Alexander Price, the president and CEO of Citizens State Bank based in Ouray, delivered the keynote address at the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference on Oct. 7. The conference brought together bankers, academics, regulators and policymakers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to discuss trends and research about the future of community banking.
“Community banks are more than financial institutions — we’re neighbors, partners, and stewards of local prosperity,” said Price in a prepared statement from the bank. “I’m honored to represent Citizens State Bank and the thousands of community banks nationwide that continue to invest in people, places, and possibilities.”
Photo and information submitted by Diana Murray, Citizens State Bank
The Town of Ridgway and Mayor John Clark were both recognized at the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Solutions Summit last week in Breckenridge, with awards for leadership and innovation. The organization represents a group of mountain, rural and ski town communities working to reduce climate change.
Clark received the Mountain Catalyst Award, honoring individuals “whose leadership, creativity or persistence helped spark measurable climate progress.”
The town received the Small Town Doing Big Things Award, which honors a smaller community that has delivered a bold-high impact climate solution, who show that “even small towns can lead in big ways.”
Nominations for both awards included those from EcoAction Partners, Ridgway Town Councilor Terry Schuyler, and International Flag of Planet Earth Organization Executive Director Hansa Devi, who lives in Ridgway. In her nomination, Devi cited the town’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, which it adopted earlier this year, as well as the majority of the council agreeing in May 2025 to fly the International Flag of Planet Earth. It’s the first municipality in the world to do so.
In her nomination of Clark, Devi said, “He is a very bold and big-hearted leader and creative spirit within our community and he has helped steward a lot of really amazing climate action initiatives.”
Photo submitted by Terry Schuyler, information contributed by Hansa Devi
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