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 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…
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About 1500 unwanted dogs and cats are rescued every year in Delta County. But many more are turned away. One local rescue organization wants to change…
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Last year the North Fork Valley received about half of Delta County’s lottery-funded Conservation Trust Fund monies. The County disbursed about $131,000…
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As the Affordable Care Act takes effect this year, Delta County Memorial Hospital Administrator Jason Cleckler is navigating uncertain terrain.Already…
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This week Delta County commissioners heard a wide ranging assessment of the past year’s activities and a glimpse of the future from Grand Mesa Uncompahgre…
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Delta County Commissioners recently named two historical landmarks, one being the Rogers Mesa Community House, the other the historic Bross Hotel. The…
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On Monday, Delta County Commissioners named two historical landmarks. One of them is Paonia’s Bross Hotel, built in 1906 and now a bed and breakfast. The…
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The Paonia Town Council held a contentious study session on next year’s approximately $2 million dollar budget last week, with declining revenues pushing…
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HeadlinesColorado’s failed secessionists look to the LegislaturePitkin County Commissioners ponder medical marijuana greenhousesPaonia Council struggles…
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Political reporters analyze impacts of the electionSidewalk measure passes in PaoniaChickens have to move250,000 state residents may lose insuranceGrand…