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Carolina Brown

Covid
Ouray County jury trials to resume in April
Jury trials in Ouray County will resume in early April as courts partially reopen, Judge Zachary Martin and Court Clerk Jane Holmes told county commis...
February 24, 2021
News
Review: Superintendent a strong leader
Ouray School Superintendent Tod Lokey has proven to be a strong leader during difficult times, after taking charge during a pandemic, according to his...
February 24, 2021
New business helps customers get ‘Centered’
New business helps customers get ‘Centered’
For Jennie Peterson, Centered isn’t just a new business she opened in Ridgway earlier this month, offering an abundance of body treatments such as the...
February 24, 2021
News
Housing proposal for ballfield draws mixed citizen reaction
The Ridgway School Board heard varying opinions from citizens on a proposal by the Telluride Foundation to build affordable housing on the district’s ...
February 18, 2021
News
State to expand Telluride-GJ bus route
The Colorado Department of Transportation has plans to extend its Bustang Outrider bus route in July with five-day-a-week round trips from Telluride t...
February 10, 2021
News
County considers new regs for off-highway vehicles
Ouray County plans to align its regulations of off-highway vehicles with those of neighboring counties, in the hope of reducing confusion for those op...
February 10, 2021
Covid
Parents praise quarantine learning
Ridgway parents are pleased with the way the district has handled recent quarantines, including one involving the whole sixth grade class. Transitions...
February 4, 2021
News
Interim road boss contract extended
A contract with the county’s interim road and bridge superintendent has been extended and the search continues for a permanent hire after a “wrinkle i...
February 4, 2021
Mountain Rescue elects new leadership
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Mountain Rescue elects new leadership
[tecnavia_gallery slug='mountain-rescue-elects-new-leadership-gallery' view='carousel']For the first time since 2014, the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team h...
January 28, 2021
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New bus driver hired after five-month search
After a five-month search, the Ouray School District has a new bus driver/custodian, relieving a burden on administrators who have had to fill the rol...
January 28, 2021
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Smoke blankets Ouray County as wildfires burn in region
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Smoke blankets Ouray County as wildfires burn in region
By Mike Wiggins 
July 11, 2025
Heavy smoke and haze choked Ouray County for a second straight day Friday as a series of wildfires churned through tinder-dry trees and brush in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. The Colora...
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Signs of trouble in Ouray
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Signs of trouble in Ouray
City halts production after public backlash over size, appearance of wayfinding signs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
Ouray business owners and residents threw up a symbolic stop sign in front of the city council on Monday, urging city leaders to pause or altogether abandon plans to install dozens of new wayfinding s...
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Go Fourth and celebrate
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Go Fourth and celebrate
July 9, 2025
The crowd cheers as a fire department tanker truck sprays the wet side of the street during the July 4 parade in Ouray. Ouray Tourism and Destination Marketing Director Kailey Rhoten said cellular dat...
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County scrambles to pay for road repairs from rockfall
Leaders pull from multiple sources to cover $300,000 tab, look to replenish emergency fund
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
Ouray County is scraping together money to pay for emergency repairs on County Road 361 while looking for ways to replenish its emergency fund in anticipation of other disasters. During a work session...
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Hot Springs moves forward with upgrades
Council OKs bathhouse design contract; pipeline replacement, heat exchange system on tap this fall
By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
A series of much-anticipated upgrades to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool is coming together, with the city beginning infrastructure replacements this fall and searching for ways to pay for building a new b...
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