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Student mental health needs remain elevated

The mental health counselor for both Ridgway schools told Ridgway School Board members last week that the social-emotional learning and individual cou...

April 28, 2021

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Ouray board approves updated discipline policy

After hours of discussion during their March and April meetings, the Ouray School Board approved updates to school policy concerning student code of c...

April 28, 2021

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Ridgway clinic expands services

Ouray County residents looking for a more youthful appearance now have a place to get a little lift under the direction of a physician they already kn...

April 28, 2021

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Real estate company finds home in Ouray

A Realtor office that has primarily worked in Montrose and Delta counties is expanding its reach into the San Juans with the opening of a new office i...

April 28, 2021

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Commissioners to discuss possible retail marijuana moratorium

County commissioners will discuss a possible moratorium on new applications for marijuana operations until they can revise the county ordinance govern...

April 27, 2021

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District awaits word on school grant

Ridgway School District will wait to survey the public on a possible funding request until after finding out if it received a state grant for renovati...

April 14, 2021

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New county roads boss expected in May

Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday approved another extension of Interim Road and Bridge Superintendent Bill Frownfelter’s contract, but only until...

April 8, 2021

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County aims for positive message with new employee

Ouray County commissioners and County Administrator Connie Hunt say they hope the county’s newest employee will help promote the county in a positive ...

April 1, 2021

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County grants extension for grow facility

A local marijuana cultivation business must hire a professional landscaping company to design screening of their facility if they are to continue oper...

April 1, 2021

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County buildings to reopen April 12

Ouray County buildings are scheduled to be open to the public on Monday, April 12. This tentative decision came Wednesday during a special work sessio...

April 1, 2021

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Water restrictions exception, not rule

Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

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Crews working to plug old water well

Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...

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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines