Marty Durlin
Contributing ReporterMarty Durlin contributes freelance news features, including coverage of Delta County Commissioner's meetings and local governmental issues.
Marty is a writer, reporter and playwright currently living in Paonia, Colorado. She contributes to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News, and is a Delta County native. Her prestigious works include the plays, "Babbit", "Pollyana", and the completely original musical, "Beautiful Radiant Things". Marty was General Manager of KGNU Community Radio in Boulder, Colorado for more than 20 years.
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School district officials face community opposition to consolidation proposal -
Delta County School District looks to merge the Montessori School at Crawford with Paonia’s North Fork School of Integrated Studies due to anticipated shortfalls in state funding. -
On Friday, February 14th, Paonia's Paradise Theatre will host “Linda’s Valentine Extravaganza,” billed as “a night of singing, dancing, poetry and cabaret.” -
The City of Delta offered two opportunities for people to offer feedback on plans to revitalize Main Street last week, including a session just for business owners, and one for the public. Marty Durlin reports. -
The Feast of Fools likely originated in central Europe during the Middle Ages as “a celebration marked by much license and buffoonery.” Marty Durlin previews the local version of the Feast of Fools, created in the late 1970s by a group of 30-yr-old newcomers to the North Fork Valley. -
The Town of Paonia has been concerned for years about the proliferation of short term rentals within town limits. Last week the Paonia Board of Trustees passed legislation to license these units. -
Paonia residents have agreed to pay an extra $3 per month for another 10 years to fund sidewalk improvements and — for the first time — provide new sidewalks where none currently exist. Marty Durlin spoke with Paonia Mayor Paige Smith about the future of sidewalks and other Town infrastructure. -
Last month, an era ended in Hotchkiss when a local bookstore changed hands. Marty Durlin reports for KVNF news. -
New trailhead for Jumbo Mountain causes consternation -
North Fork Valley residents know how hard it can be to get an appointment to see a local doctor. Many medical practitioners have left the Valley in recent…
