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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North Fork High School students share original poems, stories, and reflections from their creative writing class, taught by Tracy Ihnot. From blackout poetry to slam, their voices shine in this Local Motion episode hosted by Marty Durlin. Hear what they’ve created—and what they’ve discovered about themselves along the way. -
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Marty Durlin interviews NFEMS Board candidates Blake Kinser, Ty Clock and Mychaela Belden -
Marty Durlin profiles incumbents Dan Miller, Marcus Roeder and Peter Pruett. -
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.
