After operating without an executive director for more than two years, Voyager Youth Program students and supporters now have a familiar person runnin...
February 10, 2022
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Ridgway Elementary students might get out of school a week earlier than planned for summer break, to allow demolition to begin on the school building ...
February 3, 2022
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Ouray County's fair may be held earlier in the summer if county commissioners agree to a decision made by the new fair board. The board unanimously ag...
February 3, 2022
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New homes constructed in Ouray County will have a simpler way to meet wildfire mitigation rules, with the elimination of a point system previously use...
January 27, 2022
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Members of the public will have the opportunity to voice their opinions about a proposal to change the date of the Ouray County Fair this year. A meet...
January 27, 2022
Local Realtor Ninah Hunter branched off on her own to open Hunter Realty out of Ridgway earlier this month. Hunter has been in the real estate busines...
January 27, 2022
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A project intended to reduce wildfire risk and build habitat for wildlife near Ridgway is moving forward slowly, with some of the funding secured for ...
January 19, 2022
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Ouray County may save money if it moves forward with an eco-friendly plan to convert all its light bulbs to those using less energy. The commissioners...
January 19, 2022
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Maureen O'Driscoll may have retired from her job at Ouray Public Library, but that doesn't mean patrons have seen the last of her. The library directo...
January 13, 2022
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Ouray County will support Ouray Silver Mines' request to amend its operating permit to include an area around an emergency escape exit in Governor Bas...
January 13, 2022
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July 2, 2025
Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...
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Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return
July 2, 2025
Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...
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July 2, 2025
A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...
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Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive
July 2, 2025
The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...
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July 2, 2025
County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...
