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The Ridgway School Board approved a contract for its new secondary school principal in a meeting last week, during which limited public comment was al...

April 16, 2020

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Ridgway athletic director resigns

Ridgway Secondary School Athletic Director Tony Erickson submitted his letter of resignation to the Ridgway School Board last month. Erickson told the...

April 16, 2020

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Bruin drops recycling during virus

Last month’s sudden cancellation of recycling services by Bruin Waste Management has left Ridgway residents with a choice: Let plastic bottles, cans, ...

April 16, 2020

Covid

Despite virus, the show goes on

In these bleak times of canceled classes, a scuttled prom and uncertainty around high school graduation, social distancing has led to inevitable feeli...

April 9, 2020

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Commissioners prioritize road projects

Ouray County commissioners on Monday identified three road projects as their top priorities, choosing to proceed ca utiously given the potential of CO...

April 2, 2020

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Ridgway selects new principal

Ridgway Secondary School will have a new principal next year, selected from a pool of 11 applicants and three finalists. Russell Randolph has been cho...

April 2, 2020

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New principal selected for Ridgway High School, interim principal not selected despite student campaign

Ridgway Secondary School will have a new principal next year, selected from a pool of 11 applicants and three finalists. Russell Randolph will lead th...

March 31, 2020

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Local law enforcement clarifies statewide “stay at home” order

Mandatory stay-at-home orders from the governor may have some imagining roadblocks and officers pulling people over asking for proof showing that what...

March 26, 2020

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Teachers go the extra mile in transition to virtual learning

Students in the Ouray School kindergarten class show off their stuffed animals, stick out their tongues and make silly faces before class gets started...

March 26, 2020

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Board launches superintendent search

The Ouray School Board has officially begun its search for a new superintendent, choosing to make the listing broad in the hopes of attracting more ca...

March 26, 2020

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Several homes damaged, 17 people rescued from flooding

By Mike Wiggins

July 30, 2026

At least 17 people were rescued from flooding and debris flows in the Cutler Creek area between Ridgway and Ouray on Wednesday night, authorities said this morning. At least three homes in Ponderosa V...

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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar

Oak Street closed due to mud, flooding

By Mike

July 29, 2026

UPDATE, 9:45 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 reopened between Ridgway and Ouray Wednesday night, authorities announced at 9:15 p.m. Emergency officials encouraged motorists to be cautions when driving through a...

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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation

Hydrologist: Above-average rain forecast through September

By Chart Riggall

July 29, 2026

Heavy rainfall over scorched soil sent flash floods raging down Cutler Creek on Sunday night, spilling mud down through Ponderosa Village and briefly shuttering U.S. Highway 550. The torrent of water ...

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Fire scorches bottom lines

Reliant on summer tourism, reeling businesses running out of time to claw back lost revenue

By Mike Wiggins, Chart Riggall and Erin McIntyre

July 29, 2026

It didn’t take but a spark and a stiff breeze to turn Justin Mitchell’s summer upside down. During the first few hours of the Gold Mountain Fire, Mitchell — who runs a horseback guiding outfit in the ...

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Governments team up on flood mitigation

City, nonprofits pitch in $165,000, while financially pinched county searches for more funding

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

July 29, 2026

Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have begun stepping up to help Ouray County pay to protect homes and roads from flooding and mudslides in the aftermath of the Gold Mountain Fire. The O...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines