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Ridgway district looks to post-pandemic school year

A Ridgway School Board meeting was full of positive reports as the board and administrative staff looked to a post-pandemic future at their March 25 m...

April 1, 2021

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Log Hill grow application hearing continued

After more than four hours of listening to testimony from staff, the applicant and members of the public, the Board of County Commissioners continued ...

March 25, 2021

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School board looks to less restrictive future

The Ouray School Board is already working to envision a coming school year with fewer COVID-19 related restrictions. At a work session March 18 they r...

March 25, 2021

Opportunity arises out of tragedy

Susan Baker has had retirement in the back of her mind ever since Lupita’s Bizarre Bazaar marked 30 years in business last September. Being voted “Bes...

March 25, 2021

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School to install vehicle charging stations

Ridgway Secondary School will soon have two electric vehicle charging stations that can charge four vehicles at once. The project was spearheaded by t...

March 18, 2021

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Housing search on as mine gears up

As construction ramps up and Ouray Silver Mines gears up for production, CEO Brian Briggs told commissioners Tuesday the mine is having trouble findin...

March 18, 2021

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Blue Lakes, Ironton use study planned

The U.S. Forest Service is planning a visitor study this summer for the Blue Lakes and Ironton areas, after complaints about overuse, damage and other...

March 18, 2021

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Advocates seek Ironton area management

Ouray County commissioners met with representatives of the Trust for Land Restoration and the Ouray County Historical Society recently to address imme...

March 11, 2021

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After long career, new deputy finds âidyllicâ place

Jim Duncan is enjoying his retirement from stressful city policing as the new part-time deputy marshal in Ridgway after a nearly 40-year career in law...

March 11, 2021

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Principal applicants to be interviewed this week

Ridgway School District has already narrowed the search for a new elementary principal down to four candidates to be interviewed this week. Elementary...

March 4, 2021

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March 4, 2026

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City: No to more remote governance

Ouray council rejects member's request to attend more meetings from afar

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

March 4, 2026

The Ouray City Council on Monday unanimously rejected a councilor’s request for greater leeway to participate in council meetings remotely, agreeing it’s vital for elected officials to face constituen...

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4-H EVENT CENTER

A dilemma 25 years in the making

Commissioners determined to improve fiscal health of facility plagued by management, use questions since its donation

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

March 4, 2026

The dilemma of how to manage, finance and use the Ouray County 4-H Event Center is coming full circle, reflecting conversations that happened more than 25 years ago when the facility was donated to th...

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Pool house design draws varied reactions

Residents alternately praise, pan contemporary appearance, debate proposed community space

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

March 4, 2026

Ouray County residents peppered architects and Ouray parks and recreation officials with questions and feedback about a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, revealing a broad spectru...

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Rural teens, caregivers sought to participate in suicide risk study

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

March 4, 2026

Editor's note: This story talks about topics related to suicide. If you or anyone else needs resources, please call or text 988 or visit 988colorado.com. For Dr. Maya Haasz, it didn’t feel right to us...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines