KDNK Daily News

Thursday, September 10, 2026

By Katalina Villarreal

Published September 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM MDT

News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Thursday's news, including: a grant awarded to the Future Farmers of America in Parachute at Grand Valley High School, which will support a new floriculture program, a two-way with the Community Office of Resource Efficiency's Director of Development and Communications, Brittany LaClair, about Friday's Green Expo, and a conversation with Dr. Jonathan Coop, a fire ecologist, about the changing growth patterns for conifer forests shared with us via Rocky Mountain Community Radio.

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Katalina Villarreal

Katalina Villarreal, born and raised in Carbondale, reports with KDNK for the 5-6 evening news. She also pitches and produces stories for the air and writes with the Sopris Sun newspaper. Katalina believes in the power of education and being informed. Uplifting the community is her priority as a human and journalist. She will graduate from Central Washington University's online English: Professional and Creative Writing program December 2026 and plans to stay in the valley pursuing a career in journalism. Katalina is proud to be a part of KDNK's news department and hopes to grow with it.

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