Montezuma Local News

Local NEWS Montezuma serves Dolores, Cortez, and Mancos, Colorado and is part of Local NEWS Network (LNN), a proprietary platform to produce and distribute local NEWS programming in small towns across the USA. Check us out online at www.montezumalocal.news or on one of our four digital displays around town and at the airport.

Montezuma Local News is a news podcast hosted by Local News Montezuma, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Local News Montezuma hosts Montezuma Local News, a news show with 12 episodes published.

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  What’s Happening Around Montezuma County | Week of Sept. 8, 2026

  Sep 8, 20262 min

  The Amy Goodman documentary, “ Steal This Story, Please! ,” is Friday, September 11, at 7 p.m. at the Sunflower Theatre . The 5th Annual Memorial Walk hosted by RISE Southwest is Saturday, September 12, at 9 a.m. at Montezuma Park. And Montezuma Land Conservancy hosts its Cycling and Salsa Festival Saturday, September 12, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Fozzie's Farm in Lewis. By Kia Whiteskunk Watch this story at LNN.news This story is sponsored by Hospice of Montezuma and Big O Tires Cortez .

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  Main Street Businesses: Farmington Commercial Space Turned Into Multi-Sport Complex

  Aug 21, 20263 min

  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 baseball teams before opening it up to the wider community. Today, Empire Athletics offers batting cages, volleyball and pickleball courts, a yoga studio and a gym, with a new turf field project already underway. Owners say every dollar the business makes goes back into equipment, not a paycheck. Empire Athletics sits near Costa Vida and Nutra Mills in Farmington, with league, camp and clinic updates posted on Facebook and Instagram. By Tanner Waite This story is sponsored by FASTSIGNS Farmington , Legacy Financial Advisors and Rocky Mountain Safety . And presented by Four Corners Economic Development , the Farmington Chamber of Commerce and the Aztec Chamber of Commerce . Watch this story at LNN.news

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  Cortez Museum Connects Montezuma County History to America’s 250th

  Aug 19, 20262 min

  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 to the themes of the Declaration of Independence and runs through December. “Yesterday's Stories” is a collaboration with KSJD Radio that brings historical archives to life through community voices and runs through October. By Sadie Smith Watch this story at LNN.news This story is sponsored by Builders First Source and Breaking Wax Trading .

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  New Colorado Law Cracks Down on People Who Attract Bears

  Aug 14, 20262 min

  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 the automatic warning first-time offenders used to receive, and raises the fine for repeat violations from $2,000 to $5,000. By Sadie Smith Watch this story at LNN.news This story is sponsored by the FLC Center for Innovation and Sky Ute Casino .

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  Main Street Businesses: As Durango's Landfill Fills Up, One Business Has a Solution

  Aug 5, 20263 min

  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 the Year by Southwest Colorado Rocks for her leadership in growing the company to more than 800 subscribers and achieving the highest level of compost certification in Colorado. The company offers curbside pickup of food scraps and transforms them into high quality compost used by local gardeners and agricultural producers across La Plata County. With Durango's Bonded Landfill at 70% capacity and Durango City Council set to decide on composting requirements this fall, Table to Farm is at the center of an important conversation about how Durango handles its organic waste. By Sadie Smith Watch this story at LNN.news This story is sponsored by FASTSIGNS Durango , Legacy Financial Advisors and RMW/Tafoya Barrett & Associates. And presented by the La Plata County Economic Alliance and the Durango Chamber of Commerce .

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