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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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
Council approves $286,568 contract to resurface, replace tiles in overlook pools in September
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
The city of Ouray will spend more than $280,000 to resurface the hottest soaking areas at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool this fall, a repair pool managers say is vital to maintaining one of the city’s mos...
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County backs down on road closure
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County backs down on road closure
Rather than block access to upper Yankee Boy Basin, commissioners focus on managing, restoring
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County has decided against closing the upper section of Yankee Boy Basin road to motorized traffic, and will work with the U.S. Forest Service and volunteer groups to keep drivers on the main ro...
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County leaders campaign for merger
Commissioner claims benefits to combined fire, EMS; Log Hill Fire District concerned about structure, cost
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week campaigned for a combined countywide fire and emergency services authority at a Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection District meeting, while the district’s board of directors a...
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City keeps status quo on Via Ferrata operations — for now
Climbing course to open soon under new municipal management, as users seek changes to guide fees, weight restrictions
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
The Ouray Via Ferrata is scheduled to open May 1 under a new municipal management structure, even as city leaders and commercial guides debate whether to tweak key details like guide fees and weight r...
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Federal officer charged with assault over confrontation at Durango ICE protest
By By Chase Woodruff Colorado Newsline 
April 22, 2026
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is facing charges of assault and criminal mischief in Colorado state court after an investigation into an October 2025 incident in Durango in which he seiz...
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