Future of Insurance Access Uncertain as Region Addresses Wildfire Risk
September 12, 2024
Caren Borden’s home in the Ski Ranches. Wildfire mitigation work completed last summer thinned out a large number of conifers, but the Aspen remain. This [...]
Concerns over Insurance Prompt Wildfire Mitigation Efforts
September 11, 2024
The Mountain Lodge in Mountain Village replaced its cedar roof with standing-seam metal to reduce fire risk. Hotel management was motivated in part by a [...]
Welcoming Mason Osgood
September 10, 2024
By Julia Caulfield A new voice is coming to the KOTO airwaves. KOTO’s newsroom with growing with Mason Osgood joining the team to help expand [...]
New Base Jumping Documentary Lands in Telluride
August 29, 2024
Fly screened at the 51st Telluride Film Festival. Labor Day weekend in Telluride marks the annual Film Festival. This year, the lineup featured a new [...]
Forest Service Polls Visitor Traffic
August 23, 2024
The Jud Wiebe is a popular trail just above Telluride’s downtown. Every five years, forests managed by the US Forest Service take a look at [...]
Well Dunn
August 9, 2024
By Julia Caulfield Those who tune in regularly will have noticed a new voice on the airwaves. Eliza Dunn joined the KOTO News team in [...]
Single Use Plastic Asked ‘To-Go’
August 8, 2024
By Julia Caulfield Frequent local restaurants and businesses in Telluride and you may notice something missing. Single use plastic. “Mainly what’s changing is related to [...]
The San Miguel Rodeo Saddles Up
July 30, 2024
By Eliza Dunn Photo Eliza Dunn/KOTO It’s a Saturday night in Norwood. The late summer sun is setting over the mountains, but in the San [...]
Love and Loss with “Love Letters to Vincent”
July 25, 2024
By Julia Caulfield “Love Letters to Vincent” is a poetic, musical, multi-media journey into love and loss. A creation from local poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, [...]
Shakespeare in the Park Brings Cross-Dressing Revelry
July 20, 2024
By Eliza Dunn Shakespeare in the Park runs on Town Park Stage (photo courtesy of Telluride Theatre) It’s a warm July evening in Town Park. [...]
Bird Song on the San Miguel
July 3, 2024
By Eliza Dunn It’s a little bit before 9am. The morning is still cool, and Telluride is just waking up. But the birds have been [...]
Stories of adventure, now and then
June 27, 2024
Kevin Fedarko, left, and Hampton Sides outside the KOTO Station. Kevin Fedarko and Hampton Sides have established themselves as estimable writers of the American scene, [...]
For a Second Time, Monument Effort Brings a Senator to West End
June 10, 2024
Bennet’s staff estimated some 400 people attended the event. Under heavy heat in the desert, and a low gray sky, folks from across the Western [...]
Dolores Conservation Effort Sparks Contention, and Conversation
June 5, 2024
The Dolores River at its confluence with the San Miguel. The area is outside of a proposed National Conservation Area, but lies within the boundaries [...]
Celebrating the Class of 2024
May 31, 2024
By Julia Caulfield The Class of 2024 (courtesy of Telluride School District) The Class of 2024 will gather their diplomas on Friday heading off into [...]