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Board contemplates tapping reserves
The Ridgway School Board is conside ring using reserve funds instead of making cuts to an already tight budget. Superintendent Susan Lacy told the boa...
May 14, 2020
News
Ouray Schools superintendent finalists scheduled for interviews Friday
The Ouray School Board will attempt to have as traditional an interview process as possible with the three finalists for superintendent. The finalists...
May 7, 2020
Covid
Donations flood ‘good neighbor’ fund
A charitable fund established to help Ouray County residents in need during the economic downturn has received nearly $300,000 in donations so far. Th...
May 7, 2020
Covid
County to plow alpine roads, board recommends lodging, quarantine order expire
Ouray County will proceed with its normal schedule of plowing high-country roads, after lengthy discussions about delaying the maintenance to discoura...
May 7, 2020
Down time for most, boom time for some
Covid
Down time for most, boom time for some
The new coronavirus has dealt significant financial blows to most Ouray County businesses, keeping tourists, the lifeblood of the local economy, at ba...
April 30, 2020
Feeling cooped up? There’s a Plan B for that
Covid
Feeling cooped up? There’s a Plan B for that
Local businesses have had to get creative to maintain their income streams in this time of restrictions on travel and public gatherings. One local bus...
April 30, 2020
Covid
Attorney: Resume in-person meetings
Ouray County Attorney Carol Viner told county commissioners on Tuesday they need to discuss how to start having in-person meetings again. "These meeti...
April 30, 2020
News
Superintendent search narrows to 3
The Ouray School Board revealed the names of the three finalists for the district’s vacant superintendent and principal position at a meeting April 27...
April 30, 2020
Covid
Pandemic triggers budget fears
Ridgway School District is cautiously examining its budget, anticipating cuts to state funding as a result of coronavirus and the statewide economy. T...
April 30, 2020
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Search for new roads boss on hold
Ouray County will give more hours to its interim Road and Bridge Department superintendent instead of ramping up its efforts to hire a new boss. Count...
April 23, 2020
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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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