A PLUCKY VENTURE
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As bird flu drives up egg prices, the Lancasters find growing their flock is, in fact, all it's cracked up to be
March 12, 2025
Roosted on the stoop of their honor-code farm stand, Julie and Timothy Lancaster described how they accidentally became one of Ouray County’s largest commercially licensed egg farms. It all began with a friend's divorce. The Lancasters received five hens and a rooster as the spoils of that split in the spring of 2022. The friend no longer had room for the birds and thought the couple could use chi...
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Four years after approving resolution, Ridgway has yet to appoint advocate for enforcement
March 12, 2025
Four years after adopting a resolution declaring nature has rights, the town of Ridgway has yet to appoint an advocate to enforce those rights or create supporting policies with legal implications. It...
LICENSED TO CARE
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In-home child care centers open in Ouray, meeting big county need
March 5, 2025
It’s been nearly a year full of licensing classes, childproofing and dreaming up business plans. Ouray County’s much-awaited inhome child care providers are officially cutting the ribbon on their full...
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Officers can now earn extra pay more quickly, as administrator seeks interim chief relief
March 5, 2025
The city took its first step Monday night toward helping Ouray police officers who have complained they’re overworked and underpaid, approving a policy change that will allow officers to earn overtime...
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City offers Home Trust $100K to help buy triplex, add units
March 5, 2025
The city of Ouray will give $100,000 to the Home Trust of Ouray County to help it purchase a triplex and maintain it as affordable housing. City councilors unanimously approved a letter of intent on M...
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March 6-20, 2025
March 5, 2025
THURSDAY MARCH 6 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Ouray County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road in Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. THEATER...
New ownership brewing at Colorado Boy
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Longtime customer acquires Ridgway brew pub and depot, emphasizes community focus
February 26, 2025
There’s one word Matthew Beyer keeps coming back to when he talks about Colorado Boy. Community. The brew pub that has anchored downtown Ridgway for 17 years has succeeded with a simple formula: thin,...
A taste of the rainforest comes to Ouray
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Acai, a purple berry derived from palm trees, forms foundation of new fruit bowl shop
February 26, 2025
Just two years ago, Marmots Acai owner Christine Rector didn’t know what a marmot was and her husband and co-owner, Mark, had never tried acai. The purple berry is derived from a palm tree native to t...