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Ouray School sailed through its first quarantine and all students and staff returned to school on Monday with no reports of illness. Superintendent To...

December 17, 2020

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Panel pushes $15M elementary renovation

The Ridgway School District is forging ahead with plans for a $15 million overhaul of the elementary building despite not having clear direction that ...

December 17, 2020

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Commissioners concerned about new events center impacts on CR1

Ouray County commissioners last week denied a request to sign a state highway access permit application that would help provide access to a proposed e...

December 17, 2020

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County rejects retail marijuana store

Ouray County commissioners denied an application for a retail marijuana store in Colona on Tuesday after more than two hours of discussion and are now...

December 10, 2020

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County adopts 2021 budget

Ouray County commissioners approved a nearly $15 million budget for 2021 on Tuesday, including funding for a full-time public information position to ...

December 10, 2020

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Skijoring? Yes. Spectators? Neigh.

Ridgway’s popular winter competition combining snow sports with horseback riding will be allowed to happen in January, but like other sports during th...

December 10, 2020

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County officials praise new rec trail

Ouray County will officially end years of fighting over recreational access to County Road 5 next week with a settlement agreement involving the newly...

December 3, 2020

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School board: Time to move on from playground landscaping dispute

The Ouray School Board will not offer another settlement to a landscaper who claims she wasn’t fairly compensated for work on the new playground last ...

November 25, 2020

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Agencies mull parking problems on Red Mountain

Ouray County is concerned about parking congestion on Red Mountain Pass, anticipating an even bigger demand from backcountry users this winter. Visito...

November 25, 2020

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Community pleased with in-person learning

Ridgway parents, staff, and – to a lesser extent – students are satisfied with this year’s in-person learning and the health and safety protocols the ...

November 25, 2020

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October 22, 2025

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Board makes offer on top job

On same day commissioners pick Peace Corps director, interim manager resigns

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 22, 2025

Ouray County’s new county manager will travel from Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, for the job, if he accepts the position. Ouray County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to offer the county’s to...

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Federal shutdown threatens food assistance program

By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

October 22, 2025

Food assistance for low-income residents in Ouray County will likely be cut off at the end of the month due to the federal government shutdown, leaving an estimated 170 households with less money and ...

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Woman’s body found in mine shaft

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

October 22, 2025

A Ridgway woman who was reported missing Monday night was found dead in a deep, water-filled mine shaft on Red Mountain Pass. Rescuers found Jennifer Nelson, 54, early Tuesday morning after accidental...

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City OKs purchase of new police vehicles

Interim police chief sought five hybrid SUVs to replace aging fleet; council authorizes three

By Mike Wiggins and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com

October 22, 2025

The Ouray City Council approved the purchase of three new police vehicles Monday night, allowing the police department to start rotating in new patrol cars for an aging fleet that hasn’t been replaced...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines