery and Supply is partnering with the
Beyond the Embers
Living in southwest Colorado means the risk of fire and flood is never far from home.First responders and firefighters are currently fighting the Rio Blanco Fire, located 12 miles south of Pagosa Springs. The lightning-caused fire starte...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of July 28, 2026
The Powerhouse Science Center hosts rock band ORA on Wednesday as part of its weekly Community Concert Series. The
Interview with Aztec's New Mayor, Brett Lanier
Brett Lanier is a born-and-raised Aztec local who was elected city commissioner in 2025 and recently chosen as the city's newest mayor.Under the city's ...
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Fort Lewis College Joins Work-Based Learning Initiative
Fort Lewis College has been selected as one of five rural Colorado colleges to participate in CO-WIL, the Colorado Work-Integrated Learning Consor...
What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of July 21, 2026
This week, Durango has a free outdoor concert, a boozy peach brunch and tickets on sale for an intimate songwriter festival. The Jon Stickley Trio performs Thursday, July 23, at Buckley Park as part of the
Former NBA Player Volunteers at Navajo Basketball Camp
Analyss Benally grew up in Shiprock on the Navajo Nation and went on to play Division I basketball at San Jose State before launching her professional basketball career in Europe. Today, her nonprofit, AB Five Basketball, brings free camps and ...
Voices of the Past: Lessons from the Rails (Part 2)
Durango exists because of a railroad that almost went somewhere else. In this documentary, Jeff Johnson traces the arrival of the Denver and Rio Grande in Southwest Colorado — from General William Jackson Palmer's original 1870 push south out o...
Voices of the Past: Lessons from the Rails (Part 1)
Jeff Johnson's connection to Durango began with a single train ride in 1973, when a family vacation turned into a lifelong calling. That trip aboard the narrow gauge to Silverton set him on a path of decades-long devotion to Colorado railroad h...
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What’s Happening Around Durango | Week of July 14, 2026
The City of Durango Parks and Recreation Department hosts a free community celebration Friday, July 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center featuring food and drinks, live music, games and ...
Pagosa Improv Group Invites Residents to Laugh, Learn and Connect
Lickety-Split Comedy is a comedy and improv group based in Pagosa Springs, founded by veteran performers Karisa Bruin and Scott Morehead. After years of working as improvisers, actors and writers in C...
