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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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UPDATE: Body of Ridgway man found in Chaffee County

By Mike

October 28, 2026

The bodies of a college student from Ridgway and another man were found Wednesday afternoon in Chaffee County, five days after they left for a weekend hiking trip and got caught in a snowstorm. Kaden ...

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A well-deserved honor

By Erin McIntyre

October 28, 2026

The Telluride Foundation is honoring Williams with its 2026 Volunteer of the Year award. Williams, who moved to Ouray in 1975, is a longtime volunteer and former Ouray city councilor. Her experience i...

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Cow Creek project fight heads to key hearing

By Chart Riggall

October 28, 2026

A Colorado judge will consider next week whether regional water managers have enough ground to stand on to pursue a plan to divert water from Cow Creek into Ridgway Reservoir, as a long-running battle...

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SMPA proposes fifth consecutive rate hike

Trio of increases would raise access charge 27%

By Chart Riggall

October 28, 2026

San Miguel Power Association has proposed to hike its base monthly access charge for the vast majority of its customers from $33 to $42, marking the fifth straight year the power provider has sought a...

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Agency warns of ongoing flood threats in burn scar

By Chart Riggall

October 28, 2026

A U.S. Forest Service survey of the Gold Mountain Fire says flooding and debris flows will likely continue to be dangers within the most severely scorched areas of the burn scar. A report released thi...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines