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Covid
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
Covid
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
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
News
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
After long career, new deputy finds ‘idyllic’ place
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After long career, new deputy finds ‘idyllic’ 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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Bears start packing on pounds
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Bears start packing on pounds
Wildlife officials urge residents to avoid attracting bruins as they seek food before hibernating
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...
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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...
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City proceeds with plans to remodel city hall, police station
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...
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Trust to preserve, donate more Red Mountain mining claims
Nonprofit under contract to purchase land near Ironton Park
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Another cluster of mining claims on Red Mountain Pass will be preserved for the public and protected from further development. The Trust for Land Restoration, a Ridgway-based nonprofit organization, i...
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Public Health urges stricter tobacco regs
Nurse recommends requiring local retail licenses; gas stations say program unnecessary
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Ouray County Public Health is asking local governments to more strictly regulate nicotine and tobacco retailers to help prevent underage use, by requiring local retail licenses on top of state-require...
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