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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
Down time for most, boom time for some
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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
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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
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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
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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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City: No to more remote governance
Ouray council rejects member's request to attend more meetings from afar
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
The Ouray City Council on Monday unanimously rejected a councilor’s request for greater leeway to participate in council meetings remotely, agreeing it’s vital for elected officials to face constituen...
A dilemma 25 years in the making
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4-H EVENT CENTER
A dilemma 25 years in the making
Commissioners determined to improve fiscal health of facility plagued by management, use questions since its donation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
The dilemma of how to manage, finance and use the Ouray County 4-H Event Center is coming full circle, reflecting conversations that happened more than 25 years ago when the facility was donated to th...
Pool house design draws varied reactions
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Pool house design draws varied reactions
Residents alternately praise, pan contemporary appearance, debate proposed community space
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
Ouray County residents peppered architects and Ouray parks and recreation officials with questions and feedback about a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, revealing a broad spectru...
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