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Voters elect incumbent, two new school board members

[tecnavia_gallery slug='voters-elect-incumbent-two-new-school-board-members-gallery' view='carousel']Ridgway School District voters have added two fre...

November 4, 2021

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Ridgway school funding measures receive green light

Voters approved two measures for Ridgway School District on Tuesday, providing funding for school renovations and raising taxes for the district to re...

November 4, 2021

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All board candidates back school measures

Support for Ridgway School District's ballot measures is something all the candidates for school board seats have in common. During two forums this mo...

October 28, 2021

Halloween theater back from the dead

Halloween events are happening this year in a more normal style with in-person theater performances in both Ridgway and Ouray. This year's offerings i...

October 28, 2021

Ridgway chamber welcomes new director

Residents who know Ashley Perkins’ friendly face from her time as a customer service agent at the Ridgway branch of Alpine Bank can now look for her i...

October 28, 2021

New brand, new owners for coworking space

Ridgway's coworking space has new owners, and they're hoping to foster a sense of community, connection and entrepreneurship in the newly branded Alt ...

October 28, 2021

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Log Hill grow license renewed with expansion

After a four-hour hearing Tuesday, Ouray County commissioners unanimously approved the one-year renewal of a marijuana cultivation license for a contr...

October 21, 2021

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Library tries to get ahead of possible cuts

The Ouray Library District is asking voters to head off potential losses to its revenue, should a statewide ballot issue pass. Ballot Issue 6A asks vo...

October 13, 2021

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County appoints planning commissioner

The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Andrea Sokolowski to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission left by forme...

October 7, 2021

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Planning Commission ready to tackle master plan

The county's Planning Commission will focus on updating the master plan, originally written in the 1980s and not updated since 1999. Commissioners and...

September 30, 2021

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December 10, 2025

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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff

Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...

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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...

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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...

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County OKs budget, will diminish savings

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines